Next Wednesday, April 29, Manuel Adorni He will step into Congress for the first time to report on the progress of the government. He will do it before the Chamber of Deputieswith more than five months of management under his belt and under the scrutiny of judicial investigations into his assets. The president Javier Milei He announced that he will accompany him on the day.
The visit is not voluntary: article 101 of the national constitution establishes that the Chief of Staff must attend Congress at least once a monthalternating between both chambers, during the months of ordinary sessions – from March to November -. Since Adorni took office on November 4, 2025, he should have already fulfilled that obligation on two occasions: November and March.
It is not an anomaly in the history of the position. Since the creation of the Chief of Staff in 1994, the overall compliance percentage is low and, until now, there have never been formal sanctions for absences.
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The most compliant in history was Jorge Capitanichwith 57.1% if his two steps in office are added – with Eduardo Duhalde and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner -: out of 14 months of ordinary sessions, he attended 8 times. follows him Marcos PenaChief of Staff of Mauricio Macri, with 56%: he went to Congress 20 times out of a possible 36, which also makes him the one who attended more times in absolute terms. The third is Eduardo Bauzaunder the management of Carlos Menem, with 50%.
At the opposite extreme, Chrystian Colombo —Chief of Staff of Fernando De la Rúa— has the worst record: a single assistance out of a possible 12, which gives a 8% compliance. Sergio Massa and Juan Abal Medina share 11%.
Adorni’s immediate predecessor in office, Guillermo Francoswas presented 5 times in 14 months of sessions—36%. Nicolás Posse, the previous one, went only once.
The absence of sanctions is part of the problem. According to political scientist Mauro Solano, doctor in Political Science from UNSAM, “socially it does not seem to generate a problem because of this, so the incentives to attend are low.”
Next Wednesday, with the opposition prepared to pepper him with questions about his assets and management, Adorni will have his first opportunity to be accountable before the legislative body. Almost half a year late.
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