On Thursday night, Karina Milei He published on his networks a photo of the Government’s political table accompanied by a message that mixed agenda and celebration: “We debated the legislative agenda that we have ahead of us in a new meeting of the political table. And Patricia’s birthday did not go unnoticed. HAPPY BIRTHDAY DUCK!!” In the image, Patricia Bullrich blows a candle on a cake, surrounded by Santiago Caputo, Lule Menem, Diego Santilli, Manuel Adorni and the Secretary General of the Presidency herself. The gesture was read as a sign of unity in the midst of the storm over the chief of staff’s wealth scandal. However, it is enough to look at the photo carefully to notice that at least three open fights coexist at that table.
Santiago Caputo against Karina and the Menem. The presidential advisor and the hard core of libertarian power—embodied in Karina Milei and the brothers Martin and Eduardo Menem— carry a tension that has deepened in recent months. The differences range from cash management to the dispute over leadership of the space ahead of next year’s presidential elections. That Santiago Caputo The fact that he appeared in the photo does not hide an internal feeling that the ruling party itself can no longer deny: inside the table, there is more than one head that wants to lead.
Karina against Bullrich. The birthday greeting functioned as an attempt at containment, but the context gave it a new meaning. Just hours before the celebration, Bullrich had once again publicly distanced himself from Adorni: He described what he did with his undeclared savings as an “ethical omission” and maintained that it was “more than a mistake”, leaving the determination of responsibilities in the hands of Justice. This unchecking irritated the leadership of the space, which sees in each statement of the senator an operation of electoral differentiation. For Karina Mileiincluding Bullrich in the photo—and doing so with emphasis and celebration—was the political response: a message that no one leaves the picture.
Bullrich against Adorni. The most specific bid of the three has a name and territory. Bullrich was one of the first figures in the ruling party to demand that the Chief of Staff present his sworn asset declaration and to publicly question his explanations. The dispute also has an electoral dimension that is difficult to ignore: both Adorni as Bullrich They looked at the City of Buenos Aires as the scene of their next political aspirations. The official was out of the race due to his corruption scandal.
The image of the political table circulated for hours as proof of cohesion. But a photo does not resolve an internal one: it disguises it. And this one, with her absences and her forced smiles, says it all.
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