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Juan Luis González

Periodista de política.

We need to talk about Conan

05-07-2025 06:07 Javier Milei brought his dog onto a TV show. According to him, the animal is about to turn 22 years old. Behind this story lies an unsettling truth.

by Juan Luis González

Verónica Gómez and the two Milei-critical artworks.

ART & DIPLOMACY

Brush with censorship: Milei-critical artist has work taken down at Beijing Embassy

04-06-2025 13:00 Dozens of artworks were due to be presented at Argentina’s Embassy in China. Among them was a painting by Verónica Gómez, who in the past incorporated Jaiver Milei and Karina Milei into her art. For that reason, it was ordered to be taken down.

by Juan Luis González

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.

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POLITICS

‘La ruta del dinero Karina’? Probing the reports of dirty Milei money

28-02-2025 10:00 Javier Milei’s government is undergoing its worst crisis yet, with questions and speculation over ‘Cryptogate’ and reports of shady characters wanting cash for access to the President. Behind the La Libertad Avanza leader, there is one person who runs everything related to him: his sister, Karina.

by Juan Luis González

President Donald Trump and President Javier Milei.

US-ARGENTINA RELATIONS

Trump: Milei’s friend in the North?

14-11-2024 15:57 Javier Milei wants to establish a close link with the US president-elect. A look at the relationship between Donald Trump, Argentina's president and the envoys working to strengthen ties.

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FEATURE

Norberto Milei: The unknown story of the President’s father

25-05-2024 05:27 How President Javier Milei’s father went from being a bus-driver to businessman. His lost trials for tax evasion and the companies he formed with his daughter, Karina, to manage millions of dollars. The scenes of physical and psychological violence which distanced him from his son.

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President Javier Milei visits the Wailing Wall doing his visit to Israel.

OPINION & ANALYSIS

Milei's foreign policy based on whims and mystical fantasies

29-04-2024 13:26 Argentina’s president moves the country according to his ideological whims. Why Milei got involved in the Middle East conflict, tensions with China and a meeting that never materialised with Donald Trump.

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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.

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Alberto González in the dictatorship era; Vice-President Victoria Villarruel; Junta leader Jorge Videla.

POLITICS & HUMAN RIGHTS

Alberto González: ESMA torturer – and vice-president’s mentor

29-03-2024 21:02 He headed the dreaded “underground” of the ESMA Navy Mechanics School concentration camp. Convicted for crimes against humanity, Alberto González was also the first dictatorship-era criminal to be sentenced for rape. He is also the mentor of Argentina’s Vice-President Victoria Villarruel.

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The President will meet the Pope at the Vatican but the build-up to the meeting promises tension.

Milei at the Vatican

Bad omens as Javier Milei prepares to meet Pope Francis

08-02-2024 14:43 The President will meet the Pope at the Vatican but the build-up to the meeting promises tension.

by Juan Luis González

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

Axel Wahnish, the Sephardic Orthodox rabbi who will named Argentina's next ambassador to Israel.

POLITICS

From ‘spiritual guide’ to ambassador: Axel Wahnish, Milei's rabbi

19-12-2023 14:09 Argentina’s new president set to name Axel Wahnish as his ambassador to Israel; After meeting in 2021, the two have become increasingly close and the rabbi’s move to the Middle East creates concern in Javier Milei’ s inner circle.

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Javier Milei embraces his sister Karina Milei after winning the presidential election run-off on November 19, 2023.

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.

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Javier Milei celebrates with supporters after winning the presidential election run-off at his party headquarters in Buenos Aires on November 19, 2023.

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?

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ELECTION 2023

Javier Milei: Inside the mind of an unstable leader

14-11-2023 17:06 Scenes of anger and fury, on television and in private. The words of Javier Milei’s ‘psychic,’ who convinced him about the power of his dogs. The libertarian’s 'mission from God' and the Conan factor – inside the mind of the man who could be Argentina’s next president.

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HUMAN RIGHTS

Convicted dictatorship killer donated to Villarruel’s election campaign

12-09-2023 19:27 Days after Victoria Villarruel sparked controversy at the City Legislature, it emerges that Luis Abelardo Patti – one of the most feared kidnappers and killers from the era of state terrorism during Argentina's 1976-1983 military dictatorship – gave money to the election campaign of Javier Milei’s running-mate.

by Juan Luis González

ELECTION 2023

Operation Beat Milei – Massa’s emergency election campaign

05-09-2023 14:35 Sergio Massa unveils package of measures to be competitive; With Lula's request and a gubernatorial rebuff ringing in his ears, Sergio Massa is fighting for Javier Milei's votes.

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rgentine congressman and presidential pre-candidate for La Libertad Avanza Alliance Javier Milei cheers at supporters at the end of the closing of his campaign for the August 13 primary elections, at the Movistar Arena in Buenos Aires on August 7, 2023.

PASO PRIMARIES 2023 – ANALYSIS

Milei, the libertarian who speaks to the dead, has already won

18-08-2023 10:56 Argentina’s outsider-turned-frontrunner, Javier Milei, entered this electoral contest as he entered his first: the libertarian deputy set the tone of the debate and changed the agenda.

by Juan Luis González

POLITICS

President Alberto Fernández's last months in office

16-08-2023 08:01 Entering the last stretch of his government, far away from the campaign trail, Alberto Fernández has lost his control of his administration. How the president is passing the time and what awaits him in his final months in office.

by Juan Luis González

Another week in Argentina

Resignation, transition, succession: Inside Guzmán's last days and Batakis' first

08-07-2022 09:48 The economy minister’s decision to step down, the reaction to it and how the government found a replacement – inside a momentous week in Argentina.

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President Alberto Fernández waits to make a national statement on the second day of the COP26 UN Climate Summit in Glasgow on November 2, 2021.

FRENTE DE TODOS

Internal affairs: Why no-one wants to be loyal to Alberto Fernández

09-06-2022 23:27 One by one, the president is letting go of those officials who defend him. Scenes from a Cabinet in disarray.

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Alberto Fernández and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.

FRENTE DE TODOS

Three months of silence: Alberto and Cristina continue their game of musical chairs

02-06-2022 10:55 Argentina’s president and vice-president have not spoken for months – and a proposal about the ruling coalition’s future direction is gaining ground.

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POLITICS

Rumours of imminent Cabinet reshuffle grow stronger

14-04-2022 15:56 After a week full of intrigue, calls for a Cabinet reshuffle are being stepped up. Rumours swirl that changes are being lined up for after Easter, with the names of Roberto Feletti and Matías Kulfas resounding the most among those in the know.

by Juan Luis González

FEATURE

Parallel power: Kicillof, La Cámpora, Instituto Patria

22-05-2021 10:46 La Cámpora, Axel Kicillof and the Instituto Patria are gaining power within Argentina’s government. Who’s who, what are their differences and what future clashes lie ahead.

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Chinese Ambassador, Zou Xiaoli and Alberto Fernandez.

INTERVIEW

Chinese Ambassador: Alberto Fernández has ‘boosted ties’ with Beijing

22-08-2020 08:58 Interview with Zou Xiaoli, the official representative of the People's Republic of China in Argentina.

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Xi Jiping, President of China develops ties with Fernandez administration.

SINO-ARGENTINE RELATIONS

Argentina’s ties with China deepen under Fernández

22-08-2020 08:27 Peronist leader leads charge to develop ties with Asian giant, which is now Argentina’s largest trading partner. Trip to Shanghai pencilled in for early November, with business, the pandemic and pork topping the agenda.

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SINO-ARGENTINE RELATIONS

Alberto Fernández planning 'strategic trip' to China in November

19-08-2020 22:44 Peronist leader eyeing potential trip to Asian powerhouse in November. Multi-billion-dollar agreements and the coronavirus pandemic lead agenda for talks with Argentina's leading trade partner.

by Juan Luis González