The Adorni case has stalled the "Hojarasca" bill, and Macri is preparing a tour of the country to highlight his differences.

Several opposition parties have filed motions of inquiry and censure against the Chief of Staff (REUTERS/Mariana Nedelcu). Increasingly, even within the ruling party, there's a growing recognition that the legal issues facing Manuel Adorni are hindering the government's plans. The government struggles to regain control of the public agenda while facing criticism from the opposition and even historical allies like Mauricio Macri. In Congress, just days ago, the president of the Chamber of Deputies, Martín Menem, was in advanced talks to begin the debate on the "Hojarasca" bill, a key project prepared over nearly two years by the Minister of Deregulation and State Transformation, Federico Sturzenegger. The bill proposes repealing approximately 70 regulations dating back over a century, some of which are technically still in effect but are no longer practically applied, while others still create obstacles in production. An example is a regulation that requires any product with a map of Argentina on its label, such as a bottle of wine, to be approved by the National Geographic Institute. Despite some contentious points, the text eventually received a majority vote in a plenary session of the Constitutional Affairs and General Legislation committees on April 21. Menem leads negotiations in the Chamber of Deputies (REUTERS/Mariana Nedelcu). In this context, Menem planned to convene a session for May 20 to give preliminary approval to "Hojarasca," but the controversy surrounding the Chief of Staff's assets intervened. A group of opposition legislators, led by the socialist Esteban Paulón, requested another meeting to discuss exclusively the four pending cases involving Adorni in the Chamber, including motions of inquiry and even censure. La Libertad Avanza is confident that they can prevent these groups from calling the official to testify or even forcing his removal, which would require an absolute majority of the votes in the Chamber of Deputies. Near Ritondo and Macri acknowledge that institutional dialogue with the government is broken when it comes to the Adorni issue or matters of administration, where they are still not consulted. One member of the yellow faction states, "No initiative will advance or be rejected without our support. Not only because of the number of deputies we can provide, whether it's a large or small number, but also because other blocs tend to follow what we do." The former president continues to distance himself from Milei and has already prepared a tour to revitalize his party and promote the slogan "next step," while rumors persist that he could compete to return to the presidential palace in 2027. Macri will begin a new tour of the country. This Friday, the former president will lead an event in Vicente López, where he will be greeted by Soledad Martínez, one of the leaders he trusts. For the following Thursday, he has called a meeting of provincial legislators from the PRO party at the party's national headquarters, a few blocks from Balcarce 50, and before the end of the month, he will be in Mendoza, where the radical Alfredo Cornejo, a former member of Cambiemos, now closer to the libertarians, governs. On June 5, he will visit the city of Paraná, Entre Ríos, the home of his former Minister of the Interior, Rogelio Frigerio, where he will make his last stop before traveling to the World Cup, as part of his role as head of the FIFA Foundation. The government hopes that the sporting competition will ease political tensions and shift the focus away from the legal developments surrounding Adorni, but they also know that after the event, it will be time to launch several candidacies. It remains to be seen which ones.