This Tuesday, the Official Gazette sealed the end of an era at the Casa Rosada. The national government accepted the resignation of Manuel Adorni as Chief of Staff and appointed former PRO deputy Diego Santilli in his place. The move, which had been rumored since the weekend, was formalized in Decree 548/2026, signed by President Javier Milei and Chancellor Pablo Quirno.
“The resignation submitted by Manuel Adorni as Chief of Staff of Ministers is accepted, and public accountant Diego Santilli is appointed,” reads the official text. But it was not the only change: the departure of Javier Lanari from the Secretariat of Communication and Press was also confirmed, replaced by Fabián Fernández, in Decree 551/2026, which was also the first document signed by the new Chief of Staff.
Adorni’s departure is not a simple replacement. The former presidential spokesperson is being investigated for illicit enrichment, and his resignation comes just one day after the case became known. According to official sources, Milei himself reportedly told Santilli that Adorni “could not take it anymore emotionally” and wanted to step aside. “We are going to merge the Chief of Staff with Interior, and Santilli has the political muscle to work with the governors,” the president stated in a television interview.
Santilli, for his part, wasted no time in making his mark. In his first statements as the new Chief of Staff, he assured that this is the most “important” challenge of his life. “I am committed to continuing to work so that this government keeps making history. I believe in collective projects, not individual ones,” he wrote on his social media. And he added: “I will give my all so that this government continues advancing the structural reforms that Argentina has needed for decades.”
But the new official also made it clear that he is coming to make changes. As anticipated by close sources, Santilli plans to displace Adorni’s team of collaborators and renew the general coordination and the six secretariats that make up the Chief of Staff’s organizational chart. “The landing will be total,” confided those in his circle.
Meanwhile, Adorni remains in the eye of the storm. After his resignation from the YPF board, the former official “will defend himself in court without immunity or privileges,” according to Santilli himself. The illicit enrichment case promises to be one of the hottest topics in the coming months.
At the Quinta de Olivos, last Sunday’s photo with Milei, Santilli, and Karina Milei is already history. Now, the new Chief of Staff has the mission of providing governability to an Executive that keeps moving pieces. Will Santilli be up to the task? Time will tell, but for now, the political board has already been reshuffled.
para mi ya era hora q se vayan estos vendepatria!!! santilli no va a cambiar nada es lo mismo q adorni todos chorros investigados por enriquecimiento ilicito ojala terminen todos presos se lo merecen por robarnos hasta las ilusiones 💩
Para mí, Santilli es el único que puede poner orden en este desastre. Adorni choreto, que se pudra en cana. Viva la libertad carajo, estos zurdos de mierda no entienden nada. Yo creo que esto huele a más corrupción, ojalá le caiga todo el peso de la ley.