BOCA ELECTION Boca Jnrs election suspended: No agreement between Riquelme and Macri: Yesterday 15:18 Elections at Boca Juniors suspended indefinitely after court mediation between teams from Juan Román Riquelme and Mauricio Macri fails.
argentina Bullrich returns to government as security minister in Milei's Cabinet Yesterday 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.
FOOTBALL & POLITICS Tempers flare: Riquelme and Macri clash over Boca election 29-11-2023 15:24 Fight for the presidency of Boca Juniors between retired football star Juan Román Riquelme and former president of club and Argentina, Mauricio Macri, escalates as court suspends this weekend's election.
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.
ELECTION 2023 Trump calls Milei and announces trip to Argentina 23-11-2023 18:23 President elect Javier Milei received a call from former president of the United States Donald Trump, who congratulated him and promised a visit soon.
FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY Lula seeks to patch up tattered relations with Milei 23-11-2023 13:17 Lula wants to avoid a relapse in the bilateral relationship to the state it was under Jair Bolsonaro and Alberto Fernández.
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."
ELECTION 2023 How outsider Javier Milei blew up Argentine politics 22-11-2023 17:52 Was it the roar of "the lion," the buzz of the chainsaw, or the pledge to upend the status quo?
ELECTION 2023: ANALYSIS Explaining Milei’s overwhelming victory 22-11-2023 17:40 What led Argentines to massively back a political option built in just two years?
ELECTION 2023: REACTION Maduro slams Milei, says 'neo-Nazi extreme right' won election in Argentina 21-11-2023 17:16 Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro brands Javier Milei a "neo-Nazi" following libertarian's victory in Argentina's presidential campaign.
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.
AGRICULTURE & ECONOMY Election result gives soymeal traders a new factor to weigh 20-11-2023 17:58 Javier Milei, who takes office December 10, has proposed dropping the peso and dollarising Argentina's economy. Such a move could boost farmer sales of soybeans, since they’d rather be paid in US dollars than a weaker local currency.
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 Macri victorious after backing Milei, eyes PRO officials in Cabinet 20-11-2023 16:05 Former president Mauricio Macri has been tacitly supporting Javier Milei since the libertarian lawmaker entered politics. With the La Libertad Avanza leader's triump at the ballot box, he has solidified a link that may stretch into Argentina's next government. by Ezequiel Spillman
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.
ELECTION 2023: REACTION IMF chief looks forward to 'working closely' with Javier Milei 20-11-2023 11:18 Reacting to Javier Milei's election win, Kristalina Georgieva says she looked forward to working with Argentina's president-elect.
BLOOMBERG - ANALYSIS Milei opens a new era: What comes next in Argentina policy-making 20-11-2023 09:25 Milei’s biggest political challenge will be his lack of support in Congress, where his party only counts a minority of senators and a fraction of lower house representatives.
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 'The results are not what we hoped for' – Massa concedes defeat 19-11-2023 20:41 Economy Minister Sergio Massa pre-empted the publication of provisional results on Sunday night, conceding defeat in the presidential run-off to Javier Milei.
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.
Election 2023 Nation votes in cliffhanger election run-off 19-11-2023 12:58 According to Argentina's National Electoral Chamber, 30% of the electoral roll had voted by midday – close to the same level is in the election's first round.
ELECTIONS 2023 – ANALYSIS Already in unchartered territory 18-11-2023 06:55 The emergence of Javier Milei and his libertarian coalition, La Libertad Avanza, has happened in tandem with a fatal erosion of the bonds holding Argentina’s hegemonic coalitions together. by Agustino Fontevecchia
CAMPAIGN COMMENTS Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow 18-11-2023 06:42 Democratic voting in Argentina ran on the basis of simple majorities until 1972 when that system was a non-starter for a military régime since it would guarantee victory for a Juan Domingo Perón. In order to give themselves the faint chance of the anti-Peronist chunk of society outnumbering the Peronist masses if obliged to vote en bloc, they introduced a system whereby nothing short of an absolute majority would permit victory in the first round. by Michael Soltys
EDITORIAL A long road ends and a journey begins 18-11-2023 06:08 Nothing ends irreversibly tomorrow – rather than any apocalypse now, it needs to be seen within the grander context of these four continuing decades of democracy.
ELECTION 2023 What happens if Argentina's presidential run-off is too close to call? 17-11-2023 17:23 Detailing the differences between the provisional and definitive count – how long it could take to get the final result? by Julian D'Imperio
ELECTIONS 2023 La Libertad Avanza walk back election fraud claims 17-11-2023 17:14 Libertarian party’s lawyer presents Twitter screenshots and press clippings to support allegations of irregularities, but says LLA isn’t denouncing fraud but seeking greater precautions.