Tag: Javier Milei

Friday, June 27th 2025 - 10:02 UTC
Uruguayan La Libertad Avanza fails to overcome first hurdle

The Uruguayan version of Argentine President Javier Milei's La Libertad Avanza (LLA) failed to secure the 1,350 valid signatures required by Uruguay's Electoral Court to register as a political party, particularly after many signatures were ruled unacceptable. The group, led by Nicolás Quintana, has 20 days to gather additional signatures.
Tuesday, June 24th 2025 - 16:09 UTC
Milei claims Argentina is the world’s 23rd military power — but global rankings say otherwise

Argentine President Javier Milei has sparked controversy by claiming that Argentina is currently the 23rd strongest military power in the world. The statement, made during a recent interview in Casa Rosada, credited Defense Minister Luis Petri’s leadership. However, data from international defense rankings tell a different story.
Tuesday, June 24th 2025 - 10:23 UTC
Family of autistic child sues Milei over social media posting

The family of 12-year-old Ian Moche, an autism awareness activist, sued Argentine President Javier Milei over an offensive post on X.
Monday, June 23rd 2025 - 10:51 UTC
“We are on the right side of history”: Milei defends bombings in Iran

The Argentine Government of President Javier Milei has publicly supported the recent US and Israeli strikes against Iranian nuclear facilities.
Saturday, June 21st 2025 - 10:51 UTC
CFK sends crowds away from her home and delivers a recorded message

Former Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner told her followers Friday in a recorded message from her house arrest in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Constitución that Security Minister Patricia Bullrich was seeking “to provoke chaos” and insisted that Javier Milei's policies could collapse sooner or later.
Wednesday, June 18th 2025 - 08:24 UTC
Milei creates local version of FBI

Argentine President Javier Milei and Security Minister Patricia Bullrich signed a decree expanding the scope of the Federal Police's (PFA) duties to focus primarily on investigative tasks, it was announced Tuesday in Buenos Aires. Tuesday's reform repeals a 1958 decree-law from military ruling times.
Monday, June 16th 2025 - 10:55 UTC
Barrage of chaisaw decrees expected in Buenos Aires

After President Javier Milei returned Saturday from a ten-day tour including key European cities plus Israel, Buenos Aires is bracing for a barrage of further chainsaw decrees aimed at cutting down State spending as the powers in this regard delegated onto the head of State are to expire on July 8.
Friday, June 13th 2025 - 10:50 UTC
Milei leaves Israel before airspace closure and reaches Spain

Argentine President Javier Milei landed safely in Spain Thursday after leaving Israel before the full-scale attack against Iran's military and nuclear targets, which resulted, among other measures, in the closure of Tel Aviv's airspace.
Wednesday, June 11th 2025 - 21:04 UTC
Milei confirms Argentina's Embassy in Israel will be moved to Jerusalem

Argentine President Javier Milei announced Wednesday during his speech before the Knesset (Israeli Parliament) that the South American country would be relocating its Embassy to West Jerusalem in 2026. The first Argentine president ever to address the Knesset, Milei condemned the Oct. 7 attack by the terrorist group Hamas and demanded the release of all Argentine hostages.
Wednesday, June 11th 2025 - 09:32 UTC
Milei thanks Macron for France's support before the IMF

Before flying to Israel, Argentine President Javier Milei met in Nice this week with his French colleague Emmanuel Macron during the United Nations Oceans Conference to discuss the long-stalled Mercosur-European Union trade agreement.