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Montevideo, November 22nd 2024 - 18:18 UTC

Tag: Javier Milei

  • Wednesday, January 24th 2024 - 10:59 UTC

    Argentina: The right to demonstrate must be preserved, judge rules

    Judge Kreplak decided in favor of protecting the people's freedom of movement but found no grounds to declare Minister Bullrich's anti-picketing protocol unconstitutional

    Argentine law enforcement authorities have been banned by Federal Judge Ernesto Kreplak from filming Wednesday's demonstrations during the nationwide strike called for by opposition labor unions and groups in rejection of President Javier Milei's most-encompassing emergency decree and the so-called Omnibus Law bill seeking to curb public spending,

  • Monday, January 22nd 2024 - 14:02 UTC

    José “Pepe” Mujica criticizes Milei's fanaticism, fears an authoritarian shift in Argentina

    “I hope Argentina rebounds, but I fear that these policies may lead to an authoritarian government,” Mujica said.

    In a press conference on Sunday, former Uruguayan President José Mujica shared his thoughts on the policies of Argentine President Javier Milei since taking office on December 10.

  • Monday, January 22nd 2024 - 10:40 UTC

    Argentina: Kirchnerite leader foresees end of Milei's rule by around Easter

    It is Easter, we do not know if it falls in March or in April,” while clinging to his bucket of popcorn

    A high-profile former Kirchnerite official Sunday posted a video on social media calling on his comrades to be patient and to make sure they did not run out of popcorn to watch it fall by Easter Week. Although former Media Secretary Enrique Pepe Albistur never mentioned President Javier Milei's government, it seemed obvious to local media that the current is believed that Albistur had in mind the current Libertarian administration when he said that “we don't know if it falls in March or in April.”

  • Saturday, January 20th 2024 - 11:20 UTC

    Milei extends Congress' extraordinary sessions for a fortnight

    Lower House Speaker Martín Menem was reported to have achieved some progress in private dealings with opposition lawmakers

    Argentine President Javier Milei Friday signed a decree extending the extraordinary sessions of Congress until Feb. 15 to further discuss the so-called Omnibus Law bill sent by the Executive late last year providing for a series of major reforms to the country's administration in a move to curb government spending.

  • Friday, January 19th 2024 - 10:58 UTC

    After Cameron-Milei meeting, “Falkland Islanders' right to self-determination remains unchanged”

    Minister Mathews said that it had been made clear to her that the Falkland Islands and Islanders' ”rights were a priority”

    A meeting on Wednesday, in the framework of the Davos' World Economic Forum (WEF), between Foreign Secretary David Cameron with the President of Argentina Javier Milei and Argentine Foreign Minister Diana Mondino, was described by a Foreign Office spokesperson as “warm and cordial, setting out mutual support for a more constructive relationship between the UK and Argentina”.

  • Thursday, January 18th 2024 - 21:13 UTC

    Argentina: Record highs in parallel dollar rates as the country grapples with economic challenges

    While the wholesale dollar rises by only 70 cents to $819.30, the dynamic “blue” dollar or parallel rate was around $1,240, near its intraday nominal peak of $1,250, presenting a 51.4% gap

    The strength of the dollar in alternative markets is once again exerting pressure on financial dealings on Thursday, with the exchange rate gap reaching 60%, posing challenges to President Javier Milei's economic plan amidst soaring inflation and increasing poverty.

  • Thursday, January 18th 2024 - 10:59 UTC

    Milei holds “very good” meeting with Georgieva

    Milei and Georgieva met for 25 minutes

    Argentine President Javier Milei said his 25-minute meeting Wednesday with International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva at the World Economic Forum was “very good” after a verbal agreement was reached last week between the credit agency and the South American country. It was the first time that Milei and Georgieva saw each other face to face.

  • Thursday, January 18th 2024 - 10:47 UTC

    Javier Milei warns WEF that Western civilization “is in danger”

    “Capitalism is the only tool we have to end hunger and poverty on the planet,” Milei argued

    Argentine President Javier Milei Wednesday warned global leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, that the Western civilization was in peril as it was plunging into socialism and neomarxism. His remarks drew mixed reactions: While his Libertarian followers were elated to hear him say that there, others could simply not believe their ears, some of them through an interpreter because Milei spoke in Spanish.

  • Wednesday, January 17th 2024 - 19:18 UTC

    Argentina and UK explore economic ties and Falklands resolution in Davos meeting

    Milei mentioned that the discussions didn't delve deeply into the Falklands matter, but they framed it as an agenda item. He expressed a perspective on resolving it through a Hong Kong model

    Argentine President Javier Milei and British Foreign Secretary David Cameron met at the World Economic Forum on Wednesday, signalling a commitment to enhance bilateral trade relations and address the dispute over the Falkland/Malvinas Islands. Both nations engaged in a conflict over this territory in 1982, when Argentina invaded the South Atlantic islands. Since then, the South American country has maintained its claim to sovereignty.

  • Tuesday, January 16th 2024 - 10:56 UTC

    Milei fooled by fake X account

    What the fake account posted “could have been said by the real one without a doubt...,” Milei argued.

    Argentine President Javier Milei was tricked Monday by a fake X account pretending to be Buenos Aires Governor Axel Kicillof, and responded by criticizing the latter's tenure as economy minister under Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.