News of 2023 election

2023 - The year that was

31-12-2023 08:22 Economic unrest, never-ending price hikes, never-ending drought, devaluations, Alberto absent and often abroad (even Maximo in China), Cecilia Strzyzowski, re-enter Macri and ‘Toto’ Caputo, backstabbing and scheming, opposition infighting, Berni actually beaten up, scandals about ‘Chocolate’ and yachts in Marbella, Massa wins then loses, Milei goes from playing his ‘la casta’ hit to ‘cacerolazos’ in weeks, the appearances of Tucker Carlson, Taylor Swift, Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the election that immediately delivered change… just another year in Argentina.

by Michael Soltys

CAMPAIGN COMMENTS

Going to the dogs?

16-12-2023 07:20 This final election 2023 column concludes a series running the length of the campaign – now it’s time to detail the resulting political architecture in the present tense.

by Michael Soltys

Presidential handover

Milei takes office, nation braces for 'shock' economic reforms

10-12-2023 09:20 Javier Milei will be sworn into office as Argentina's next president later today, marking the beginning of a new era for the nation as it celebrates four decades of democracy.

Presidential handover

Javier Milei: from chainsaw to fickle pragmatism

10-12-2023 08:37 Three weeks after his landslide election victory, Javier Milei – the outspoken economist who calls himself "the lion" – seems to have been tamed by the hard reality of politics.

Alberto's last speech

Fernández rejects Milei’s proposed cuts in final speech as president

09-12-2023 09:56 In his last speech as head of state, President Alberto Fernandez rejects drastic fiscal cuts proposed by his libertarian successor Javier Milei.

EDITORIAL

Exit Alberto... and enter Milei

09-12-2023 08:01 Milei has to be seen as a work in progress – even if many would see him as a piece of work. But one thing is certain, he is where the buck stops, as from today.

As I see it

Milei steps into the breach

09-12-2023 03:53 Javier Milei will soon find that completely reshaping a long-established political and economic order is sure to be a terribly difficult undertaking.

by James Neilson

PRESIDENT & HIS POOCHES

Javier, Conan and the clones: Milei doggedly devoted to cloned pooches

06-12-2023 12:10 Argentina's ultra-libertarian president-elect Javier Milei may be considered barking mad by some, but is nothing if not devoted to his "four-legged children": Conan, Milton, Murray, Robert and Lucas.

Presidential inauguration

Milei's maiden speech to focus on moderating expectations

05-12-2023 16:16 Victorious presidential candidate will speak at his inauguration of the economic chaos left by the Alberto Fernández Presidency and why he will be unable to achieve results in the short term.

by Juan Pablo Kavanagh

POLITICS

Milei enjoys peak honeymoon phase

02-12-2023 14:48 While serious doubts remain, Argentina’s president-elect is acting carefully and strategically in the conformation of his cabinet and government, seemingly betting on experience over ideology. Once the glow begins to dim and his “chainsaw” austerity plan is in full force, what Milei will face the music?

by Agustino Fontevecchia

CAMPAIGN COMMENTS

They also serve…

02-12-2023 10:23 That stateside visit threw something of a spanner into what is anyway very much a stop-go process of transition and Cabinet-building – Milei would seem anxious to remind people of the first half of his self-definition as an anarcho-capitalist.

by Michael Soltys

EDITORIAL

The beginning of the end?

02-12-2023 10:18 If the popular vote failed to rally to defend acquired rights against Milei’s chainsaw, it is because those rights have been emptied for too many people falling outside the system.

argentina

Bullrich returns to government as security minister in Milei's Cabinet

01-12-2023 13:43 President-elect confirms in statement that Patricia Bullrich will return to the Security Ministry for a second time; Former rivals now aligned together in government.

Election 2023

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 in America

Milei’s conversion to Judaism seals pro-Israel push by Argentina

27-11-2023 21:00 President-elect Javier Milei's fervently pro-Israel stance singles out Argentina, already home to the region’s largest Jewish population, as Israel’s top ally in Latin America.

As I see it

Javier Milei has a steep mountain to climb

25-11-2023 14:25 Is a “change of mentality” taking place? We should soon know the answer to that particular question – much will depend on how people react to the hard times that are barrelling towards us.

by James Neilson

ELECTIONS 2023 – ANALYSIS

Living in Milei’s world

25-11-2023 14:22 These initial steps are positive in maintaining the situation from blowing up but they are insufficient in and of themselves. Not only would this cordiality and cooperation have to be maintained over time, Milei’s strategy would actually have to work.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

CAMPAIGN COMMENTS

Method in his madness?

25-11-2023 14:16 Javier Milei’s solitary rise to the top from almost nowhere in a couple of years is more apparent than real. The key to this success is more like the solution to Agatha Christie’s 'Murder on the Orient Express' – they all did it.

by Michael Soltys

EDITORIAL

Destination unknown

25-11-2023 13:34 Milei is a man of multiple contradictions too numerous for this space but he is about to face the biggest contradiction of them all – the outsider is days away from going inside.

VICE-PRESIDENTIAL HANDOVER

Fernández de Kirchner, Villarruel hold ‘historic’ transition meeting

23-11-2023 00:48 “Cordial and respectful” meeting held in the outgoing vice-president’s office at Senate, with no photographs taken; Villarruel says she will be "working all summer through."

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.

ELECTION 2023: FALL-OUT

Fernández, Milei meet at Olivos for talks on transition of power

21-11-2023 10:02 Argentina's current president and president-elect meet at Olivos presidential residence for talks over transition of power; Official photograph of encounter released by government.

ECONOMIC INSTABILITY

Milei’s dollarisation gets first test as Argentine banks re-open

20-11-2023 21:12 Javier Milei couldn’t have hoped for a better reception from investors on his first day as Argentina’s president-elect.

ELECTIONS 2023 – OPINION

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.

ELECTION 2023: FALL-OUT

Milei says no transition meeting planned as Massa decides to stay on

20-11-2023 18:39 Javier Milei says that "there is no meeting planned" with President Alberto Fernández and says responsibility for period until December 10 inauguration lies with head of state and Sergio Massa, who decides to stay on as economy minister.

ELECTIONS 2023 – ANALYSIS

Into the unknown

20-11-2023 16:44 The emergence of an anti-political outsider and redrawing the map of the political scenario on yet uncertain bases – those are the first conclusions left by the consecration of Javier Milei.

by Walter Curia

ELECTION 2023: ANALYSIS

The lion king

20-11-2023 13:57 This presidential election was about change, and we knew that at least two years ago when the government lost the midterm legislative elections. The question was which opponent would take the laurels.

by Carlos Fara

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Milei confirms visits to US, Israel before December 10 inauguration

20-11-2023 13:23 Libertarian president-elect Javier Milei, who will be sworn-in as Argentina's head of state on December 10, confirms visits to New York, Miami and Israel before inauguration.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

China congratulates Argentina’s Milei despite ‘assassin’ insult

20-11-2023 09:11 China congratulated Javier Milei for winning the presidential election in Argentina – after an unexpected primary victory in August, the libertarian said he'd freeze relations with Beijing.

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?

by Juan Luis González

MARKETS

Argentina investors cheer Milei victory, brace for peso sell-off

20-11-2023 00:37 Investors cheered libertarian economist Javier Milei’s bigger-than-expected win in Sunday’s presidential vote and his pledge to usher in a radical remake of South America’s second-largest economy.

LIBERTARIANS CELEBRATE RESULT

'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.

ELECTION 2023: FALL-OUT

Report: Economy Minister Massa ‘to take leave of absence’

19-11-2023 23:59 Argentina’s Economy Minister Sergio Massa will reportedly seek a leave of absence from his post to "facilitate the transition" with President-elect Javier Milei; President Alberto Fernández speaks with election winner and duo agree to meet Monday for talks.

ELECTION 2023: run-off

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."

ELECTION 2023: REACTION

Musk, Trump and Bolsonaro hail Milei's win in Argentina

19-11-2023 23:14 Right-wingers in the Americas cheer Javier Milei's victory over Sergio Massa in Sunday's run-off.

ELECTION 2023: REACTION

President-elect Milei vows to end ‘Argentine decadence’ in speech

19-11-2023 22:37 In a victory speech to adoring cheer-filled supporters, Argentina's president-elect Javier Milei on Sunday vowed to begin "the reconstruction of Argentina" and end the country's economic decline.

PRESIDENT MILEI: REACTION

Governments in Americas congratulate Milei on election triumph

19-11-2023 22:09 Presidents, prime ministers and political leaders across the Americas offer congratulations to Argentina's President-elect Javier Milei.

ELECTION 2023

Milei: Economist who ignited rage wins race for Presidency

19-11-2023 21:57 Javier Milei has upended Argentine politics in a meteoric rise from obscurity to the Presidency, riding a wave of fury over decades of economic decline and rampant inflation.

PRESIDENT MILEI

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?

ELECTION 2023: RUN-OFF

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.

ELECTION 2023

Libertarian lawmaker Milei wins presidential election

19-11-2023 20:58 Libertarian outsider pulls off massive upset with a resounding win in Argentina's presidential election, a stinging rebuke of the traditional parties that have overseen decades of economic decline.

ELECTION 2023

Outsider Milei beats Massa in Argentina presidential run-off

19-11-2023 20:31 Javier Milei, a libertarian candidate with radical solutions to Argentina’s economic crisis, has won the presidential run-off.

Election 2023 run-off results

President Milei – Libertarian wins Argentina's election run-off

19-11-2023 20:03 Outspoken libertarian lawmaker Javier Milei – who has promised to dollarise Argentina's economy and "dynamite" the Central Bank – wins race to be nation's next president; Sergio Massa concedes defeat in speech from ruling coalition's bunker.

ELECTION 2023: RUN-OFF

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.