Overview
- Manuel Adorni published a resignation letter late on Saturday, June 27, denying wrongdoing and saying he stepped down to protect his family after months of questions about undeclared savings and disputed travel expenses.
- A federal prosecutor, Gerardo Pollicita, is leading an active inquiry into alleged illicit enrichment that grew from Adorni’s decision to include his wife on an official New York delegation and his later admissions and corrected sworn statements.
- Javier Milei and his sister Karina publicly defended Adorni’s innocence and said threats to his family shaped his choice to leave while stressing that the justice system has not yet ruled.
- Diego Santilli was confirmed as chief of the cabinet with a plan to reunify the Interior portfolio under the Jefatura de Gabinete and to restore political negotiation capacity to unblock stalled legislation.
- Allied forces and opposition parties had intensified pressure on Adorni, which had paralysed parts of the government and risked a congressional interpelation; the episode also undercuts La Libertad Avanza’s anti‑elite message and could shift the political terrain for Milei going into 2027.