Governor Hugo Passalacqua completed the pinching maneuver on his former partner and current adversary Carlos Rovira. First, he kept the mayors. Then he gained one of the two seats in the National Senate. The next step was to attract most of the representatives in the provincial Legislature.
In this last move, Passalacqua kept 15 supporters and added two who came from other groups. One is Rita Flores, who entered in 2025 through the list of former police uprising leader Ramón Amarilla. The other is Juan Alberto Ahumada, who arrived at the Chamber after the resignation of Pedro Puerta, the son of former governor and temporary president Ramón Puerta.
The maneuver leaves him with 17 of the 40 seats in the Chamber.
The transfer of Senator Sonia Rojas Decut rounded off the job. During a session on the land law, the senator issued a statement announcing she would form a single-member bloc. It will be called Movement for Misiones (MPM). "I am available to carry the voice of my provincial government to the National Congress," she expressed in the statement.
The cherry on top will be that national deputy Oscar Herrera Ahuad, a former governor, also joins the ranks of the governor. In Posadas, they see this move as a fait accompli, only waiting to set a date. They even imagine him as a candidate for mayor of the capital. His colleague in the "Federal Innovation" bench, Alberto Arrúa, would accompany him.
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Governor Hugo Passalacqua completed the pinching maneuver on his former partner and current adversary, Carlos Rovira. First, he secured the mayors. Then he gained one of the two seats in the National Senate. The next step was to attract the majority of the representatives in the provincial Legislature. In this last move, Passalacqua kept 15 supporters and added two who came from other groups. One is Rita Flores, who entered in 2025 through the list of the former police uprising leader Ramón Amarilla. The other is Juan Alberto Ahumada, who arrived at the Chamber after the resignation of Pedro Puerta, the son of the former governor and temporary president Ramón Puerta. The maneuver leaves him with 17 of the 40 seats in the Chamber. The transfer of Senator Sonia Rojas Decut rounded off the job. During a session on land law, the senator issued a statement announcing she would form a single-member bloc. It will be called Movement for Misiones (MPM). "I am available to carry the voice of my provincial government to the National Congress," she expressed in the statement. Carlos Arce and Sonia Rojas Decut: the former still answers to Rovira and the senator has joined the ranks of the current Misiones governor (Senate Press)
The cherry on top will be that national deputy Oscar Herrera Ahuad, a former governor, will also switch to the governor's side. In Posadas, they see this move as a fait accompli, only waiting to set a date. They even imagine him as a candidate for mayor of the capital. His colleague in the "Federal Innovation" bench, Alberto Arrúa, would accompany him.
Rovira is left with little. Almost nothing. In Congress, he still retains some loyalty from Senator Carlos Arce. And from two deputies whose future is still uncertain: Yamila Ruiz and Daniel Vancsik. Next Thursday the 13th, sessions will resume in the Misiones unicameral Legislature. It is not confirmed whether Rovira, whose mandate runs until 2027, will participate. If he does, he will be surrounded by four loyalists. The fifth is Sebastián Macías, who will preside over the session. His idea of governing from the Chamber of Deputies faded before it even took shape. The Casa Rosada had, until recently, an agreement with Rovira. Under the precept of "governability with governance pays," the strongman of the land of the colored earth cast votes to support all policies from Balcarce 50. The new power scheme in Misiones will force a rethink and a fresh start. Chief of Staff Diego Santilli will be in Posadas on Wednesday. He will participate in the meeting of governors of the Northern Grande. The forum brings together the 10 provinces of NEA and NOA. Diego Santilli with Hugo Passalacqua
Santilli will have to make the most of the trip. He has a good dialogue with Passalacqua. This is something that is always highlighted by the governor's circle. Based on this, he will need to recreate the conditions for a new pact. Only then can the government continue to count on Misiones votes in a Congress with an increasingly tight "roll call."
Alongside these events, La Libertad Avanza (LLA) of Misiones launched a few days ago a space for training leaders. The goal is to develop figures capable of occupying positions in Public Administration. The aim is to win next year's elections. At the event, Adrián Núñez, the party's provincial president, announced: "Today, the formal launch of the race to govern the province of Misiones for LLA."
In the starting blocks of this competition to reach "La Rosadita" (as the Misiones government headquarters is known) is Núñez himself, a current provincial deputy. Also, former tennis player and national deputy Diego Hartfield. They do not see differences between each other, for now. LLA evaluates that the final decision on which of the two will run for governor will weigh on Karina Milei's preference. The libertarian space has achieved two historic electoral results. In the provincial legislative elections last year, held in June, they finished second, just a few points behind the ruling party. That was the genesis of the rupture between Passalacqua and Rovira. In October, the trend intensified and LLA ended up prevailing.