Diego Santilli will lead negotiations with provincial governors, who influence a key number of national deputies and senators. The governors, for their part, have several demands for the national government, mainly concerning the transfer of funds through co-participation and infrastructure works. The designated head of the Interior Ministry has not yet resigned from his seat in Congress, and it is unknown if he will do so before December 10, when the legislative turnover occurs. The designated Minister of the Interior, Diego Santilli, will meet this Tuesday at the Casa Rosada with the governors of Chubut, Ignacio Torres, and Catamarca, Raúl Jalil, as part of the meetings he will hold with various provincial leaders to seek agreements on the 2026 budget. Meanwhile, according to what Argentine News Agency was able to learn from official sources, Santilli will receive on Monday the governors Marcelo Orrego (San Juan), Martín Llaryora (Córdoba), and Gustavo Sáenz (Salta). Santilli also invited (the Chief of Cabinet) Manuel Adorni to join, 'so with that logic we begin,' the same sources detailed. Santilli had stated that his first task in the position, for which he has not yet taken office, would be 'to go see the governors' to reach the necessary consensus on 'the reforms the country needs.' In fact, Casa Rosada sources have leaked in recent days that 'El Colorado' has already held informal contacts with some governors. The leader, originally from PRO, had not participated in the recent summit of President Javier Milei with 20 of the 24 governors following the landslide electoral victory of La Libertad Avanza in the legislative elections, as it had been organized by then-Chief of Cabinet Guillermo Francos and Minister of the Interior, Lisandro Catalán, who are no longer in those positions. At that meeting, the head of state spoke with the governors about the 'second-generation reforms' he will seek to promote in Congress, including labor, tax, and Penal Code reforms. 'All these meetings will be bilateral and at the Casa Rosada.'
