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Bullrich Refuses to Withdraw Judicial Nominee, Deepening Rift in Milei’s Coalition

Her public objection exposes internal limits on the government's agenda and raises doubts about its capacity to push major electoral changes.

Overview

  • This week Patricia Bullrich announced she will exercise a formal objection to the executive’s request to withdraw Verónica Michelli’s judicial nomination, breaking public unity inside the governing coalition.
  • The refusal follows a presidential instruction to pull Michelli’s nomination over her family tie to journalist Hugo Alconada Mon and leaves the Senate split on whether to honor the withdrawal request.
  • Chief of Cabinet Manuel Adorni has delayed filing his 2025 sworn asset declaration while a federal probe into alleged illicit enrichment continues and officials say the declaration will be presented 'soon'.
  • The government lacks the votes to fully abolish PASO primary elections and is negotiating alternatives such as optional primaries or 'lema'‑style rules to salvage parts of its electoral reform.
  • Related regional developments include suspension of a Lima and Callao transport strike after the Peruvian executive pledged a temporary fuel subsidy and Junts urging Spain’s PP to negotiate any censure plan face‑to‑face in Waterloo.