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Argentina citizenship by investment 2026: five questions
Argentina’s US$350,000 citizenship by investment plan leaves bond terms, fees and presence rules open, with its decree challenged in court.
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Milei's 2027 budget projects 4% growth before election
The government submitted its last full-year spending plan before a likely re-election bid, forecasting lower inflation and a trade surplus; lawmakers had yet to approve any of it.
Source: Reuters, 15 Sep 2026
Milei proposes central-bank charter change to bar Treasury financing
The proposed law would tighten the barrier between the monetary authority and the government, but it needed a congressional vote and could still be changed by a future legislature.
Source: Reuters, 30 Jul 2026
Milei opens Congress with reform pitch after a busy special session
In his March 1 address, the president pointed to labor legislation and trade agreements as evidence of momentum, while clashes in the chamber showed that political resistance had not receded.
Source: Casa Rosada, 1 Mar 2026
Francos resigns as Milei names spokesman Adorni cabinet chief
The president reshuffled his government days after winning the midterms, moving Manuel Adorni into the chief-of-staff job. A new interior minister would be tasked with negotiating reforms with provincial governors.
Source: Buenos Aires Herald, Francos resignation, 31 Oct 2025
Milei’s libertarians win midterms, expanding their power in Congress
La Libertad Avanza led the national count after a bruising provincial loss and peso crisis. The party secured enough lower-house seats to shield presidential vetoes, though it remained short of a majority.
Source: Buenos Aires Herald, midterm results, 26 Oct 2025
Peronists defeat Milei’s alliance in Buenos Aires province
Fuerza Patria took about 47% to the government alliance’s 34% in a provincial legislative election. Milei acknowledged defeat but promised to maintain his economic course before October’s national vote.
Source: Buenos Aires Herald, provincial results, 7 Sep 2025
Argentina’s Senate overrides Milei’s disability-funding veto
Senators voted 63 to 7 to reject the president’s veto after the lower house had done the same. The decision forced the disability emergency law back onto the statute book before a pivotal provincial vote.
Source: Buenos Aires Herald, Senate override, 4 Sep 2025
Disability-agency recordings put Milei’s inner circle under scrutiny
Leaked recordings alleging kickbacks in disability procurement prompted the removal of agency chief Diego Spagnuolo and judicial raids. The allegations and the recordings’ authenticity remained contested.
Source: Reuters, investigation, 22 Aug 2025
Milei vetoes pension rises and disability funding in fiscal showdown
The president blocked three laws passed by Congress in July, saying their costs threatened Argentina’s balanced budget. Opposition lawmakers prepared to test whether they had the votes to reverse him.
Source: Buenos Aires Herald, Senate bills, 4 Aug 2025
Milei's party beats Peronists and PRO in Buenos Aires City election
A ticket led by presidential spokesman Manuel Adorni topped a fragmented local legislative vote, striking a blow against the centre-right PRO in its longtime stronghold ahead of national midterms.
Source: Buenos Aires Herald, 18 May 2025
Argentina suspends 2025 primaries after Senate backs Milei's plan
Congress voted to skip the national PASO primaries for the October midterms, giving the government a cost-cutting win while leaving a longstanding electoral mechanism's future unresolved.
Source: Buenos Aires Herald, Senate vote, 20 Feb 2025
Milei's promotion of $LIBRA token sparks losses and a federal inquiry
A post by Argentina's president helped propel a little-known crypto token before its price collapsed, raising questions about his judgment and the people behind a project he said he did not run.
Source: Reuters, 14 Feb 2025
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Milei marks a year in office with promises to ease currency controls
In a December 10 address, Argentina's president promised wider use of dollars and an end to foreign-exchange restrictions in 2025, after a year of disinflation, recession and fierce budget fights.
Source: Buenos Aires Herald, 10 Dec 2024
Milei and provincial governors sign the May Pact in July
Eighteen governors joined the president in Tucumán on Independence Day to endorse ten broad principles, a political truce after the Ley Bases vote rather than a binding settlement of fiscal disputes.
Source: Buenos Aires Times, 9 Jul 2024
Argentina passes Milei's Ley Bases and tax package after six months of bargaining
Deputies gave final approval to the president's flagship reforms on June 28, granting limited emergency powers and investment incentives while reinstating disputed changes to income and wealth taxes.
Source: Buenos Aires Herald, 28 Jun 2024
Milei postpones May Pact as Senate deliberates over his reform bill
The president said on May 20 that his proposed agreement with governors would wait for the Ley Bases to clear Congress, separating the May 25 holiday from a reform deal.
Source: Buenos Aires Herald, 20 May 2024
Milei invites governors to sign ten-point May Pact after legislative setback
In his March 1 address to Congress, the president recast his reform agenda as a proposed agreement with provincial leaders on fiscal balance, property rights and structural change.
Source: Buenos Aires Herald, 1 Mar 2024
Milei's first omnibus bill collapses during article-by-article voting
After winning approval in principle, the government's sprawling reform proposal returned to committee on February 6, exposing the limits of a small congressional bloc's mandate.
Source: Reuters, 6 Feb 2024
Milei takes office warning Argentines there is no money for a gradual fix
At his December 10 inauguration, Argentina's new president promised painful fiscal shock to avert a deeper crisis, testing how much disruption voters and Congress would tolerate.
Source: Reuters, 10 Dec 2023
