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Montevideo, March 27th 2026 - 05:54 UTC

Tag: Javier Milei

  • 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.

  • Monday, December 1st 2025 - 09:08 UTC

    Just a formality: Bullrich resigns as Argentina's Security Minister

    Bullrich thanked Milei for the trust placed in her, the Senator-elect wrote in her resignation letter

    Argentina's Security Minister Patricia Bullrich turned in her resignation effective Monday to President Javier Milei to prepare for her accession to the Senate on December 10, to which she was elected on Oct. 26 on behalf of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires (CABA). Alejandra Monteoliva is set to succeed her as the new head of the security portfolio.

  • Saturday, November 29th 2025 - 09:24 UTC

    Argentine SME's decry effects of Milei's policies

    Diab's CAME had previously endorsed the Libertarian administration's initiatives

    The Argentine Confederation of Medium-Sized Enterprises (CAME) is sounding the alarm over business closures, attributing the crisis to the government's dual policies of import openness and reduced consumption.

  • Wednesday, November 26th 2025 - 10:36 UTC

    Israeli FM meets Milei at Casa Rosada

    Milei plans to travel next year to Israel to conclude the Argentine Embassy's shift from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem

    Argentine President Javier Milei hosted Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar at the Casa Rosada on Tuesday, marking a high-level diplomatic engagement that underscored Argentina's deepening political alignment with the Middle Eastern country.

  • Monday, November 24th 2025 - 08:50 UTC

    Milei picks Army officer as Defense Minister

    Lt. Gen. Presti is currently the Army's Chief of Staff

    Argentine President Javier Milei has named Lieutenant General Carlos Alberto Presti as the new Defense Minister, marking the first time since the return to democracy in 1983 that a military officer will head the ministry.

  • Wednesday, November 19th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    Argentina’s $LIBRA scandal: report says Milei promoted private scheme, violated ethics rules

    The commission confirmed direct links between President Milei and key promoters of the $LIBRA maneuver

    The Argentine House of Deputies' Investigative Commission on the $LIBRA cryptofiasco has concluded in its final report that President Javier Milei may have committed misconduct in the exercise of his duties by promoting a private venture, which would violate the Public Ethics Law.

  • Saturday, November 15th 2025 - 10:58 UTC

    Argentina-US deal shakes up Uruguay

    “We don't have to take any position,” Lubetkin said

    The recent announcement by Washington and Buenos Aires of a joint trade agreement has generated controversy in Montevideo, where it is perceived as a violation of the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) rules, so the government of President Yamandú Orsi will monitor the case closely.

  • Saturday, November 8th 2025 - 10:42 UTC

    Milei promotes Argentina's business climate at NY event

    Milei's event at the Council of the Americas drew attendees from major business firms

    Argentine President Javier Milei concluded his trip to the United States on Friday, spending the day in New York, where he met with high-profile business leaders and made a significant personal visit to a revered religious site.

  • Friday, November 7th 2025 - 12:19 UTC

    Milei criticizes Mamdani and praises Trump

    Milei described his recent Oct. 26 election win as a “plebiscite for two models of the country”

    In his appearance on Thursday at the America Business Forum in Miami, Argentine President Javier Milei seized the opportunity to lambast New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, praise his US colleague Donald Trump, and seek investments for his country. Milei described his own electoral victory as a mandate for capitalist reform.