CAMPAIGN COMMENTS Darkness at midnight Yesterday 15:46 If inner strife tore the centre-right apart in 2023 while eroding the rusty Kirchnerite machine now, is infighting infecting today’s invincibles? by Michael Soltys
DEBT & BONDS Buenos Aires Province debt climbs as Milei confronts local election test 05-06-2025 12:35 Dollar notes issued by Buenos Aires Province are the best-performing government credits across emerging-markets since La Libertad Avanza won in a city hall race in mid-May.
ELECTIONS 2025: BUENOS AIRES CITY PRO versus La Libertad Avanza: Chronicle of a death foretold? 18-05-2025 23:26 With the necessary caveats, the time that passed between the 2023 election and this weekend’s elections in Buenos Aires City could be seen as a remake of ‘The Sixth Sense’: PRO had been “dead” all along – but didn’t know it. by Juan Luis González
POLITICS – ANALYSIS Milei wins big in Buenos Aires City vote, dethroning Macri 18-05-2025 22:56 Javier Milei cements his hold on Argentina’s political right months before pivotal midterm elections.
ELECTIONS 2025: BUENOS AIRES CITY Victory for Milei in capital as La Libertad Avanza advances on PRO 18-05-2025 20:49 First place for La Libertad Avanza and its slate headed by Presidential Spokesperson Manuel Adorni; Peronist candidate Leandro Santoro slightly behind in second place, with PRO’s Silvia Lospennato trailing way behind in third.
ELECTIONS 2025: BUENOS AIRES CITY Test for Milei as City vote goes national 16-05-2025 10:34 PRO’s hegemony in Buenos Aires City in balance; La Libertad Avanza eyes breakthrough with Adorni a placeholder for Milei; Peronists confident.
POLITICS & CONGRESS 'Ficha Limpia' fallout: Recriminations fly, Milei points at Macri 12-05-2025 22:57 Misiones minister deepens confusion around ‘Ficha Limpia’ vote; Milei denounces "agreement" between PRO and Peronism; Macri slams “serious hallucination” with video of Silvia Lospennato defending bill.
ELECTIONS 2025 Chaco elections: LLA–UCR pact delivers over divided Peronists 12-05-2025 12:03 President Milei’s party joined forces with the UCR to defeat Jorge Capitanich and divided Peronists; Lowest turnout in northern province since 1983.
POLITICS: MIDTERMS 2025 Milei’s worst week yet complicates La Libertad Avanza’s campaign 07-04-2025 10:17 Preoccupied by other pressing matters, La Libertad Avanza’s campaign for the upcoming elections is set to kick off with the “chainsaw tour,” which Manuel Adorni front and centre. by Pablo Varela
POLITICS: MIDTERMS 2025 Who’s who: The candidates heading lists for Buenos Aires City midterms 30-03-2025 10:01 Main candidates are already defined for the Buenos Aires City midterms in May – Silvia Lospennato, Leandro Santoro, Manuel Adorni, Horacio Rodríguez Larreta and Ramiro Marra are the names that head the highest-polling options.
POLITICS: MIDTERMS 2025 City elections: Candidate Adorni, Marra to run, Lospennato emerges 28-03-2025 13:52 Focus on the countdown to candidate list registrations for the upcoming May 18 elections for the Buenos Aires City legislature.
MIDTERMS 2025 Midterms latest: Adorni set to run for La Libertad Avanza in City 27-03-2025 21:13 President Javier Milei’s top spokesperson will lay down his microphone to run for the ruling La Libertad Avanza party in Buenos Aires City.
POLITICS Rodríguez Larreta confirms midterms run after PRO expulsion talk 18-03-2025 21:58 Former Buenos Aires City mayor confirms run in May 18 City midterms; He will likely do so under a new banner – a reaction to reported move by PRO members to expel him. by James Grainger
POLITICS & CONGRESS Scandal as La Libertad Avanza deputies come to blows in Congress 14-03-2025 00:01 Fistfight between ruling party deputies Oscar Zago and Lisandro Almirón after the latter accused the former of treason by granting quorum brought the session to an abrupt halt.
Politics Karina’s influence evident as La Libertad Avanza expels Ramiro Marra 30-01-2025 18:47 La Libertad Avanza announces one of the party’s longest-serving members, Ramira Marra, has been expelled from its caucus in City Legislature after voting for “unacceptable” tax increase.
POLITICS Karina Milei fancies midterms clash against Cristina Fernández de Kirchner 15-01-2025 15:29 Rumour mill cranks into overdrive as talk of midterms showdown between president’s sister and former head of state in Buenos Aires Province ramps up; La Libertad Avanza Senator Sebastián Pareja and Lower House Speaker Martín Menem among those pushing for a Karina candidacy.
POLITICS Milei vs Villarruel: Latest episode in ongoing feud 17-12-2024 13:29 In Victoria Villarruel’s camp, there is surprise at the Executive's attitude. A failed attempt at reconciliation as the Casa Rosada’s satellites launch a full-frontal assault on their own ally. by Giselle Leclercq
POLITICS ‘Closer to the caste’ – Milei slams his own vice-president 20-11-2024 23:33 President Javier Milei opens up on relationship with Vice-President Victoria Villarruel, declaring in an interview that she has “no influence on decision-making” in his government and doesn’t take part in Cabinet meetings.
POLLING – ANALYSIS Milei on alert over Karina’s performance in polls 16-10-2024 14:32 Argentina’s government was shocked by numbers that have emerged from surveys conducted in Buenos Aires Province showing many voters would not even consider voting for President Javier Milei’s sister. by Ramón Indart
POLITICS & ECONOMY Milei promises good times lie ahead at La Libertad Avanza launch rally 29-09-2024 20:18 La Libertad Avanza stages rally in Parque Lezama launching itself as a nationwide party; Karina Milei delivers speech before President Javier Milei assures supporters that "only good news" lies ahead.
POLITICS – ANALYSIS Selling your soul to the devil? 31-08-2024 05:40 Macri and Milei are still feeling each other out, much like heavyweight boxers who dance around each other throwing light jabs for fear of being hit with an uppercut. All of which begs the question, who will stab the other one in the back first? by Agustino Fontevecchia
BEYOND THE HEADLINES When ugly ducklings are black swans 31-08-2024 05:27 How can the libertarian creed possibly have anything in common with the totalitarian model of a military dictatorship? by Michael Soltys
LA LIBERTAD AVANZA IN CRISIS Arrieta jumps ship after leaking bills to free dictatorship criminals 28-08-2024 23:56 Amid controversy within La Libertad Avanza over the visit of pro-government deputies to criminals convicted for crimes against humanity at Ezeiza Prison, national deputy leaks draft bills and decree that aim to force through their release.
human rights & judiciary Villarruel vows to reopen criminal cases against anti-junta guerrillas 28-08-2024 11:52 Criticism rains down from human rights groups as Vice-President Victoria Villarruel promises to reopen criminal cases against left-wing guerrillas in speech at Senate ceremony for victims of terrorism.
POLITICS & CONGRESS Yelling, complaints, expulsion threats – crisis erupts in La Libertad Avanza 22-08-2024 15:45 Ruling party’s lower house caucus thrust into chaos as furious shouting draws attention; La Libertad Avanza deputy insulted by party colleagues for having presented a criminal denunciation of lawmakers’ recent visit to dictatorship-era criminals jailed at Ezeiza prison.
CULTURE WARS No more CCK – Milei government baptises ‘Palacio Libertad’ 07-05-2024 21:39 National government says it will rename the Centro Cultural Kirchner as it moves to “depoliticise” iconic building that once housed Argentina’s Post Office.
Editorial The medium as the message 13-04-2024 05:54 Milei is the leader of a pack which competes to be the most outrageous but this week he seems to have been trumped by an underling: Alberto ‘Bertie’ Benegas Lynch.
POLITICS La Libertad Avanza removes head of lower house caucuss 11-04-2024 16:19 Oscar Zago's replacement will be Córdoba lawmaker Gabriel Bornorini, who presides over the General Legislation commission and will now head up crucial 'omnibus' bill debate; Vote was unanimous and Zago announces departure from the La Libertad Avanza caucus in lower house.
POLITICS City Legislature: Marra no longer head of La Libertad Avanza caucus 08-03-2024 14:52 Karina Milei orders removal of Ramiro Marra as head of La Libertad Avanza's caucus in Buenos Aires City Legislature; María del Pilar Ramírez placed in charge after meeting with Milei at Olivos.
POLITICS Macri praises ‘honest’ and ‘well-intentioned’ Milei 07-03-2024 14:01 Horacio Rodríguez Larreta voices opposition to ‘co-government’ or ‘merger’ between PRO and La Libertad Avanza, criticises party colleague Patricia Bullrich's decision to join Javier Milei's government.
POLITICS Government says there is 'no summit with PRO' scheduled 14-02-2024 18:09 Presidential Spokesperson Manuel Adorni denies possibility of a merger of La Libertad Avanza and PRO, but stresses that “there will always be a possibility to add” those agreeing with them.
POLITICS ‘New design is coming’ – Bullrich talks PRO-La Libertad Avanza merger 09-02-2024 17:43 Security Minister Patricia Bullrich says long-awaited merger between her PRO party and Javier Milei's La Libertad Avanza is on the cards. Spaces are “walking together,” says minister, and "a new political design is coming."
Abortion rights Lawmakers from Milei’s party send bill to Congress seeking to repeal abortion law 08-02-2024 09:47 Lawmakers from President Javier Milei’s party introduce bill to Congress that would repeal landmark abortion law passed in December 2020.
POLITICS President Milei sacks Infrastructure Minister Guillermo Ferraro 25-01-2024 22:34 Infrastructure Minister Guillermo Ferraro asked to resign post amid reports he leaked information from Cabinet meetings, local media reports.
HUMAN RIGHTS Milei's human rights secretary on future of ex-ESMA memory site 19-12-2023 17:07 New head of Human Rights Secretariat, Alberto Baños, offers Milei government’s first definitions regarding future of ex-ESMA memory site questioned by Vice-President Victoria Villarruel.
Presidential handover Milei takes office, nation braces for 'shock' economic reforms 10-12-2023 09:20 Javier Milei will be sworn into office as Argentina's next president later today, marking the beginning of a new era for the nation as it celebrates four decades of democracy.
Presidential handover Javier Milei: from chainsaw to fickle pragmatism 10-12-2023 08:37 Three weeks after his landslide election victory, Javier Milei – the outspoken economist who calls himself "the lion" – seems to have been tamed by the hard reality of politics.
As I see it Milei steps into the breach 09-12-2023 03:53 Javier Milei will soon find that completely reshaping a long-established political and economic order is sure to be a terribly difficult undertaking. by James Neilson
POLITICS Sister, vice-president, girlfriend – the women in Milei’s inner circle 06-12-2023 18:17 He is single, with no children, and very few trusted friends. Javier Milei, who as of this Sunday will be president of Argentina, has three women in his innermost circle: his sister, his vice-president and his girlfriend.
Presidential inauguration Milei's maiden speech to focus on moderating expectations 05-12-2023 16:16 Victorious presidential candidate will speak at his inauguration of the economic chaos left by the Alberto Fernández Presidency and why he will be unable to achieve results in the short term. by Juan Pablo Kavanagh
POLITICS Milei enjoys peak honeymoon phase 02-12-2023 14:48 While serious doubts remain, Argentina’s president-elect is acting carefully and strategically in the conformation of his cabinet and government, seemingly betting on experience over ideology. Once the glow begins to dim and his “chainsaw” austerity plan is in full force, what Milei will face the music? by Agustino Fontevecchia
Election 2023 Congress formally endorses winning Milei-Villarruel ticket 30-11-2023 00:45 Legislative Assembly proclaims formula of Milei and Villarruel at event attended by lawmakers from all parties; Regulatory step before December 10 inauguration.
VICE-PRESIDENTIAL HANDOVER Fernández de Kirchner, Villarruel hold ‘historic’ transition meeting 23-11-2023 00:48 “Cordial and respectful” meeting held in the outgoing vice-president’s office at Senate, with no photographs taken; Villarruel says she will be "working all summer through."
IN FOCUS: VICE-PRESIDENT-ELECT Victoria Villarruel: First vice-president to play down dictatorship’s crimes 22-11-2023 11:37 By presenting herself as a militant of "complete memory," the La Libertad Avanza vice-president-elect has constructed her political figure around the controversial “theory of two demons,” equating left-wing killings with state terrorism.
PRESIDENT-ELECT'S PRIVATE LIFE The making of a president – Javier Milei’s life before politics 21-11-2023 15:56 Argentina’s president-elect is more than an infuriated lion. A look at his youth, family, loves and controversies. From his childhood and education, to his times as Chacarita goalkeeper, to his academic training. The women with whom he fell in love.
ELECTIONS 2023 – OPINION Milei's win sealed by a risky gamble that turned rival into ally 20-11-2023 21:06 Bullrich’s voters ended up following her and backing Milei; Milei still faces dilemma over balancing both sides of support.
ELECTION 2023: ANALYSIS The lion king 20-11-2023 13:57 This presidential election was about change, and we knew that at least two years ago when the government lost the midterm legislative elections. The question was which opponent would take the laurels. by Carlos Fara
BLOOMBERG - ANALYSIS Milei opens a new era: What comes next in Argentina policy-making 20-11-2023 09:25 Milei’s biggest political challenge will be his lack of support in Congress, where his party only counts a minority of senators and a fraction of lower house representatives.
EL LOCO'S BIOGRAPHER Milei has won – what next for Argentina? 20-11-2023 00:58 The outspoken libertarian is Argentina's next president. An unstable leader taking the reins of an unstable country. How much of his promises will he keep, or want to keep? by Juan Luis González
ELECTION 2023: run-off United States government congratulates Milei on election win 19-11-2023 23:52 The United States congratulated Argentina's president-elect Javier Milei on his election victory Sunday, with Secretary of State Antony Blinken praising the "strong turnout and peaceful conduct of the vote."