US EditionArgentina's Milei opens Congress praising Trump and attacking opposition
- On Sunday, Javier Milei, President of Argentina, opened Congress with a 90-minute speech framing the session as fulfilling 2025 campaign promises and highlighting his government’s achievements.
- After the 2025 elections, Milei's coalition consolidated power as La Libertad Avanza allied with the Republican Proposal party, gaining a stronger parliamentary majority than in 2023.
- On Friday, Congress approved a pivotal labor reform bill opposed by left-wing parties and the country's main labor union, alongside measures on criminal responsibility, the Mercosur-European Union trade agreement, and the glacier protection law.
- Despite legislative momentum, political clashes persist as Milei earlier called the Legislative Branch a `rat's nest` and shouted at opponents including former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.
- Milei framed Argentina as a strategic exporter to the West, highlighting critical minerals, access to two oceans and Antarctica, and urged maintaining alignment with the United States and its financial aid last year.
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Argentine ultraliberal President Javier Milei announced that he wants to transform Donald Trump's rapprochement with the United States into a state policy, in order to strengthen Argentina's position in the South Atlantic. ...
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Argentine President Javier Miel said on Sunday he wants the "strategic alliance" with ally the United States, led by President Donald Trump, to become "state policy."
The Seattle Times
Argentina’s Milei opens Congress praising Trump and attacking opposition
Argentina’s libertarian President Javier Milei opened Congress with a fiery 90-minute speech highlighting his government’s achievements and praising his relationship with American President Donald Trump.
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