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Montevideo, November 9th 2025 - 00:39 UTC

Tag: Guillermo Francos

  • Saturday, November 1st 2025 - 10:43 UTC

    Argentine Cabinet Chief Francos resigns – Adorni takes over

    Francos' departure also led to the resignation of his close associate, Interior Minister Lisandro Catalán

    The 74-year-old Guillermo Francos resigned on Friday as Argentina's Cabinet Chief, effective immediately. He will be replaced by Presidential Spokesperson Manuel Adorni, marking the start of a significant restructuring within the Javier Milei administration following the October 26 midterm elections. Adorni is slated to be sworn in on Monday.

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  • Monday, October 27th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    Milei's LLA scores landslide, surprising midterm victory

    Milei is now set to begin the second half of his mandate with substantially increased legislative support despite recent corruption scandals

    Argentine President Javier Milei's La Libertad Avanza (LLA) on Sunday recorded a surprise victory in the province of Buenos Aires and secured over 40% of the vote nationwide to become the strongest force in the Lower House after Dec. 10.

  • Tuesday, September 23rd 2025 - 09:44 UTC

    Motion of censorship against Cabinet Chief pushed for in Argentine Congress

    “The information provided by Cabinet Chief Guillermo Francos is of extreme institutional gravity,” Pichetto argued

    Argentine opposition lawmakers are pushing for a motion of censure against Cabinet Chief Guillermo Francos, which could lead to his removal, following the Libertarian Government of President Javier Milei's refusal to implement the newly passed Disability Emergency Act.

  • Wednesday, April 30th 2025 - 10:27 UTC

    Francos defends Milei's involvement in $LIBRA cryptofiasco

    Francos also accused Congress of wanting to “set up a media court”

    Argentine Cabinet Chief Guillermo Francos denied before Congress Tuesday any involvement on the part of President Javier Milei in the $Libra cryptofiasco, saying the head of State had no link to the project and there was no state coordination or economic benefit.

  • Thursday, April 17th 2025 - 10:35 UTC

    Argentina's Indec to gauge CPI differently

    The Indec finalized in March all the technical and methodological developments for the new CPI, Francos pointed out

    Argentine Cabinet Chief Guillermo Francos announced Wednesday that a new methodology for calculating the Consumer Price Index (CPI) to measure inflation more accurately is to be implemented shortly by the National Institute of Statistics and Census (Indec), pending institutional review and an awareness campaign.

  • Monday, September 23rd 2024 - 08:35 UTC

    Power cuts inevitable in Argentina during next summer

    “The Energy Secretariat is working on the issue,” Francos also explained

    Argentina's Cabinet Chief Guillermo Francos reckoned there might be scheduled power cuts during the summer despite recent fare adjustments that represented a significant increase for most households. He argued that the measure would be the consequence of the lack of investments in recent years.

  • Saturday, September 21st 2024 - 10:31 UTC

    Buenos Aires holds talks with Gol regarding Aerolineas Argentinas' future

    Francos insisted pilots' union leader Biró never gets tired of hurting Argentines

    Argentina's Cabinet Chief Guillermo Francos and Economy Minister Luis Toto Caputo met Friday with representatives from the Brazilian airline Gol to discuss the possible handover of Aerolíneas Argentinas operations amid threats of additional strikes by pilots and cabin crewmembers. Earlier this month, some 37,000 travelers were affected by the protests seeking wage increases to cope with inflation.

  • Monday, September 9th 2024 - 06:58 UTC

    Argentina's Cabinet Chief hospitalized but “stable”

    Francos' hospitalization came ahead of a week riddled with key discussions for the Libertarian administration in both Houses of Congress

    Argentina's 74-year-old Cabinet Chief Guillermo Francos was hospitalized this weekend at a Buenos Aires sanatorium but reported to be stable. He will not be discharged until further studies are conducted.

  • Friday, September 6th 2024 - 10:47 UTC

    Explosive device goes off at Argentine Rural Society President's office

    In the aftermath of these events, Pino postponed a meeting at Casa Rosada with Cabinet Chief Guillermo Francos scheduled for later Thursday

    An explosive device went off Thursday at the headquarters of the Argentine Rural Society (SRA) in Buenos Aires. There were no fatalities but SRA President Santiago Pino's secretary and other people were reported to have been wounded.

  • Tuesday, August 6th 2024 - 21:10 UTC

    Argentina on alert over possible Iranian attack

    Francos said that one can never rule out the possibility. Argentina has already suffered two attacks in the 1990s for siding with Israel

    The Government of Argentina admitted Tuesday that it had received a security alert from Israel about a possible Iranian attack. Cabinet Chief Guillermo Francos said Israel expected “a very strong attack from Iran against targets that are friends.” Argentina has already suffered two anti-Jewish attacks in the 1990s.

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