News of milei government reforms

Wanted: A governing agenda for Javier Milei

11-04-2026 07:44 A perception of dissonance between what the wider world and the public here see of Milei and his government is bad news for the administration.

by Marcelo J. García

POLITICS & 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.

POLITICS & CONGRESS

Milei government targets end of month for labour reform approval

17-02-2026 16:35 After accepting that it will have to tweak controversial article on sick pay, President Javier MIlei’s government wants its labour reform bill to be signed off in the Senate on February 27 – in time for his state-of-the-nation speech.

BEYOND THE HEADLINES

Stupid cupid – an $LIBRA of love

14-02-2026 06:41 Exactly one year ago today the first black swan came along after probably the longest presidential honeymoon in Argentine history.

by Michael Soltys

Analysing Argentina

Wide open field for Milei

20-12-2025 07:44 A libertarian but not a “libertidiot,” as he likes to say, Milei seems to have picked security rather than risk for the new stage of his administration. It is a good choice.

by Marcelo J. García

POLITICS – ANALYSIS

From abyss to Olympus – and back down?

08-11-2025 06:49 For the time being, Javier Milei has been returned to the political Olympus, his reformist mandate restored, along with his energy. The question now is, where do we go from here?

by Agustino Fontevecchia

POLITICS & CONGRESS

Milei meets with governors to advance reform talks

31-10-2025 08:44 President Javier Milei heads meeting at Casa Rosada with governors and deputy governors from 20 of 23 provinces, plus City mayor; Talks over 2026 Budget bill and structural reforms: labour, tax reform and Penal Code alterations; Four Peronist leaders, including Kicillof, excluded.

POLITICS & CONGRESS

Details of Milei’s sweeping labour reform push emerge

28-10-2025 15:29 President Javier Milei will look to drive through sweeping changes to Argentina’s labour laws in wake of election victory; Move would allow working days to be extended, pay based on productivity, changes to holidays and severance pay and the introduction of tax incentives

BLOOMBERG - ANALYSIS

Milei sticks to plan after landslide defeat in Buenos Aires Province

07-09-2025 23:56 President vows to "accelerate" reforms after a crushing defeat in Buenos Aires Province elections.

POLITICS – ANALYSIS

Turning-point or anarcho-capitalist illusion?

22-06-2024 05:52 The outsider – who by definition was politically weak – is proving to be more resilient than his more traditional peers. Milei’s emergence in Argentina’s political ecosystem already marks a turning-point.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Church vs Sandra

Priests pressure Pettovello, government on social policies

13-06-2024 09:09 Criticism from Church leaders picks up amid increased tensions over lack of food supplies at soup kitchens and community canteens.

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.

OPINION & ANALYSIS

Milei finally discovers politics

01-05-2024 22:33 President Milei appealed to dialogue and negotiation and obtained his first parliamentary triumph with the approval of his ‘Ley de Bases’ bill and accompanying fiscal package. The head of state has to persuade people of his ability to govern while in a minority. He is being watched by audiences in Washington and Beijing.

by Walter Curia

CONGRESS & POLITICS

Omnibus bill backing opens door to privatisation of state firms, labour reform

30-04-2024 14:22 Lawmakers in lower house back key chapters of President Milei's reform bill, opening door to labour reform and the privatisation of state firms – provided Senate gives its backing.