The ruling majority has once again reignited tension with the PRO party after it emerged that the Chief of Staff of the Presidency, Karina Milei, is proposing Sebastián Pareja as president of the strategic bicameral Intelligence Commission. This is a position that the President of the Chamber of Deputies, Martín Menem, had offered to Cristian Ritondo at the end of February, with current Minister of the Interior, Diego Santilli, as a witness to the negotiation. The PRO party is furious, as they believe that if the President's sister's plan comes to fruition, it will be a broken promise once again. High-ranking sources from the 'yellow' party stated this in a dialogue with the Argentine News Agency. History of a Dispute. The relationship between the weakened 'yellow' force and the ruling majority is currently not at its best, after La Libertad Avanza snatched nearly a dozen national legislators elected by the PRO who crossed the fence and switched to the libertarian side. Furthermore, in the distribution of committee presidencies, the PRO was also not favored and was left out of the leadership of committees they had sought, such as Transport and Industry. However, these displacements are minor wounds compared to the probable 'betrayal' of Ritondo, one of the main allies that the ruling majority counted on during the first two years of the Milei government. Senate: Ruling Majority and Allies Guarantee Approval of Lucila Crexell's Nomination. 'The committees were negotiated with Martín Menem, and there they agreed that Intelligence would go to the PRO, with the presence of Diego Santilli.'
