Argentine President's Reforms Pass First Test In Congress

Argentine police spray tear gas at protesters outside Congress as lawmakers debate President Javier Milei's reform package (Credit: AFP)

Argentine lawmakers took a first step Friday toward approving President Javier Milei's sweeping economic, social and political reform package, which has sparked angry opposition protests.

The bill won the "general" approval in principle of the lower house of Congress, whose members will examine the plans of libertarian and self-described anarcho-capitalist Milei in detail next week.