Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Javier Milei

Why hard-right libertarian Javier Milei wants to dollarise Argentina’s economy

Javier Milei, the "anarcho-capitalist" presidential candidate who took the lead in the August primaries with his "Liberty Advances" political coalition, owes much of his electoral success to his promise to dollarise the Argentine economy. Disoriented by hyperinflation and rising poverty, many Argentinians see the adoption of the US dollar as…

France 24

The Guardian view on Argentina’s presidential election: the danger to democracy is real

Editorial: Public spending hikes and pro-poor tax cuts might fix the economy and be popular enough to stop the far right

The Guardian - UK

Thousands of women march in Latin American cities calling for abortion rights

The streets of cities across Latin American were bathed in green as tens of thousands of women marched to commemorate International Safe Abortion Day

The Independent UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Argentina's former detention and torture site added to UNESCO World Heritage list

Argentina is celebrating a decision by a United Nations conference to include a former clandestine detention and torture center as a World Heritage site

The Independent UK

Tucker Carlson erupts into Argentina's presidential campaign with Javier Milei interview

Argentinian candidate Javier Milei has railed against socialism and praised Donald Trump in an interview with U.S. host Tucker Carlson

The Independent UK

Argentine inflation keeps soaring, putting the government on the defensive as elections near

Consumer prices in Argentina have soared 12.4% in August, compared to the previous month, a number that puts the government on the defensive a little more than a month before presidential elections in which a right-wing populist who admires Donald Trump appears the favorite to win

The Independent UK

G20: In Global South coverage, ‘seat for Latin America, Brazil anti-hunger alliance, Putin arrest’

The press in G20’s several Global South participants – including China, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, South Africa and Indonesia – largely gave a miss to G20 coverage on the front pages of their Sunday editions.

Newslaundry

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Protesters decry tribute for victims of leftist groups in Argentina's 1970s political violence

Human rights activists surrounded the Buenos Aires City Legislature to denounce an event honoring victims of armed leftist groups during the 1970s, when Argentina was engulfed by political violence

The Independent UK

The Pope, the ‘false prophet’, and the battle for Argentina

Argentina’s presidential election in October is shaping up as a political and cultural battle between a right-wing populist and… the Pope.

The Week

The ‘false prophet’ v the pope: Argentina faces clash of ideologies in election

Javier Milei, a culture war populist and sex coach who won country’s open primary, rages at ‘communist’ pontiff as he sets his sights on becoming president

The Guardian - UK

Gloria Álvarez and Eduardo Marty: The Potential for a Libertarian President in Argentina

A self-described "anarcho-capitalist" leads in the polls ahead of Argentina's upcoming presidential election.

Reason

Argentina arrests dozens in looting attempts amid fear of growing violence ahead of October election

Argentine authorities have reported a large number of arrests for lootings and attempted lootings in recent days, raising concerns about violence ahead of October presidential elections and prompting the president to appeal for calm

The Independent UK

Why Pope Francis Has Become A Political Lightning Rod In Argentina

While the Pontiff has been a divisive figure in the Catholic Church, Francis’ popularity in his homeland is waning.

Zenger

A Libertarian President in Argentina?

Join Reason on YouTube at 1 p.m. Eastern for a discussion about the rise of Argentina's Javier Milei with Latin American libertarian activist Gloria Álvarez and Argentine economist Eduardo Marty.

Reason

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Reason

The Argentine Libertarian Dog-Friendly Darling?

Plus: Libertarian lessons in the wake of the Maui wildfires

The Independent UK

Argentina's anti-establishment candidate Milei engages IMF in economic talks after shock primary win

Argentina’s right-wing populist presidential candidate Javier Milei has met with International Monetary Fund officials to explain his economic proposals for the country, days after he became the surprise front-runner for the October election

Reason

Don't Confuse Javier Milei With Jair Bolsonaro

Argentina's rising political star is a very different sort of politician.

The Times of India

Argentina presidential frontrunner calls China an ‘assassin’

Argentina’s presidential frontrunner Javier Milei would freeze relations with China and pull South America’s second-biggest economy out of the Mercosur trade bloc with Brazil, foreign policy proposals that are as radical as his economics.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Week

Javier Milei: the ‘tantric sex instructor’ Trump fan who could be president

A “tantric sex coach” and Donald Trump admirer has capitalised on Argentina’s economic woes to pull off a shock landslide win in the primary elections.

The Independent UK

Argentine peso plunges after rightist who admires Trump comes first in primary vote

The Argentine peso plunged Monday after a 52-year—old anti-establishment candidate who admires former President Donald Trump came first in primary elections that will help determine the country’s next president

Reason

A Self-Described Anarcho-Capitalist Won a Plurality in Argentina's Presidential Primary

Javier Milei’s coalition, Liberty Moves Forward, advances to the first stage of the October general election.

The Independent UK

Argentines vote in a primary election that will gauge the yearning for change amid economic turmoil

Argentines vote Sunday in a primary election that will act as a bellwether ahead of October general elections and give a hint at how eager citizens are for a change in a country that is suffering one of the world’s worst inflation rates

The Independent UK

Argentines to vote in a primary election that's expected to set the stage for a rightward shift

Argentina’s national primary election Sunday won’t just help determine which candidates will be running in the country’s October presidential vote but could impact the economy even before then

Businessweek

Will Argentina Ditch the Peso for the Dollar?

The front-runner in the presidential race says he would make the greenback the official currency and “blow up” the central bank.

The Independent UK

Right-wing populist Javier Milei gains support in Argentina by blasting 'political caste'

He believes selling human organs should be legal, climate change is a “socialist lie,” sex education is a ploy to destroy the family and that the Central Bank should be abolished

1 … 34 35 36 37

People

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

International Monetary Fund

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.