FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY President Milei cuts short international trip over Mideast crisis 13-04-2024 21:56 President Javier Milei is ending his international trip early to handle his country's response to the crisis in the Middle East.
MILEI, MIAMI & MUSK Milei reveals Jewish family tale as he visits US for Musk meeting 11-04-2024 14:12 Libertarian leader, who was joined in Miami by his girlfriend Fátima Florez, reveals previously unknown familial tie to Jewish faith as he receives award from religious organisation; High expectation ahead of meeting with Elon Musk in Texas as plans are drawn up for mogul’s 2025 visit to Argentina.
POLITICS Milei dynasty? Lemoine says Karina should be Argentina's next president 08-04-2024 09:12 La Libertad Avanza lawmaker Lilia Lemoine says president’s sister, Karina, should be Argentina’s next head of state – after Javier Milei has finished a second term.
POLITICS & ECONOMY Villarruel vies with Karina Milei for influence over president 22-03-2024 18:29 Officially, Victoria Villarruel is Javier Milei’s second-in-command. But the president has left little doubt that there is only one adviser who truly has his ear: his younger sister Karina.
POLITICS Milei's ‘Bermuda triangle’ stalks government officials 20-03-2024 22:02 The three members of Javier Milei’s inner circle have the authority to bounce any Cabinet member they see fit – and there have already been nine top-level exits in the first three months of the president’s term. by Ramón Indart
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 Amid anger at pay hikes, Milei trolls feminists on #8M 08-03-2024 12:42 Following controversy over lawmakers' pay hikes, President Javier Milei’s administration trolls feminist campaigners on International Women’s Day by announcing it will rename the Casa Rosada’s “Salón de las Mujeres.”
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 Milei hands Cabinet chief control of the media, more power to sister 05-02-2024 07:12 President Milei increases power of Nicolás Posse and Karina Milei, designating them in charge of public media and communication; All state outlets placed under one-year public trusteeship in second decree.
THE REAL FIRST LADY Karina Milei: the most feared woman in Argentina's government 12-01-2024 16:58 Javier Milei’s sister is his gatekeeper and guard – she handles the president’s agenda and the cash. The collaborators she has expelled and those she holds in her sights. Karina Milei’s grudge against Victoria Villarruel and Fátima Florez. Her mystical connections and past as a baker. A look at the presidential chief-of-staff – the most feared woman in government. by Juan Luis González
NEW GOVERNMENT Milei’s government begins with first presidential decrees 11-12-2023 12:40 President trims government from 19 to 9 ministries, confirms appointment of Cabinet officials and modifies existing decree to allow his sister, Karina Milei, to be named secretary-general.
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.
IN FOCUS: 'EL JEFE' KARINA MILEI Karina: How most important member of 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
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 La Libertad Avanza walk back election fraud claims 17-11-2023 17:14 Libertarian party’s lawyer presents Twitter screenshots and press clippings to support allegations of irregularities, but says LLA isn’t denouncing fraud but seeking greater precautions.
Election 2023 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.
IMF MAKES CONTACT PASO winner Milei reveals IMF contact, plans meeting 15-08-2023 16:01 International Monetary Fund officials contact libertarian’s team for talks; Last Sunday’s PASO primary winner assures that his people are open to clinching “a more aggressive fiscal programme” with the multilateral lender.
PASO PRIMARIES 20223 Milei to start talks with IMF on US$44-billion programme 15-08-2023 14:00 Javier Milei reveals his sister and campaign manager Karina received a call from IMF officials to set up a meeting following an upset victory on Aug. 13, without giving details on the still-to-be scheduled encounter.
URUGUAY WINE Tannat: Uruguay's 'unlikely' wine hit 04-04-2023 12:31 Tannat, a red grape with a reputation for harshness, has flourished in Uruguay, placing the small country on the global wine map.
FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY Opposition demands Maduro’s arrest as he confirms CELAC attendance 19-01-2023 14:54 Key figures in Juntos por el Cambio call for Venezuelan “dictator” to be arrested if he sets foot in Argentina for upcoming CELAC summit; US President Joe Biden to skip event in Buenos Aires.