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Montevideo, December 13th 2025 - 11:32 UTC

Tag: Javier Milei

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Monday, October 27th 2025 - 09:54 UTC

    Javier Milei: “Argentina has left 100 years of decadence behind”

    Milei called his sister and Santiago Caputo, the architects of this miracle

    President Javier Milei of Argentina said his country had chosen to leave “100 years of decadence behind” after his La Libertad Avanza Party's victory in Sunday's midterm elections with over 40% of the national vote.

  • Sunday, October 26th 2025 - 21:56 UTC

    Argentine midterms uneventful amid poor turnout

    Milei badly needs to strengthen his political muscle in Congress

    Argentina's midterm elections went uneventfully on Sunday amid a poor turnout that left analysts wondering which party lost the most votes. It will not be until 9 pm local time that the first reports from the National Electoral Directorate (DINE) are due.

  • Saturday, October 25th 2025 - 10:58 UTC

    Milei's future hangs in the balance at Sunday's midterms

    Bessent's US Treasury handouts kept the peso from a sharper fall leading up to the polls

    Sunday's midterm elections in Argentina have been deemed crucial for the future of President Javier Milei's La Libertad Avanza and its drastic “chainsaw” economic reforms amid mounting recession and a sharp slowdown despite bailouts from Washington.

  • Saturday, October 25th 2025 - 10:32 UTC

    Argentine President meets with JP Morgan CEO

    Dimon, in Argentina on a regional tour, was briefed about the country's economic priorities

    Argentine President Javier Milei met on Friday in Buenos Aires with Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JPMorgan Chase, at a dinner hosted by the bank at the National Museum of Decorative Art, in a high-stakes gathering focused on securing international financial assistance.

  • Friday, October 24th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    Argentina's Justice Minister resigns as officials flee Casa Rosada ahead of midterms

    Cúneo Libarona had already faced calls for his impeachment

    Argentina's Justice Minister Mariano Cúneo Libarona on Thursday turned in his resignation to President Javier Milei, effective Oct. 27, the day after Sunday's midterm elections, making him the second high-profile cabinet member to leave Casa Rosada in a week.

  • Thursday, October 23rd 2025 - 23:27 UTC

    Quirno chosen for Argentine FM post

    Quirno has long been a collaborator of Luis Toto Caputo

    President Javier Milei has named current Secretary of Finance Pablo Quirno as Argentina's next Foreign Minister, replacing Gerardo Werthein, the Office of the President (OPRA) confirmed in a statement on Thursday. The appointment, effective Monday, October 27, follows Werthein's resignation the day prior.

  • Monday, October 20th 2025 - 23:24 UTC

    Trump says Argentines are “fighting for their life”

    “I like the president of Argentina,” Trump said

    US President Donald Trump replied to farmers from his country by defending his support for Argentina's Javier Milei through substantial financial aid. Argentina is “fighting for its life,” people are “dying,” and the South American nation needs help “to survive in a free world,” insisted the Republican leader.

  • Saturday, October 18th 2025 - 10:29 UTC

    Argentine markets remained unconvinced despite US help

    Further volatility is expected next week before the midterms

    Despite interventions from the United States Treasury, financial tensions continue to escalate in Argentina just over a week before the Oct. 26 midterms. The wholesale dollar recorded its biggest daily rise on Friday in almost six weeks, closing at AR$1,450, a 3.5% increase. It briefly reached an intraday high of AR$1,475, putting it just 2.5% below the floating band ceiling of AR$1,489.10.