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President Milei postpones scheduled trip to Israel

19-03-2025 23:31 Tensions in Israel and Argentina lead to suspension of President Javier Milei’s trip; Decision made as conflict rages in Middle East and protests pick up at home.

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

Alberto Fernández: ‘Milei has the problem of being completely dogmatic’

23-02-2025 06:08 In the final part of a feature interview, former president Alberto Fernández discusses the insurance corruption allegations he faces in the courts, President Javier Milei, Peronism and his relationship with Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Milei in America

Milei meets IMF chief, gifts Musk a chainsaw

21-02-2025 00:13 Enjoying some time away from Argentina following the "cryptogate" scandal, President Javier Milei meets with Elon Musk in Washington and gifts him a chainsaw.

Foreign relations & diplomacy

Milei to meet Musk, IMF chief in Washington following crypto controversy

18-02-2025 18:38 Argentina’s President will travel to the United States for the latest edition of CPAC, delivering a speech on the same day as US President Trump. Milei’s agenda includes talks with Elon Musk and Kristalina Georgieva – but he will hope to avoid any mention of crypto scandal.

POLITICS

Karina’s cull: Milei’s campaign loyalists shut out of inner circle

08-02-2025 06:13 Many of the men and women who accompanied President Javier Milei from the start of his political journey are no longer around; Ramiro Marra’s exit from La Libertad Avanza is the latest example of Karina Milei flexing her muscles.

NEW ERA IN AMERICA

Trump on Latin America: 'We don’t need them – they need us'

22-01-2025 11:10 US president's remarks indicate his forthright approach to future policy; Trump insists he will regain control of Panama Canal, sends troops to Mexican border, but Marco Rubio’s eye will remain on wider region.

Trump Inauguration

Trump pledges 'golden age' during inaugural address

20-01-2025 15:13 US President Donald Trump promises the deportation of millions and makes territorial threats to Panama in his inaugural address.

POLITICS

Rodríguez Larreta asks Milei to tone down rhetoric, stop ‘hate messages’

27-11-2024 11:59 Former City mayor tells President: "You were elected to govern, not share hate messages"; Report highlights “violent speech,” describing it as threat to democratic coexistence.

EDITORIAL

A little piece of heaven

23-11-2024 06:00 The launch of libertarian shock troops Las Fuerzas de Cielo was but one of various seismic movements in this jacaranda month of November.

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.

Another Plagiarism row

Report: Milei's UN speech was nicked from 'The West Wing'

04-10-2024 11:43 President Javier Milei gave his first speech to the UN General Assembly last week – and according to a local journalist, it was in part plagiarised from one of the most famous political TV shows ever to have been made.

PRESIDENTIAL MEETING

As demonstrators protest education cuts, Milei meets with ‘Wolf of Wall Street’

02-10-2024 23:05 President Javier Milei meets Jordan Belfort, the former stockbroker better known as 'The Wolf of Wall Street,' who became wealthy before being jailed for fraud and stock manipulation.

Foreign relations & diplomacy

VP Villarruel breaks ranks over Argentina-UK agreement

28-09-2024 09:54 Victoria Villarruel, Argentina’s military-loving vice-president, highlights disagreements over new accord and asks if United Kingdom is “playing us for fools”; New agreement between Buenos Aires and London is “contrary to national interest,” supports “occupation” and allows “plundering” of seas, she argues.

EDITORIAL

The Wall Street shuffle

28-09-2024 06:27 Milei doubtless imagined that he was ringing his own Liberty Bell but it was also a self-excommunication from the international community which might well send alarm-bells ringing, not least among Wall Street investors.

BUDGET PROPOSAL

President presents 2025 Budget, says zero deficit is a must

16-09-2024 08:07 President Milei tells Congress he will veto all laws that are not balanced with spending cuts in primetime speech.

BUDGET PROPOSAL

Milei projects inflation plunging to 18% by end-2025

16-09-2024 00:05 President Javier Milei estimates annual inflation will slow to 104.4% by the end of this year and 18.3% by December 2025, according to his first budget proposal.

ROMANCE BLOOMS FOR PRESIDENT?

Milei makes it official: Amalia ‘Yuyito’ González is his new girlfriend

25-08-2024 09:28 President Javier Milei has confirmed that well-known 80s showbiz star Amalia ‘Yuyito’ González is his new partner, confirming the news in a post on Instagram.

POLITICS – ANALYSIS

The excommunication of Alberto Fernández

17-08-2024 06:35 In Argentina’s hazy political ecosystem, there should be little doubt that bad actors are always present behind the scenes.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

POLITICS

Milei’s political rivals are rocked by a domestic abuse scandal

09-08-2024 16:44 Analysts say domestic abuse allegations against President Javier Milei’s predecessor boost libertarian leader’s popularity.

OVERSEAS VISIT

President Milei’s trip to Los Angeles cost US$200,000

17-06-2024 15:39 Public information request filed with government reveals three-day trip cost just over US$200,000; President stayed at Beverly Hills Hilton, spoke at conference, met with Musk and Infantino.

by Pablo Varela

Congress & Politics

Milei's 'Ley de Bases' bill clears Senate as VP casts decisive vote

12-06-2024 23:24 Senate gives general approval to President Milei's 'Ley de Bases' mega-reform bill after fresh round of amendments.

MILEI IN AMERICA

Milei meets OpenAI boss, chats with Trudeau before speech at Stanford

29-05-2024 11:03 Javier Milei met with the creator of ChatGTP, Sam Altman, and discussed Artificial Intelligence in San Francisco on Tuesday; President also speaks with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

PRESIDENTIAL PERFORMANCE

Spokesperson says Milei will ‘sing’ in ‘musical show’ promoting new book

21-05-2024 12:51 Presidential Spokesperson Manuel Adorni reveals that Argentina’s “anarcho-capitalist” fancies himself as something of a singer – President Javier Milei will be the “relevant figure” of a “musical show” at Luna Park on Wednesday night promoting his new book.

POLITICS – ANALYSIS

'Karinismo': President sister keeps gaining power

14-05-2024 11:54 Javier Milei’s Cabinet looks increasingly disjointed but his sister, presidential chief-of-staff Karina Milei, is accumulating more power and decision-making.

ANALYSING ARGENTINA

Elon Musk meets José Mayans

11-05-2024 06:27 RIGI is the most beneficial regime ever created in the country for foreign investors and it is causing a divide among foreign and local businesses.

by Marcelo J. García

SUPREME COURT NOMINATION

Consent and dissent for Ariel Lijo on road to Supreme Court

01-05-2024 22:59 International Legal Forum gives its support to Ariel Lijo’s bid occupy a Supreme Court bench. The federal judge’s colleagues, including María Romilda Servini de Cubría, also back his nomination, but several NGOs challenge federal judge's credentials with objections on "ethical" grounds.

Analysing Argentina

Five dogs and a million reds

27-04-2024 05:43 The government puts itself at risk by acting as if everything the President says is true, while Milei runs the risk of believing everything he sees on his social media feed.

by Marcelo J. García

EL PRESIDENTE Y LOS PERROS

Barking mad? Milei's attachment to 'dead' dog raises sanity worries

26-04-2024 17:39 Does Javier Milei really communicate with a ghost dog whose death he refuses to accept?

MILEI

Milei sees four dogs and says there are five – it should concern us

15-04-2024 16:25 On a denial of reality, cloned dogs, mediums and Javier Milei's messianic project.

by Juan Luis González

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.

President's love life

Milei confirms break up with actress girlfriend Fátima Flórez

13-04-2024 17:30 President Javier Milei says his relationship with girlfriend, actor and comedian Fátima Flórez, has come to an end.

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.

Analysing Argentina

Is President Milei growing in stature?

06-04-2024 06:39 Argentina’s president is exercising power fully, even as he continues to learn how the dynamics of it works.

by Marcelo J. García

MILEI & HIS DOGS

Milei says his four cloned dogs chose their own economist names

05-04-2024 14:56 The cloned dogs that Javier Milei refers to as his “four-legged children” all bear the names of his economist heroes. But the president insists he didn’t choose their names — they did.

PRESIDENT ABROAD

Milei heads overseas: from 'ambassador of light' to the far right

04-04-2024 14:02 The President will travel next week to Miami where “his tireless efforts on behalf of Israel” will be recognised, also meeting with US business leaders. Next month Milei flies to Europe to participate at an event organised by Spanish far-right party Vox.

Analysing Argentina

Another 100 days of solitude?

23-03-2024 06:30 If Javier Milei insists on tragedy, he might kill Argentina’s democracy – or vice-versa. He does not need to.

by Marcelo J. García

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.

100 days of Milei

Success and setbacks: 100 days of Milei

19-03-2024 09:50 President Javier Milei has slashed public spending, but 100 days into his presidency social tensions are simmering and he is still battling to pass flagship economic reforms.

Milei School Inauguration

Milei tells schoolchildren that abortion is 'aggravated murder' due to 'familial bond'

06-03-2024 10:58 President Javier Milei uses speech to young children at his old school to criticise "green scarf murderers," declaring abortion is "aggravated murder" because of "familial bond" between mother and foetus.

EDITORIAL

Pouring oil on the flames

02-03-2024 05:57 If the spark that lit the fire was the threat of Chubut’s PRO Governor Ignacio Torres to cut off all oil and gas unless the cutbacks were reversed, this might appear a wild outburst – but it was less random and accidental than it might seem.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Milei closes off tour with Italian president, PM encounters

12-02-2024 15:18 President Javier Milei meets with his Italian counterpart Sergio Mattarella and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in Rome, eyeing “new stage” in bilateral ties.

Catholic Church

Argentines at odds: Milei and Pope Francis set to meet

09-02-2024 10:43 Javier Milei will meet Pope Francis for the first time on Sunday, amid seeing Israel as a "natural" ally, having different world views, and formerly calling the Pope an "imbecile" during his campaign.

Abortion law

'Not on president's agenda' – Spokesperson denies Milei link to abortion bill

08-02-2024 15:26 Executive branch is suspicious of the proposal and denies the possibility of going for repeal in the immediate future.

Milei in Israel

Milei visits the home of nine-month-old baby taken hostage in Hamas attack

08-02-2024 15:08 President Javier Milei on Thursday visited the house of Kfir Bibas, the nine-month Israeli-Argentine baby who was kidnapped during terror attack by Hamas on kibbutz in southern Israel.

BLOOMBERG – ANALYSIS

Milei’s ‘shock therapy’ is suffering a stinging rejection

08-02-2024 13:15 Lawmakers rebuke president’s bill, upending agenda; Milei responds by lashing out at the parties he needs to push through his reforms.

WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM

‘The West is in danger’ – Milei makes explosive debut on international scene

17-01-2024 11:59 Argentina’s president delivers speech straight from the campaign trail at Davos summit, criticising Western leaders for adopting “variants of collectivism” and turning their backs on the market; “The state is not the solution, the state is the problem," he declares.

Catholic Church

Pope Francis set to receive Javier Milei at the Vatican next month

12-01-2024 13:37 Reports in Argentina say pontiff will receive libertarian leader at the Vatican on February 11, though presidential spokesman says trip is not yet confirmed.

RELIGION & POLITICS

Milei predicts 'moral revolution' at Hanukkah ceremony in Buenos Aires

13-12-2023 11:12 New president takes part in Jewish Hanukkah festival in Buenos Aires, declaring that "light prevails over darkness" and vowing "a moral revolution" will take place in Argentina.

PRESIDENT MILEI

Key phrases from Milei’s first speech as president

10-12-2023 16:35 President Javier Milei delivered his first speech as head of state from the steps of the National Congress building on Sunday – here's what he told the nation.