News of argentina politics

Silent deputies – the lawmakers who said nothing in Congress last year

11-03-2026 13:23 Survey of Congress speeches from 2025 shows there were 17 deputies who never spoke a word in the chamber last year, while dozens more only uttered a few in all the year.

by Julian D'Imperio

CGT challenges part of Milei labour reform in court

09-03-2026 09:38 CGT files lawsuit asking for implementation of Milei's labour reform to be suspended.

Milei signs labour reform: New rules for contracts, strikes and severance

06-03-2026 11:08 New legislation reshapes employment contracts, severance rules, strike regulations and collective bargaining while creating a new employer-funded labour assistance system.

Glacier Law reform debate likely delayed until April

05-03-2026 09:09 Public hearings in Lower House will push a key vote on President Milei’s proposed changes to Argentina’s Glacier Protection Law into next month; Senate approved controversial overhaul of legislation last week.

Milei wants Argentina’s US 'strategic alliance' to be ‘state policy’

02-03-2026 11:47 President Milei says "South Atlantic is the strategic battleground of the coming decades" and that Argentina will be in tune with the United States.

President hurls insults in divisive speech to Congress

02-03-2026 11:24 Milei sought to energise his voter base with an insult-laden speech Sunday that quickly devolved over nearly two hours into a shouting match with opposition lawmakers.

Congress approves labour reform in win for Milei

28-02-2026 09:36 Despite last-minute changes, Javier Milei's labour reform stands to be one of the biggest overhauls to Argentina’s economy in decades.

Key points of Milei’s newly passed labour reform package

28-02-2026 09:24 Key aspects of the reform promoted by Milei and his La Libertad Avanza party.

Congress votes to lower age of criminal responsibility to 14

27-02-2026 19:29 Milei and La Libertad Avanza notch up another legislative win in special Congress sessions; New juvenile penal regime will lower the age of criminal responsibility to 14, down from the present age of 16.

Senate approves Milei’s weakening of glacier protection law

27-02-2026 14:06 Argentina’s upper house approves Milei-backed overhaul of landmark 2010 law, bill now heads to lower house; Greenpeace activists detained during protest outside Congress.

Dealing with taxes, eliminating the PASO primaries – Milei’s agenda for coming months

25-02-2026 13:01 La Libertad Avanza believes that there is more than enough margin to continue implementing changes which they describe as “structural.”

Milei government eyes criminal and labour reform in key week

23-02-2026 18:07 Reform of Juvenile Penal Code, Milei’s administration’s labour modernisation bill and the ratification of the EU-Mercosur agreement are the priorities at the close of extraordinary Congress sessions.

New juvenile penal regime clears Senate committee

19-02-2026 20:02 Proposal would raise the age of criminal responsibility from 16 to 14 and reform a dictatorship-era law to create a special new regime for minors.

Striking workers slow down Buenos Aires with labour reform protest

19-02-2026 16:52 Thursday's general strike against Milei administration’s labour reform promoted by Argentine had "significant" support and around 90% compliance, say union leaders; Debate on the bill continues in Congress.

Key week in Congress as Milei’s labour reform reaches lower house

16-02-2026 18:25 Milei government seeking committee approval for labour modernisation bill on Wednesday, with debate set for Thursday – the same day the CGT plans a general strike.

Molotov cocktails and circumstantial majorities

14-02-2026 06:12 The arts of politics the President despises once again gives his government political momentum, as it did during its first year. Once again, they have a chance to keep the ball rolling, but the secret is to keep the president’s mouth (relatively) shut in order not to pick a fight with its allies.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Senators pass Milei’s labour reform in key first step

12-02-2026 11:51 Reform aims to lower employers’ costs, encourage hiring, ease severance obligations and redefine collective bargaining agreements. It also reduces domestic taxes on cars, mobile phones and rental properties.

Government secures clear labour reform victory in Senate

12-02-2026 11:06 La Libertad Avanza, supported by UCR, PRO and provincial caucuses, pushes through labour reform after 15 hours of debate; Decisive 42 to 30 victory, Casa Rosada wants approval before March 1; Debate moves to the Chamber of Deputies, which can still review text.

Milei’s ‘mattress dollars’ quest continues with Fiscal Innocence Law

11-02-2026 15:00 New tax scheme aims to facilitate incorporation of undeclared savings into formal circuits, among them the so-called “mattress dollars,” without subjecting taxpayers to controls on the evolution of their assets.

Milei advisor Reidel resigns as head of Nucleoeléctrica Argentina

10-02-2026 08:43 Top advisor Demian Reidel steps down as head of Nucleoeléctrica Argentina SA in order to dedicate himself to advising President Javier Milei, briefs government; Physicist and economist’s tenure at state firm overseeing nuclear plants had fallen under suspicion following denunciations of alleged overpricing and the steering of tenders.