Tag: Javier Milei

• Tuesday, May 9th 2023 - 10:48 UTC

  Argentina: Milei picks Vice-Presidential candidate

  

  Argentine Libertarian Deputy Javier Milei has announced that fellow Congresswoman Victoria Villarruel will be his running mate.

• Monday, May 8th 2023 - 11:16 UTC

  Ruling parties are reelected in 3 Argentine provinces

  

  Three Argentine provinces held gubernatorial elections on Sunday. In all of them, the ruling parties were reelected. In a year with presidential elections looming, these results were expected to shed some light on who might make it to the Casa Rosada next December 10, but nothing of the sort happened.

• Friday, April 14th 2023 - 10:53 UTC

  Minister Fernández sees “blood and corpses” should the opposition win

  

  Argentina's Security Minister Aníbal Fernández Thursday warned of the consequences of the opposition winning this year's presidential elections and foresaw “streets full of blood and dead people” should either Patricia Bullrich or Javier Milei reach Casa Rosada.

• Friday, December 2nd 2022 - 19:05 UTC

  Congressman Milei, the lesser evil for Argentina's elections next year

  

  A Mendoza-based polling firm has carried out an innovative study on the most likely candidates to run for president of Argentina in 2023 and found that Libertarian Deputy Javier Milei was deemed the “lesser evil.”

• Friday, November 25th 2022 - 08:19 UTC

  Argentina: Milei and Bullrich share common values ahead of 2023 elections

  

  Argentine Liberal Deputy Javier Milei admitted he would gladly face PRO Chairwoman (and Presidential hopeful) Patricia Bullrich in next year's primary elections and if he loses he would agree to serve as Minister of Economy under her.

• Monday, October 31st 2022 - 19:56 UTC

  Almost unused Milei Argentine Congress chair “on sale”

  

  A mock e-commerce ad selling Argentine Libertarian Congressman Javier Milei's Congress seat for AR$ 240 (around US$ 0.82 at the unofficial “blue” exchange rate) was published this past weekend. Bidders could also opt for the 12-monthly-payment option.

• Wednesday, October 26th 2022 - 19:55 UTC

  Milei: “Hong Kong solution for Falklands? Remember Islanders live in a developed country and not a miserable one as Argentina”

  

  A rising far-right wing star in Argentine politics, promising orthodox economic policies, and with ascending presidential chances among a population fed up with rampant corruption, inflation and government handouts instead of jobs, Javier Milei, has pledged a Hong Kong similar solution for the disputed Falkland Islands, if he makes it to the Pink House in Buenos Aires, next year.

• Wednesday, October 26th 2022 - 19:26 UTC

  Argentine ruling party creates yet a new tax by a 1-vote difference referred as “the Milei tax”

  

  Argentina's Lower House passed the 2023 budget bill in the wee hours of Wednesday. Among the most significant changes was an Airport Security tax which will reportedly help support the Airport Security Police (PSA).

• Monday, October 24th 2022 - 10:40 UTC

  Argentina: Milei likely to make it to the runoff next year, poll shows

  

  Argentine media reported over the weekend that ultraliberal Congressman Javier Milei might make it to the runoff in next year's presidential elections, which would bring an end to the polarization between the leftwing Peronists of the Everybody's Front (Frente de Todos - FdT) and the center-leftists of Together for Change (Juntos por el Cambio - JxC).

• Thursday, October 20th 2022 - 09:47 UTC

  Milei plans to “dollarize” economy if elected President of Argentina

  

  Argentine Libertarian Congressman Javier Milei told US Ambassador Marc Stanley he would “dollarize” Argentina if he is elected president in 2023 during a meeting Wednesday at the Embassy in Buenos Aires.