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Montevideo, January 7th 2026 - 23:18 UTC

Tag: La Libertad Avanza

  • Monday, December 29th 2025 - 10:43 UTC

    Uruguayan version of La Libertad Avanza crisis deepens

    Quintana has a history of shifting from one rightwing party to another

    Argentina's ruling party La Libertad Avanza (LLA) of President Javier Milei has remained silent following recent scandals involving its Uruguayan namesake after initial endorsements involving key figures such as former Security Minister and current Senator Patricia Bullrich.

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  • Saturday, December 27th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    Milei gets Congressional nod for 2026 Budget

    “This is not just another law; it is a turning point for Argentina,” LLA Senator Patricia Bullrich stressed

    President Javier Milei's La Libertad Avanza (LLA) scored a key parliamentary victory on Friday when the Senate passed by 46 to 25 votes and one abstention the 2026 Budget Bill, enshrining a “zero deficit” fiscal rule. The Upper House also endorsed the so called Fiscal Innocence Act, shielding private savings from state oversight.

  • 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.

  • Wednesday, October 1st 2025 - 10:32 UTC

    Milei restores ties with Macri after Buenos Aires defeat

    The reunion between the two leaders comes less than a month before the national legislative elections

    Argentine President Javier Milei has resumed dialogue with former president Mauricio Macri after more than a year of political distance. The rapprochement comes in the wake of La Libertad Avanza’s electoral defeat in Buenos Aires province, where Peronism won by more than one million votes.

  • Friday, September 26th 2025 - 10:32 UTC

    Uruguay's La Libertad Avanza officially approved

    Quintana describes LLA Uruguay as a libertarian group focused on reducing state interventionism

    Uruguay's Electoral Court officially recognized the local version of political party La Libertad Avanza (LLA) this week, as its resolution allowing it to compete in national, departmental, and municipal elections was published in the Official Gazette. The far-right movement is inspired by and closely linked to its Argentine counterpart of President Javier Milei.

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

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

    Presidential Secretary Karina Milei set up a workgroup in Parliament to avoid further defections from the ruling LLA

    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.

  • Monday, September 8th 2025 - 10:59 UTC

    Milei's party dealt heavy blow in province of Buenos Aires

    Milei admitted mistakes were made, but will not change course

    Argentine President Javier Milei's ruling La Libertad Avanza (LLA) suffered a severe blow on Sunday in the midterm elections in the province of Buenos Aires at the hands of arch-rivals Fuerza Patria, the name under which Kirchnerism-Peronism entered the contest. Turnout stood at 63%.

  • Saturday, September 6th 2025 - 10:59 UTC

    Buenos Aires province elections could tip the balance of Milei's future

    Espert represents Milei's hopes in the country's largest district

    The Argentine province of Buenos Aires heads into Sunday's midterm elections as a beacon of what may happen in the rest of the country later this year, which could decide President Javier Milei's future, particularly following recent significant setbacks in the Upper House.

  • Wednesday, August 6th 2025 - 09:39 UTC

    Uruguay's La Libertad Avanza garners enough signatures

    Quintana noted that Uruguay was a different country from Argentina, but they were both “dying from socialism”

    The Uruguayan version of La Libertad Avanza has successfully obtained the required signatures to be officially recognized as a political party by the Electoral Court. Led by Nicolás Quintana, the group will now have its statutes and principles published, and if no challenges are made within ten days, it will be eligible to participate in upcoming elections.

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