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Is President Milei growing in stature?

06-04-2024 06:39 Argentina’s president is exercising power fully, even as he continues to learn how the dynamics of it works.

by Marcelo J. García

Argentina sued in United States over unpaid fuel for presidential plane

14-03-2024 18:29 Associated Energy Group files lawsuit against Argentina for failing to make payments to cover fuel costs from the presidential plane during trips by former president Alberto Fernández and current head of state Javier Milei.

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.

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.

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."

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

Argentina’s heartland shows quandary of election choice few want

17-11-2023 07:24 Argentina’s electoral dilemma is arguably felt most acutely in Cordoba, where 1.2 million voters opted for neither of the candidates in the run-off — the highest percentage of any district in the country.

Concern over libertarian fraud claims with tight run-off expected

17-11-2023 07:20 Argentines go to the polls on Sunday to decide if Sergio Massa or Javier Milei will be the country’s next president; Libertarian’s party raises spectre of fraud with ‘irregularities’ and ballots claims but electoral authorities say they are unfounded.

Massa: Experienced operator running on an unenviable record

17-11-2023 00:36 Two candidates, one winner. A look at the two hopefuls competing for the Casa Rosada.

Milei: Outsider now just one step away from power

17-11-2023 00:35 Two candidates, one winner. A look at the two hopefuls competing for the Casa Rosada.

Javier Milei: Inside the mind of an unstable leader

14-11-2023 17:06 Scenes of anger and fury, on television and in private. The words of Javier Milei’s ‘psychic,’ who convinced him about the power of his dogs. The libertarian’s 'mission from God' and the Conan factor – inside the mind of the man who could be Argentina’s next president.

by Juan Luis González

Argentina's election will impact China's reach in Latin America

14-11-2023 14:06 Argentina’s run-off vote this month has stakes far beyond a hard-fought local election: Massa, from the ruling Peronist coalition is seeking stronger links with China; Libertarian outsider Javier Milei, in contrast, has referred to the Asian nation as an “assassin.”

Last debate sees Massa going on the attack against Milei

13-11-2023 13:55 Sergio Massa and Javier Milei faced off on Sunday night in a new debate format that allowed for more sparring between the two than in previous editions.

Massa, Milei trade blows over character, policies in run-off debate

12-11-2023 22:44 Presidential candidates for Unión por la Patria, Sergio Massa, and La Libertad Avanza, Javier Milei, face off in final debate before voters go to the polls; Both seeking to win over undecided voters in final stretch of campaign.

The death of moderation and the triumph of polarisation

11-11-2023 05:48 Milei seems to be recovering lost ground after a surprise defeat in the general election. If we are to believe any of the opinion polls that have come out recently (which we should read only with scepticism) the ultra-libertarian holds a thin lead over the economy minister. There seems to be a clear reversal of the post-election sentiment that Massa is already on the way to the Casa Rosada.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Vice-presidential candidates clash over poverty and human rights

09-11-2023 20:05 Exchanges over crime, state terrorism and economy and accusations of lying dominate high-voltage debate between Agustín Rossi and Victoria Villarruel.