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Milei back in Spain for possible new Sánchez showdown

Today 10:41 President Javier Milei returns to Madrid for an international summit on Wednesday, after stoking fresh tensions with his Socialist nemesis Pedro Sánchez.

FOREIGN POLICY

Milei and Sánchez set to cross paths at summit in Madrid

Yesterday 10:06 President travels to Spain ahead of November 4-5 summit; Argentina's leader will cross paths with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, who he branded a “dictator” during his last visit to Madrid.

POLITICS – ANALYSIS

Being Javier Milei

24-10-2026 00:01 The President is out there doing politics on behalf of the global far-right movement that has taken the world by storm.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

FOREIGN RELATIONS

Spain slams 'interference' after Milei's comments on PM Sánchez

21-10-2026 12:24 Spanish Foreign Ministry slams "shameful" comments by Argentina's leader, accusing Milei of "external interference" and attempting to "foster a climate of polarisation and violence."

ARGENTINA-SPAIN RELATIONS

Milei rallies for Spain’s far right in bid to oust Sánchez

21-10-2026 12:12 Argentina's President lashes out at the “sinister 21st-century socialism” that Spain “suffers under with the disgraceful dictator Pedro Sánchez.”

FOREIGN POLICY

Milei intervenes in Spain election, calls PM Sánchez ‘a dictator’

21-10-2026 12:07 President brands Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez a “dictator” and urges voters to kick socialists out of office during speech to economic forum in Madrid.

FOREIGN RELATIONS

Milei vindicates 1973 overthrow of Chile’s Allende in Santiago

03-09-2026 18:08 Argentina’s president calls for left-wing ideas to be “banished” as he addresses right-wing summit in Santiago.

FOREIGN RELATIONS

Milei accuses Spain PM Sánchez of using immigrants to 'win votes'

03-08-2026 18:04 La Libertad Avanza leader, a fierce critic of Spanish leader, accuses Pedro Sánchez of encouraging immigration to win votes and help "perpetuate his tyranny." He presented no evidence for his claim.

PERU ELECTION 2026

Candidates await result with Peru's presidential count on knife edge

12-06-2026 11:37 Boosted by votes from overseas, Keiko Fujimori leads Roberto Sánchez by just over 900 votes in Peru's presidential run-off, with more than 18 million votes counted so far.

Peru election 2026

Fujimori and Sánchez advance to Peru presidential run-off

18-05-2026 13:41 Left versus right as Keiko Fujimori and Roberto Sánchez progress to face off in Peru's presidential run-off on June 7.

CAMPAIGN COMMENTS

Disunited provinces II

29-11-2025 05:13 La Libertad Avanza won in 15 of 23 provinces, including the largest, with Tucumán the most important outside the fold. Opposition candidates only enjoyed a clear lead in half their provinces won, although LLA margins were extremely slender in four of their 15 victories, including the main prize of Buenos Aires Province.

Foreign policy & diplomacy

Organisers of far-right rally in Madrid says Milei will attend

08-09-2025 13:38 Organisers of Europa Viva 2025 event say President Javier Milei will attend the far-right rally in Madrid this weekend.

Foreign relations & diplomacy

Milei renews attacks on Spanish PM Sánchez during Madrid visit

08-06-2025 20:47 President Javier Milei renews expletive-laden criticism of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez as bilateral ties plummet.

Francis & Football

Not so saintly behaviour at Pope’s beloved San Lorenzo

25-04-2025 09:04 An unseemly mess has broken out at Francis’ favourite football club – it is impossible to escape the irony that this storm broke right at the moment the Cuervos' most ardent fan finally passed on.

by Dan Edwards

Rugby Retirement

Argentina's record points scorer Sánchez retires from rugby

23-01-2025 14:25 Nicolás Sánchez leaves behind record-breaking legacy of 902 points scored across 104 tests for the Pumas.

Political crisis in Venezuela

Venezuela's Maduro sworn in for third presidential term

10-01-2025 12:17 Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro was sworn in Friday for a third six-year term in office, dealing a blow to opposition's dream of change.

EU-MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL

Blocking and Bargaining: France and farmers fight EU-Mercosur trade deal

13-11-2024 15:35 The EU-Mercosur trade deal, which would create the world’s largest free trade zone, is nearing potential ratification after 25 years of negotiation, despite fierce opposition from France and European farmers.

HEALTH & SOCIETY

Chile's 'transplant' footballers champion organ donation

13-11-2024 10:46 Twenty transplant recipients, most of them kidney organ recipients, make up an amateur football team known as the "Chilean Transplant Team."

EU-MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL

New push for EU-South America trade deal despite French fury

13-11-2024 10:24 European Union and Mercosur blocs are reviving efforts to finalise an agreement by year’s end, aiming to create the largest free-trade zone globally. European leaders are pushing for swift progress, but France's resistance is becoming more vocal.