Argentine President Javier Milei reshuffled his Cabinet after Chief of Staff Manuel Adorni resigned amid a judicial investigation into alleged illicit enrichment and concealment of assets. File Photo by Samuel Corum/UPI | License Photo
June 29 (UPI) -- Argentine President Javier Milei reshuffled his Cabinet after Chief of Staff Manuel Adorni resigned amid a judicial investigation into alleged illicit enrichment and concealment of assets.
After nearly four months of political pressure on the government, the resignation of Adorni, one of Milei's closest allies, could provide the administration with an opportunity to move beyond a political crisis that dominated the public agenda and overshadowed much of the government's policy initiatives.
The scandal involving the former chief of staff includes the alleged purchase of real estate under suspicious circumstances, expensive home renovations paid for in cash and an official trip to New York with his wife. Weeks before stepping down, Adorni publicly acknowledged that he had omitted $500,000 from his financial disclosure statements.
For months, Milei rejected opposition calls to remove Adorni from office, arguing that doing so before a judicial ruling would amount to "convicting an innocent person."
