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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.

Milei confirms Luis Caputo will be economy minister

29-11-2023 08:19 President-elect says in interview upon return from trip to United States that both the Treasury and the IMF "understand Argentina's problems perfectly” and that ex-Macri administration official Luis Caputo will serve as economy minister.

Who will be in Milei’s Cabinet? Confirmed ministers, secretaries

22-11-2023 22:51 The libertarian government will have eight ministries, with Human Capital and Infrastructure the new innovations. Many previous ministries will become secretariats. A look at the confirmed and possible names in the next Cabinet.

Karina Milei: How the most important member of the next government thinks

22-11-2023 11:56 The youngest member of Milei family has the last word within La Libertad Avanza. The issues she monopolises and how she handles them, her role in the face of her brother’s solitude and her importance to Argentina’s president-elect.

by Juan Luis González

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.

Lula to give Milei the cold shoulder, betting he’ll need Brazil

20-11-2023 15:24 President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has decided to put relations between Brazil and Argentina on hold until he has clarity about Javier Milei's plans.

'The caste is afraid!' – Milei's voters roar for change in Argentina

20-11-2023 00:22 Javier Milei's supporters celebrated wildly on Sunday night as election results confirmed him as Argentina's next president-elect.

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."

Milei's future ministers – names in running for president-elect's Cabinet

19-11-2023 21:39 Following the libertarian’s storming victory in Sunday’s presidential run-off, which ministries have their ministers, which are left to be assigned and who will head them?

Argentina takes leap into unknown with Javier Milei as president

19-11-2023 21:20 Attention will now turn to how Javier Milei implements his most contested measures with only a handful of representatives in a fragmented congress and an impatient electorate. He will take office December 10.

Massa concedes defeat; Milei elected Argentina's next president

19-11-2023 17:47 Economy Minister Sergio Massa concedes defeat in election run-off and congratulates rival; Libertarian lawmaker Javier Milei elected Argentina's next president.

Massa, ‘the Washington panel,’ geopolitics – uncertainty in Argentine-US relations

16-11-2023 14:31 Javier Milei offers alignment with the interests of the United States, while Sergio Massa talks multilateralism. Concerns oversensitive issues such as the Hidrovía waterway, 5G technology and the Chinese base.

Massa or Milei? Latin American and European leaders give their opinion

14-11-2023 13:27 Spanish-speaking former presidents and prominent intellectuals are stating their positions on Sunday's run-off in Argentina.

Brazil’s Lula sides with Massa in Argentina vote as regional split widens

14-11-2023 13:16 Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has backed Sergio Massa ahead of Sunday’s presidential election, the latest leader taking a side in the heated contest that has highlighted deepening ideological divisions in the region

Days before debate, Milei denies shagging his sister in 'fake news' list

12-11-2023 10:23 Two days before crunch debate, Argentina’s leading presidential candidate, libertarian lawmaker Javier Milei, denies that he has slept with his sister and talks to his "dead dogs"; Details are two of 26 points in a ludicrous published on social media rejecting “fake news” about 53-year-old economist.

Don't vote for Milei

12-11-2023 09:53 La Libertad Avanza contributed to an enrichment of political debate and set the agenda, even with bad diagnoses and remedies, identifying problems that need to be solved. But it is not the best choice of government for today’s Argentina.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

A new beginning

04-11-2023 05:08 A detailed analysis of the migration of votes between the August 13 primaries and the October 22 first round outlines some of the main challenges facing Sergio Massa and Javier Milei in the run-off.

by Carlos De Angelis

Congress formally opens race to run-off

02-11-2023 21:26 Sergio Massa and Javier Milei go head-to-head for the Presidency on November 19.

Massa, the political pro, pushes himself into pole position

28-10-2023 04:25 Sergio Massa has already achieved the unachievable, running on a disastrous economic record that would propel most politicians directly out of office. Professional, slick and unflustered, who would bet against him now?

by James Grainger

Macri says his 11-year-old daughter told him to support Milei

27-10-2023 11:07 Former president speaks publicly for first time about the split in the opposition Juntos por el Cambio coalition over decision to back Javier Milei in next month's run-off.