News of victoria villarruel

Lack of funds, low-paid soldiers leaves Armed Forces at a crossroads

22-05-2026 15:25 Latest round of public spending hits Defence Ministry; Argentina’s Army, Navy and Air Force are all stretched to the limit in operational terms; Underfunded and debt-ridden healthcare schemes, with those in uniform paid below the poverty line.

50th anniversary of 1976 coup

‘Tell us where they are’ – Rights groups renew call for answers

24-03-2026 21:02 Statement read out onstage at coup anniversary march by rights groups, including Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo and Madres de Plaza de Mayo, contained sharp criticism of Javier Milei’s government and pleaded for new information about the disappeared and missing grandchildren.

POLITICS

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.

GOVERNMENT INFIGHTING

Victoria Villarruel’s coup

26-02-2026 18:18 Purple officials interpret Villarruel’s stance as part of her strategy to seek a new political umbrella, since Milei will be seeking re-election next year with another running-mate.

by Javier Calvo

POLITICS

Top Milei official says VP Villarruel ‘not part of our administration’

23-02-2026 17:25 Cabinet Chief Manuel Adorni says Vice-President Victoria Villarruel is not involved in policy-making and “is not part” of Javier Milei’s administration.

POLITICS

Villarruel taps ex-officer who ordered destruction of dictatorship records

28-05-2025 16:59 Vice-President Victoria Villarruel appoints former military Juan Manuel Gestoso Presas to Senate as deputy director of Audit Control.

MALVINAS SOVEREIGNTY DISPUTE

Milei reiterates claim at Malvinas remembrance service

02-04-2025 17:32 President Javier Milei said Wednesday that he wants Argentina to become “a power" so that the inhabitants of the Malvinas "prefer to be Argentine."

Politics

Karina’s influence evident as La Libertad Avanza expels Ramiro Marra

30-01-2025 18:47 La Libertad Avanza announces one of the party’s longest-serving members, Ramira Marra, has been expelled from its caucus in City Legislature after voting for “unacceptable” tax increase.

Human Rights

‘The truth continues to come to light’ – Abuelas find another grandchild

22-01-2025 17:45 Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo celebrate the discovery of “139th grandchild,” continuing their long quest to reunite families broken up by the murderous military dictatorship’s abduction scheme. “The truth about the crimes “continues to come to light,” says Estela de Carlotto.

EDITORIAL

The near in blood, the nearer bloody

21-12-2024 05:07 Time to stop being the snake biting its own tail and return to being the libertarian lion against the caste instead of co-opting it.

POLITICS

Milei vs Villarruel: Latest episode in ongoing feud

17-12-2024 13:29 In Victoria Villarruel’s camp, there is surprise at the Executive's attitude. A failed attempt at reconciliation as the Casa Rosada’s satellites launch a full-frontal assault on their own ally.

by Giselle Leclercq

POLITICS & CONGRESS

Budget clash, extra sessions, Speaker Menem – Milei’s first year in Congress

04-12-2024 17:39 Despite being firmly in the minority, Milei has managed to amend over 100 laws since taking office and advance his programme of fiscal austerity. Nevertheless, tensions with allies and opposition persist, centred on the 2025 Budget, anti-graft laws and electoral reform.

by Facundo Maceira

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.

LOCAL REACTION

Argentina’s right celebrates Trump’s victory in US election

06-11-2024 15:39 Figures from Mauricio Macri’s PRO party celebrate Republican leader’s win in US presidential election as Milei government officials revel in news.

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.

BEYOND THE HEADLINES

When ugly ducklings are black swans

31-08-2024 05:27 How can the libertarian creed possibly have anything in common with the totalitarian model of a military dictatorship?

by Michael Soltys

human rights & judiciary

Villarruel vows to reopen criminal cases against anti-junta guerrillas

28-08-2024 11:52 Criticism rains down from human rights groups as Vice-President Victoria Villarruel promises to reopen criminal cases against left-wing guerrillas in speech at Senate ceremony for victims of terrorism.

As I see it

Milei’s party a prey to infighting

24-08-2024 05:29 In democratic countries, leaders of a ruling party that has little to fear from an opposition in disarray soon find themselves confronting internal rebellions. In Argentina, Javier Milei’s party finds itself in a similar situation.

by James Neilson

POLITICS – ANALYSIS

War between Milei and Villarruel escalates

22-08-2024 14:33 Dispute between President Javier Milei and Vice-President Victoria Villarruel has been publicly exposed. The question is no longer why it is happening, but how it can end.

by Javier Calvo

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.

CONGRESS & POLITICS

Milei’s flagship reforms head for Senate vote

30-05-2024 16:50 Vice-President Victoria Villarruel and new Cabinet Chief Guillermo Francos secure signatures, allowing 'Ley de Bases' to clear committee stage in Senate.