New Setback For Milei As Argentine Congress Overturns Spending Vetoes

Demonstrators celebrated outside Argentina's Congress after senators overruled President Javier Milei's veto of spending increases for public universities and pediatric care (Credit: AFP)

Argentina's struggling President Javier Milei suffered a new setback on Thursday as Congress overturned his vetoes of laws increasing funding for public universities and for pediatric care.

Senators invalidated both vetoes, which had already been rejected by the lower Chamber of Deputies, bringing to three the number of laws upheld by Congress despite vehement opposition from the budget-slashing Milei.