The Casa Rosada began to show its own figures in the political dispute of the City of Buenos Aires. The first sign was a public tour by the Minister of Economy, Luis “Toto” Caputo, while the national ruling party prepares an upcoming Diego Santilli event. The movement seeks to support an alternative of La Libertad Avanza in the district, but it does not amount to the announcement of a candidacy.
Caputo made his first outing of this kind in an ice cream shop, a scene that for a few hours took one of the main people responsible for economic policy to the field of territorial exposure. The activity served as a visibility test in a jurisdiction where the national ruling party seeks to consolidate its own identity and assess leaders before making an electoral decision.
The sequence will continue with Santilli, according to the anticipated agenda. His inclusion expands the range of names that La Libertad Avanza can show, although the available information does not specify the place, format, or timing of that visit. It also does not confirm that Caputo or Santilli have agreed to compete for a Buenos Aires position.
The strategy is attributed to Karina Milei, who does not want to concede in advance the discussion of the City to PRO. This approach introduces pressure on the relationship between the two spaces: they can agree in votes or negotiate agreements in other jurisdictions, but at the same time they preserve their own interests in the district governed by Jorge Macri.
Caputo's participation also has an additional political reading. His high profile within the Government allows a brief activity to have national impact, but it exposes him to competition that does not depend solely on his economic function. These appearances work as candidate tests: no polls were reported, no selection mechanism, nor a table that had closed names.
For now, the confirmed information is the beginning of a series of tours with figures from the national ruling party and the decision to contest influence in CABA. There is no formal candidacy of Caputo, no nomination of Santilli, nor a definitive agreement with PRO. The decision will depend on how the negotiation between both forces evolves and on whether Casa Rosada turns these visibility tests into a concrete electoral offer.
