Overview
- After taking her seat, Leila Gianni created the Alianza Libertad Republicana bloc with PRO-aligned Hernán Finocchiaro and Javier Ferreyra plus libertarian Ricardo Lococco in the La Matanza council.
- La Libertad Avanza leaders in the district issued a communiqué asserting Gianni does not represent the party and accusing her of treason for breaking from the bloc on day one.
- Gianni denied leaving LLA, rejected a circulated expulsion notice as false, and reaffirmed public support for President Javier Milei.
- PRO figures cite mounting frictions with LLA in Buenos Aires Province—citing battles over budgets, fiscal ordinances, and council leadership changes such as the disputed Bahía Blanca reshuffle—as risks to local governability.
- In the City legislature, reporting says LLA’s expanded caucus will hold pivotal votes in 2026, forcing the PRO to negotiate on agenda items like a local Bases reform and investment incentives to reach the 31-vote threshold.