Argentina cabinet chief resigns after corruption allegations
The resignation deepens scrutiny of Milei’s anti-corruption agenda as prosecutors probe alleged illicit enrichment tied to undeclared savings and luxury spending.
- On Saturday, June 27, Manuel Adorni resigned as Argentina's Cabinet chief after admitting he failed to declare approximately $500,000 in savings, triggering a federal investigation into alleged illicit enrichment.
- Scrutiny intensified following March revelations of luxury property purchases and expensive trips that far exceeded Adorni's modest official salary of around $2,600, fueling questions about the source of his wealth.
- President Javier Milei defended his Cabinet chief publicly, yet Adorni wrote in his resignation letter that "endless media attacks" on his family had forced his departure despite maintaining his innocence.
- Interior Minister Diego Santilli was appointed Cabinet chief on Sunday, June 28, tasked with rebuilding legislative relations and advancing the government's stalled reform agenda with governors and Congress.
- Santilli becomes the fourth Cabinet chief in barely two and a half years, signaling the administration's struggle to build a stable governing core amid political friction and the need to pass structural reforms.
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Argentina: President Milei Chief of Staff Manuel Adorni Resigns Amid Corruption Scandal
Argentina’s Chief of Staff Manuel Adorni resigned this Saturday amid intensive judicial investigations into his alleged illicit enrichment since entering public service in December 2023. The unexpected departure of the former presidential spokesperson marks a severe blow to the far right-wing administration of President Javier Milei. Despite the head of State’s persistent efforts to retain his close ally within the executive branch, the mounting…
In Argentina, President Milei has appointed the former Interior Minister Santilli as the new Chief of Staff of the Government.
The president of Argentina, Javier Milei, confirmed this Sunday that Diego Santilli will be the new head of Cabinet of Ministers, becoming the fourth official to occupy that office since the beginning of his administration.The announcement was made by the president himself through his social networks, where he published a photograph with Santilli and the secretary general of the Presidency, Karina Milei, from the Fifth of Olivos. “Here along wit…
Manuel Adorni, formerly presidential spokesman and faithful to the first hour of the ultraliberal president, left the government, forced for more than three months by leaks in the press on his lifestyle or his heritage.
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