Overview
- Decrees 649/2026 and 653/2026, which were published in the Boletín Oficial on Friday, July 24, 2026, formalized Subirats’s appointment and the reorganization of the presidential communications office.
- Decreto 649/2026 appoints Fernando Nicolás Subirats to begin on August 1, 2026 with responsibility for the operational management and editorial content of national public media.
- Decreto 653/2026 restructures the Secretaría de Vocería Presidencial into a single Subsecretaría of Discurso, Monitoreo y Comunicación Digital with three national directorates for speech, monitoring and analysis, and digital communication.
- Subirats brings years of experience in both public and private radio, including senior roles at Radio Nacional and Alpha Media Group, a mix the administration says will help coordinate messaging across the federal radio network and digital platforms.
- The consolidation gives the Presidency formal control over speechwriting, content supervision and social media strategy, a change that could speed message coordination but may prompt scrutiny over editorial independence and how state outlets set priorities.