News of milei government

A dark cloud that refuses to disperse

28-03-2026 05:55 The coup d’état of 1976, and its aftermath, continue to weigh heavily on the collective Argentine mind.

by James Neilson

‘Sadism is not a political ideology nor a strategy of war, but a moral perversion’

28-03-2026 05:53 Populism, on the left and on the right, has wrecked havoc, helping to exacerbate the decline of traditional democratic values. It’s a shame that the defence of human rights has become fodder for culture wars and polarisation.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

‘Nothing to hide’ – Adorni pushes back on questions over wealth, assets

25-03-2026 16:20 Cabinet Chief Manuel Adorni dismisses questions about his assets following revelations regarding private jet trip and alleged undeclared assets; Official says wealth is a result of his previous work in private sector.

Argentina votes against UN resolution on transatlantic slave trade

25-03-2026 15:52 UN General Assembly designates transatlantic African slave trade as "the gravest crime against humanity" in majority vote, but Argentina, Israel and United States vote against.

Poll shows strong rejection of dictatorship on 50th anniversary of coup

21-03-2026 00:01 Survey finds 71% of Argentines hold negative view of dictatorship, only 7% positive; Broad support for human rights trials ahead of March 24 coup anniversary rallies.

by James Grainger

Milei cheers as INDEC says economy grew 4.4% in 2025

20-03-2026 17:40 Milei dedicates annual figure to corrupt “business cronies” and “corrupt politicians”; GDP rose 2.1 percent year-on-year in the final quarter of last year.

Argentina posts highest fourth-quarter unemployment since pandemic

18-03-2026 22:24 Argentina’s unemployment rate rose to 7.5% in fourth quarter of 2025; at the end of last year; Formal private sector has lost over 200,000 salaried jobs since Milei took office.

Milei slams Iran on anniversary of Israeli Embassy bombing

17-03-2026 18:05 Milei says “there can be no truce with terrorism” at event marking the 34th anniversary of the 1992 bombing of the Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires; President says Argentina is drawing closer to Israel because it “shares the same values.”

Utilities surge kept inflation at monthly 2.9% in February

12-03-2026 17:06 Prices up 5.9% since turn of the year, 33.1% over past year; Housing, utilities and fuels, food and non-alcoholic beverages, miscellaneous goods and services recorded highest increases last month.

Adorni’s travel scandal overshadows Milei’s investor push in New York

12-03-2026 13:48 Cabinet Chief Manuel Adorni in eye of storm; Official’s wife travelled on presidential aircraft to New York for Argentina Week roadshow; Fresh reporting about private-jet holiday intensifies scrutiny.

Wheels within wheels

07-03-2026 06:46 Milei’s insults only served to lend importance to the fading force of Kirchnerism, perhaps a deliberate strategy to preserve an electoral opponent virtually guaranteeing him victory.

Argentina: the safest country in the world

07-03-2026 06:36 With the world in chaos, Milei returned to the basics and relied on the same kind of things that got him elected in the first place.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Mahiques to replace Cúneo Libarona as justice minister

04-03-2026 19:02 President Javier Milei confirms departure of justice minister Mariano Cúneo Libarona and installs Buenos Aires City attorney-general; Incoming official Juan Bautista Mahiques vows “independent” and “modern” justice system.

Milei’s expanded incentive plan set to draw shale oil investors

03-03-2026 13:46 YPF, Vista Energy and Pampa Energía eyeing RIGI programme after Milei administration broadened it to include shale oil wells.

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.

Ironies of FATE

28-02-2026 06:05 Tensions between the liberal right and the nationalistic right could start to make themselves felt here.

by Michael Soltys

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.

Milei to outline reform push in Congress speech

26-02-2026 21:37 Riding high off approval of EU-Mercosur deal and progress on amendments to Glacier Protection Law, President will address Legislative Assembly – and the nation – in a primetime speech Sunday night.

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.”

Motorcyclists account for almost half of Argentina’s road deaths

24-02-2026 15:43 Data shows around 46% of those killed in road traffic accidents are motorcyclists. High accident rates among youth and a lack of oversight from shuttered key road safety bodies set alarm bells ringing.