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Tag: Javier Milei

  • Monday, December 29th 2025 - 10:43 UTC

    Uruguayan version of La Libertad Avanza crisis deepens

    Quintana has a history of shifting from one rightwing party to another

    Argentina's ruling party La Libertad Avanza (LLA) of President Javier Milei has remained silent following recent scandals involving its Uruguayan namesake after initial endorsements involving key figures such as former Security Minister and current Senator Patricia Bullrich.

  • Saturday, December 27th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    Milei gets Congressional nod for 2026 Budget

    “This is not just another law; it is a turning point for Argentina,” LLA Senator Patricia Bullrich stressed

    President Javier Milei's La Libertad Avanza (LLA) scored a key parliamentary victory on Friday when the Senate passed by 46 to 25 votes and one abstention the 2026 Budget Bill, enshrining a “zero deficit” fiscal rule. The Upper House also endorsed the so called Fiscal Innocence Act, shielding private savings from state oversight.

  • Tuesday, December 16th 2025 - 21:56 UTC

    Milei and Kast signal “new era” of bilateral ties

    “Freedom is advancing throughout Latin America,” Kast pointed out. “Long live freedom, damn it,” replied Milei

    In his first international trip since winning Chile's runoff election, President-elect José Antonio Kast met with Argentine President Javier Milei on Tuesday at the Casa Rosada. Kast's trip marked a milestone in the relationship between the two Southern Cone nations.

  • Tuesday, December 16th 2025 - 10:40 UTC

    Kast meets with Boric before trip to BA for talks with Milei

    Kast is meeting Tuesday with Milei to further cement regional alliances

    Chilean President-elect José Antonio Kast emerged from his first transition meeting with incumbent President Gabriel Boric at La Moneda Palace on Monday, promising that his incoming administration will be a “much broader government” focused on national unity to address priority issues.

  • Friday, December 12th 2025 - 22:54 UTC

    Are the UK and Argentina discussing easing Falklands-era weapons ban?

    Milei has plans to visit the UK in April or May for talks with Starmer and Farage

    According to an interview of Argentine President Javier Milei published by The Telegraph this week, the South American country and the United Kingdom are in talks to lift the weapons ban in place since the 1982 Falklands/Malvinas War.

  • Thursday, December 11th 2025 - 10:28 UTC

    Argentina issues first dollar-denominated bonds in years

    The last dollar-denominated issuance occurred in January 2018 under then-President Mauricio Macri

    The Argentine Government of President Javier Milei returned to foreign debt markets, raising US$1 billion to cover impending maturities, it was reported Thursday in Buenos Aires. The Economy Ministry auctioned the new BONAR 2029N bond.

  • Monday, December 8th 2025 - 10:47 UTC

    Prolonged stagnation reported in Argentina

    Over 60% of Argentine companies project a better situation in a year

    Argentina's Industrial Union (UIA) released a study last week showing simultaneous declines in production, sales, employment, and finances. The UIA's Industrial Performance Monitor (MDI) remains below the expansion threshold for the 14th consecutive survey, signaling a deepening contraction across all sectors, driven by weak demand and rising costs.

  • Monday, December 8th 2025 - 09:21 UTC

    Milei touts F-16s as Argentina's new “Guardian Angels”

    “Today more than ever, we can say that the forces of heaven are with us,” Milei underlined

    Argentine President Javier Milei officially presented the first six F-16 fighter jets acquired from Denmark on Sunday, calling the multimillion-dollar purchase “the most important military acquisition in the last 50 years of Argentine history.”

  • Thursday, December 4th 2025 - 12:03 UTC

    Martín Menem re-elected as Speaker of Argentina's Lower House

    Martín Menem will remain third in line to the presidential succession

    The Argentine House of Deputies swore in 127 new legislators on Wednesday in a session that concluded with the reelection of Martín Menem as Speaker. The occasion wss attended by President Javier Milei as the ruling La Libertad Avanza (LLA) became the largest minority bloc. LLA secured 95 seats after Entre Ríos' Francisco Moechio changed sides.

  • Wednesday, December 3rd 2025 - 10:06 UTC

    Argentine gov't undertakes cleansing of second-tier officials

    Adorni's grip in Milei's administration is expanding

    Argentina's Cabinet Chief Manuel Adorni undertook a significant restructuring of second-tier officials following recent cabinet changes, it was reported Tuesday in Buenos Aires.