I Went Looking for a Libertarian Miracle in Argentina. I Found Something Messier. After a week in Buenos Aires, I found Milei’s economic revolution is real—and deeply divisive. Reason · Sep 10
US appeals court overturns $16 billion judgment over Argentina energy company nationalization A New York appeals court has overturned a ruling that had ordered Argentina to pay more than $16 billion to former shareholders of YPF, the country’s largest energy company that was nationalized in 2012 The Independent UK · Mar 27
Javier Milei's Libertarian Experiment is in Jeopardy. Argentina's Midterm Elections Will Determine Its Fate. The Argentine president needed a U.S. bailout, and his political adversaries are gaining ground. Reason · Oct 18, 2025
Argentine court sentences a former couple to years in prison over botched assassination of ex-VP A court in Argentina has sentenced a man to 10 years in prison after finding him guilty of attempting to kill powerful former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner three years ago The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2025
Argentina's Milei suffers landslide defeat in key Buenos Aires province election Javier Milei's recently formed La Libertad Avanza party captured just 34% of the vote in Argentina's biggest province in what the leader conceded was a "clear defeat." Euronews · Sep 8, 2025
Protesters throw stones at Argentina’s Milei over corruption allegations linked to sister Argentinian president campaigning for midterm elections – the first big test of his popularity – when protesters threw bottles and rocks at his vehicle The Guardian - US · Aug 28, 2025
Protesters hurl rocks at Argentinian president Javier Milei during campaign rally amid corruption allegations Attack comes as corruption allegations against his sister add pressure ahead of key elections The Independent UK · Aug 28, 2025
Argentina's Former President Gets 6 Years and a Lifetime Political Ban Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s six-year prison sentence and lifetime political ban mark a historic victory for accountability—and a public eager to believe that no one is above the law. Reason · Jul 14, 2025
Lula visits former Argentinian president under house arrest in snub to Milei Brazilian president meets Cristina Fernández de Kirchner at her flat in Buenos Aires after regional summit The Guardian - US · Jul 3, 2025
In a blow to Milei, a US judge orders Argentina to turn over its majority stake in state oil company The fate of Argentina’s state-run oil company has been thrown into doubt as a U.S. judge ordered the cash-strapped country to give up its 51% controlling stake in YPF The Independent UK · Jul 1, 2025
Photos of Cristina Fernández supporters as she serves a prison sentence for corruption in Argentina Supporters of former Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner have been gathering outside her Buenos Aires apartment and in the Plaza de Mayo for the past week after the nation's highest court upheld her sentence in a corruption case. Fernández was found guilty of illegally directing state contracts to a… The Independent UK · Jun 18, 2025
Argentine tribunal allows ex-President Fernández to serve corruption sentence at home A federal court in Argentina has granted former Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s request to serve a six-year prison sentence for corruption at her home in Buenos Aires The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2025
Argentina's Supreme Court upholds prison sentence for ex-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner Argentina’s Supreme Court has upheld the six-year prison sentence on corruption charges for former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner The Independent UK · Jun 10, 2025
Javier Milei's party comes first in Buenos Aires election upset In a boost for the party ahead of October's midterms, the Argentinian president's spokesperson, Manuel Adorni, secured 30.1% of the vote. Euronews · May 19, 2025
The Conversation · Dec 12, 2024 Argentina’s soaring poverty levels don’t seem to be hurting president Javier Milei – but the honeymoon could be over Argentina, a nation once ranked among the wealthiest in the world, has found itself grappling with severe economic challenges over the past 25 years. Then, one year ago, provocative libertarian economist Javier Milei was inaugurated as its new president.
The Guardian - UK · Aug 5, 2024 The Latin American left is smart not to pick a side over Venezuela’s contested election result Attempts to get Nicolás Maduro back to the negotiating table highlight the influence of a younger generation of voters, says journalist Jordana Timerman
The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2024 Trial starts over the 2022 assassination attempt of Argentina's Cristina Fernández de Kirchner An Argentine federal court has opened proceedings in the trial of three people suspected in the assassination attempt two years ago of then-Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, one of the country’s most powerful and divisive political figures in recent decades
Reason · Mar 14, 2024 Milei Gave Himself a Huge Pay Raise, Then Took It Back The president who vowed to cut government spending rescinds the 48 percent pay raise he gave himself.
The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2023 Corruption case reopened against Argentina's Vice President Fernández, adding to her legal woes A federal appeals court in Argentina has reopened a money laundering investigation into Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
The Independent UK · Jun 5, 2023 Argentine judge dismisses long-running corruption case against vice president A judge in Argentina has dismissed a long-running money laundering case against Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, after prosecutors and state agencies said there was no evidence she was involved in a crime
The Independent UK · Apr 24, 2023 Pope Francis hopes to visit native Argentina next year Pope Francis said he hopes to travel to his home country of Argentina in 2024, which would mark the first time he would step foot in his homeland since becoming pontiff a decade ago
The Week · Apr 24, 2023 Argentina’s mounting political uncertainty Argentina’s president Alberto Fernández has announced he will not stand for re-election in 2023, plunging the country into further political uncertainty following corruption charges and an alleged assassination attempt on current vice-president and two-time former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.
The Independent UK · Apr 21, 2023 Argentina's President Fernández won't seek reelection Argentina’s President Alberto Fernández announced Friday he won’t seek reelection for a second term this year, a decision that follows months of infighting among the ruling coalition as it grapples with a fragile economy and galloping inflation
The Guardian - US · Apr 9, 2023 From Trump to Sarkozy: the political leaders who have been prosecuted Donald Trump is the first US president to be criminally charged, but across the globe, 78 countries have jailed or prosecuted leaders who left office since 2000
Tribune News Service · Mar 26, 2023 Argentina’s Macri rules out making another run for president BUENOS ARIES, Argentina — Former Argentine President Mauricio Macri ruled out becoming a candidate in this year’s election, clearing the way for a primary race between leaders within his coalition.