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Milei to attend Adorni showdown in Congress

24-04-2026 10:52 President says he will be at National Legislature on Wednesday when Cabinet Chief Manuel Adorni – under investigation for alleged illicit enrichment – presents annual report to Congress and faces questioning from lawmakers.

Milei moves to eliminate PASO primaries in election reform push

23-04-2026 15:48 President announces electoral reform: elimination of PASO primaries, changes in campaign funding and introduction of ‘Ficha Limpia’ rule.

Milei reform drive on hold as Congress awaits new bills

12-03-2026 19:00 La Libertad Avanza delays new legislative push after extraordinary sessions; Political reform, judicial overhaul and tax changes yet to be sent to Congress.

Silent deputies – the lawmakers who said nothing in Congress last year

11-03-2026 13:23 Survey of Congress speeches from 2025 shows there were 17 deputies who never spoke a word in the chamber last year, while dozens more only uttered a few in all the year.

by Julián D'Imperio

Vice-President Villarruel says government wants her to resign

03-03-2026 15:42 “They’re not going to get it,” says under-fire vice-president; Tensions with head of state were laid bare before nation at last weekend’s state-of-the-nation speech.

Milei wants Argentina’s US 'strategic alliance' to be ‘state policy’

02-03-2026 11:47 President Milei says "South Atlantic is the strategic battleground of the coming decades" and that Argentina will be in tune with the United States.

Milei to reveal second-half agenda in key Congress speech

01-03-2026 13:49 La Libertad Avanza leader will map the next phase of reforms for his libertarian project at around 9pm local time in a speech opening this year's normal sessions of Congress.

Congress approves labour reform in win for Milei

28-02-2026 09:36 Despite last-minute changes, Javier Milei's labour reform stands to be one of the biggest overhauls to Argentina’s economy in decades.

Congress votes to lower age of criminal responsibility to 14

27-02-2026 19:29 Milei and La Libertad Avanza notch up another legislative win in special Congress sessions; New juvenile penal regime will lower the age of criminal responsibility to 14, down from the present age of 16.

Senate approves Milei’s weakening of glacier protection law

27-02-2026 14:06 Argentina’s upper house approves Milei-backed overhaul of landmark 2010 law, bill now heads to lower house; Greenpeace activists detained during protest outside Congress.

Dealing with taxes, eliminating the PASO primaries – Milei’s agenda for coming months

25-02-2026 13:01 La Libertad Avanza believes that there is more than enough margin to continue implementing changes which they describe as “structural.”

Milei government eyes criminal and labour reform in key week

23-02-2026 18:07 Reform of Juvenile Penal Code, Milei’s administration’s labour modernisation bill and the ratification of the EU-Mercosur agreement are the priorities at the close of extraordinary Congress sessions.

New juvenile penal regime clears Senate committee

19-02-2026 20:02 Proposal would raise the age of criminal responsibility from 16 to 14 and reform a dictatorship-era law to create a special new regime for minors.

Striking workers slow down Buenos Aires with labour reform protest

19-02-2026 16:52 Thursday's general strike against Milei administration’s labour reform promoted by Argentine had "significant" support and around 90% compliance, say union leaders; Debate on the bill continues in Congress.

Molotov cocktails and circumstantial majorities

14-02-2026 06:12 The arts of politics the President despises once again gives his government political momentum, as it did during its first year. Once again, they have a chance to keep the ball rolling, but the secret is to keep the president’s mouth (relatively) shut in order not to pick a fight with its allies.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Government charges protesters with 'terrorism' after labour reform demo violence

13-02-2026 16:51 Milei government says it has filed “terrorism charges” against 17 people in the wake of Wednesday’s violent clashes between police and protesters; Among those named: Matías Enzo Roldán (age 27), Federico Alberto Mazzagalli (42), Patricio Hernán Castellán (33) and Denis Alejandro Figueredo (20).

Government secures clear labour reform victory in Senate

12-02-2026 11:06 La Libertad Avanza, supported by UCR, PRO and provincial caucuses, pushes through labour reform after 15 hours of debate; Decisive 42 to 30 victory, Casa Rosada wants approval before March 1; Debate moves to the Chamber of Deputies, which can still review text.

Milei’s labour reform clears first hurdle despite demonstrations

12-02-2026 10:58 Labour reform wins Senate approval in early morning vote after day of violent clashes near Congress; With 42 votes in favour and 30 against, controversial package will be debated by national deputies in the coming days; Lawmakers can still revise text.

Congress revs up for labour reform, youth crime regime debates

09-02-2026 15:41 Debate on the bid to amend Argentina’s labour laws begins in the Senate on Thursday.

Milei eyes labour reform as extraordinary sessions of Congress kick off

03-02-2026 09:18 Also up for discussion will be bills linked to the Juvenile Penal Code, amending régime for glacier preservation and free-trade agreement between Mercosur and the European Union.