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Milei Names Adrián Ravier Presidential Spokesman as Adorni Steps Back

The change is meant to shore up White House messaging with Adorni staying as chief of cabinet while he faces a judicial probe and looming congressional scrutiny.

Overview

  • Manuel Adorni announced Friday that he will relinquish the presidential spokesperson role and focus on his duties as chief of cabinet.
  • Adrián Ravier, a La Libertad Avanza deputy and economist, was named the new vocero presidencial and his move will vacate a congressional seat expected to be filled by Martín Matzkin.
  • Adorni has acknowledged omitting roughly US$500,000 from his asset declarations, saying the funds came from prior private savings and cryptocurrency investments and that he intends to regularize them via an amnesty mechanism.
  • A judicial inquiry led by Judge Ariel Lijo and prosecutor Gerardo Pollicita remains open into alleged illicit enrichment, and opposition blocs have pressed for interpellation with a July 2 session and possible motion of censure under discussion.
  • The presidency plans public displays of unity, including a joint appearance in Rosario for the Day of the Flag, even as Ravier’s appointment reshuffles influence inside La Libertad Avanza and strengthens Patricia Bullrich’s bloc in the lower house.