Javier Milei denied an agreement with Carlos Rovira over the Clean Record Law: "That's a lie."

President Javier Milei flatly denied having had an agreement with Carlos Rovira to block the Clean Record Law in the Senate. "That's a lie," he responded when asked in an interview that will air on Telefe this Monday with journalist Mariana Brey. To back up his response, he offered to show his cell phone as proof that there was no contact or messages with the leader of the Frente Renovador de la Concordia (Renewal Front of Concord).

"I can ask my aide to bring me the phone so I can show you," Milei insisted on air. Her statement aimed to dispel any suspicions of alleged presidential intervention in the vote that rejected the initiative.

Rovira, the missionary inmate and the Clean Record Law

The rumors began when, according to sources close to Rovira, Senators Sonia Rojas Decut and Carlos Arce changed their votes at the president's direct request. Both legislators, who answer to the former governor's political party, changed their position and helped defeat the bill in the chamber.

According to the newspaper La Nación, Rovira confirmed in private conversations that the request to change the vote had been made. Although he clarified that he does not intend to make it public, his comments raised doubts. He also stated that he is against the banning of political leaders , including Cristina Kirchner , with whom he maintains a distant relationship.

In this context, Rovira also argued that the Clean Record Law would electorally benefit figures such as Silvia Lospennato and Mauricio Macri in the City of Buenos Aires, which, in his view, would disrupt political competition ahead of the upcoming elections.

The Casa Rosada (Presidential Palace) sought to quell the rumors. Milei's entourage rules out any kind of negotiation or pressure on legislators allied with Rovira. The president himself wanted to close the matter with a public statement. "I have no agreement with Rovira," he said bluntly.

Despite the denials, the silence of the Misiones leader and the backtracking of his senators keep the controversy alive. The debate over transparency and internal political infighting continues.

Meanwhile, the rejection of the Clean Record Law exposed tensions within the Senate. Javier Milei chose to confront them on camera and with his phone in hand, determined to distance himself from any arrangement.