Rift between Javier Milei and his vice president deepens with accusations of coup-mongering and corruption
High-ranking officials close to the Argentine president accuse Victoria Villarruel of betting on the ‘government’s failure’
Milei backs self-determination for Falkland Islanders: ‘We hope one day they will vote with their feet’
Forty-three years after the start of the Falklands War, the far-right president aligns himself with the position of the UK, which believes islanders have the right to decide on Argentina’s sovereignty claim
Milei lowers age for gun possession in Argentina by decree
While his own officials show themselves in public with rifles and pistols, the far-right president has reduced the minimum age to bear arms from 21 to 18, bypassing parliament with an executive decision
A month of Milei
The ultra-right Argentine president defends his radical reforms in Congress while reshaping the country’s international policy
Javier Milei sweeps away 22 army generals in largest military shake-up in 20 years
For analysts, the government is handing ‘a clear message of empowerment’ to the military, which now also occupies important positions in the Defense Ministry
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