Tag: Javier Milei

• Thursday, September 18th 2025 - 10:12 UTC

  Lower House deals Milei a heavy blow amid nationwide protests

  

  Argentina's Lower House dealt a significant blow to President Javier Milei on Wednesday by overturning his vetoes on bills that would increase funding for public universities and pediatric hospitals. This action follows large protests in Buenos Aires and other cities nationwide, where thousands of students, teachers, and healthcare workers demonstrated against the Libertarian government's budget cuts.

• Wednesday, September 17th 2025 - 20:04 UTC

  Milei highlights contrast between Argentina's decline and Paraguay's progress

  

  Argentine President Javier Milei praised Paraguay's economic progress and highlighted the political alignment between the two countries.

• Wednesday, September 17th 2025 - 11:12 UTC

  Falklands ‘bashing’, a listing Milei appeals to an old Argentine political habit

  

  Last Friday following a negative electoral week for the government of Argentine president Javier Milei, which forced him to reshape his economic program, and open the tight purse of the budget, looking ahead to the midterm election in October, (and ahead of the arrival of the new British ambassador in Buenos Aires), the Falkland Islands, this time hydrocarbons development, were again the target of Argentine political frustration.

• Wednesday, September 17th 2025 - 10:10 UTC

  Milei and Peña stand for “Western values” at conservative event in Asunción

  

  Argentine President Javier Milei defended his fiscal adjustment policies and “Western culture” in meetings with Paraguayan President Santiago Peña and at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Tuesday.

• Tuesday, September 16th 2025 - 09:55 UTC

  Milei outlines Budget Bill in broadcast message: “The worst is over”

  

  In a recorded broadcast message, Argentine President Javier Milei outlined the 2026 Budget Bill sent to Congress, asserting that “the worst is over” for the country's economy.

• Tuesday, September 16th 2025 - 09:23 UTC

  Milei's presence in Paraguay triggers mixed reactions

  

  Argentine President Javier Milei landed in Asunción early Tuesday to participate in the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) and to hold a bilateral meeting with Paraguayan colleague Santiago Peña.

• Monday, September 15th 2025 - 10:28 UTC

  Global media highlight Milei's “biggest crisis”

  

  The Argentine Government's recent political and economic setbacks have drawn significant attention from international media outlets, including the Financial Times and The Wall Street Journal.

• Thursday, September 11th 2025 - 19:59 UTC

  Milei has been working daily from Casa Rosada since Sunday's defeat

  

  In an attempt to portray a Government going about its business as usual following last Sunday's electoral defeat in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentine President Javier Milei shifted his routine from the Olivos Residence to Casa Rosada for four consecutive days as of Thursday.

• Tuesday, September 9th 2025 - 10:53 UTC

  Milei creates committee to weather post-election crisis

  

  Argentine President Javier Milei will form a new national political committee and has called for dialogue with governors nationwide, following Sunday's crushing defeat against Peronism-Kirchnerism in the province of Buenos Aires' midterm federal elections, Spokesman Manuel Adorni announced on Monday.

• Monday, September 8th 2025 - 19:15 UTC

  Argentina: Dollar jumps after Sunday's midterm elections in BA province

  

  The results of Sunday's midterm elections in the Argentine province of Buenos Aires pushed the US dollar above the AR$1,400 cap, given the poor performance of President Javier Milei's La Libertad Avanza (LLA) and, with it, the resurrection of Peronism-Kirchnerism. In addition, Argentine stock abroad fell sharply, coupled with a spike in the country's risk rating.