BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Mudslinging between Latin American populist leaders dragged on Thursday, after days of Argentina’s President Javier Milei needling his leftist counterparts in Mexico and Colombia — coming to a head with a diplomatic blow the night before. Since right-wing Milei stepped into the political spotlight last year, he has regularly traded barbs … Read more
Argentines gather in front of the National Congress in Argentina to celebrate that the ruling party could not continue with the debate on the ‘Omnibus Law’ because they were losing the votes on each article of its general content, in Buenos Aires, Argentina on February 06, 2024. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images Argentina’s President … Read more
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s libertarian President Javier Milei faced a one-day general strike Wednesday protesting his decree targeting unions as well as his proposals for economic and labor law changes, showing that his opponents are wasting no time in trying to derail his austerity agenda. The biggest union, known by its acronym CGT, … Read more
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — As right-wing economist Javier Milei assumed Argentina’s presidency on Sunday, the nation wonders which version of him will govern: the chainsaw-wielding, anti-establishment crusader from the campaign trail, or the more moderate president-elect who emerged in recent weeks. Milei, 53, rose to fame on television with profanity-laden tirades against what he … Read more
Argentina’s right-wing libertarian Javier Milei had been sharply critical of China on the campaign trail and pledged to freeze relations with one of Argentina’s most important trading partners. The president-elect said Argentina would no longer work with “communist” regimes. “It would be a huge foreign policy mistake for Argentina to cut ties with major countries … Read more