Argentina’s Milei reopens ministry, restarts dialogue with opposition after electoral defeat
President Javier Milei appointed Lisandro Catalán to lead the reopened Interior Ministry to mend ties with opposition governors after a 13-point defeat in Buenos Aires Province.
- Argentina's President Javier Milei reinstated the Ministry of the Interior, appointing Lisandro Catalán to lead it, aiming to rebuild ties with provincial governors after losing in Buenos Aires province elections.
- The reinstatement of the ministry is part of a strategy to bolster Milei's Libertarian government's cross-aisle support before the upcoming national midterm elections.
- Milei's administration hopes to secure more legislative seats as it prepares to submit a national budget proposal to Congress next week.
- Milei acknowledged the need to correct mistakes after a 13-point electoral loss and aims to strengthen ties with moderate governors from opposition parties.
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Milei appoints new Interior Minister
Argentine President Javier Milei reinstated the Ministry of the Interior and appointed Lisandro Catalán to head it as part of a broader political strategy to rebuild ties with provincial governors following last Sunday's political setback in the province of Buenos Aires.

Argentina's Milei reopens ministry, restarts dialogue with opposition after electoral defeat
The administration of Argentina’s libertarian President Javier Milei has resurrected the country’s interior ministry in a bid to build alliances with opposition governors.
Milei revives Interior Ministry in nod to governors, appoints Catalán
Position had been previously scrapped by government; Lisandro Catalán will join Cabinet Chief Guillermo Francos and Luis Caputo on newly-formed “Mesa Federal,” bid to restore dialogue with provincial governors.
A few days after the decisive electoral defeat of La Libertad Avanza (LLA) in the province of Buenos Aires, the government of President Javier Milei again put into office the Ministry of the Interior -removed a year ago - and defined that Lisandro Catalán is the holder of the portfolio. “With the objective of resuming the dialogue with the ...
The national government called for an instance of dialogue between Cabinet officials, in addition to the restitution of the Ministry of the Interior as an instance to listen to dissident governors. "Changing the roles of the same officials is not a response to a defeat of this calibre," an expert told Sputnik.
The group of nucleated leaders in the United Provinces received the announcements with coldness. They will not be part of the "Messa Federal" and, instead, will meet in Córdoba to support their campaign, with criticism of the Government. The rise of Lisandro Catalan, with "taste by little". October elections obstruct the possibility of agreements.
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