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Argentine Senate passes Javier Milei’s reform bill as protests rage outside
6 months, 1 week ago

Argentine Senate passes Javier Milei’s reform bill as protests rage outside

The Hindu  

Argentina's Senate passed a sprawling bill on Wednesday that is key to libertarian President Javier Milei's economic reform plans, while protesters set fires and clashed with police in the streets outside Congress. The bill is key to Milei's plans to overhaul an embattled economy, with inflation near 300%, and includes plans for privatizing public firms, granting special powers to the …

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Milei’s radical overhaul passes Argentina’s Senate after protesters clash with police
6 months, 1 week ago

Milei’s radical overhaul passes Argentina’s Senate after protesters clash with police

LA Times  

Police in riot gear gesture outside Congress after the Senate approved a reform bill presented by Argentine President Javier Milei in Buenos Aires on Wednesday. Argentina’s Senate narrowly approved President Javier Milei’s sweeping proposals to slash state spending and boost his own powers on Thursday, handing the libertarian leader a much-needed first legislative victory. Senate president Victoria Villarruel, the vice …

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Argentinian court overturns Milei’s labor rules, in a blow to his reform plans
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Argentinian court overturns Milei’s labor rules, in a blow to his reform plans

Associated Press  

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — An Argentine court on Tuesday overturned labor rules proposed by President Javier Milei that would make it easier to fire workers, in a new blow to the leader’s efforts to shake up regulations that he says have hampered the country’s struggling economy. The appeals court already temporarily suspended the incoming president’s new regulations in early January …

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Argentine court suspends labor changes in a blow to President Milei’s economic plan
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Argentine court suspends labor changes in a blow to President Milei’s economic plan

Associated Press  

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — President Javier Milei suffered a judicial blow Wednesday as a court suspended labor rule changes he recently announced as part of sweeping deregulation and austerity measures aimed at reviving Argentina’s struggling economy. Milei’s decree announced in December established several changes in labor rules, including increasing job probation from three to eight months, reducing severance compensation and …

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Argentina’s new president lays off 5,000 government employees hired in 2023, before he took office
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Argentina’s new president lays off 5,000 government employees hired in 2023, before he took office

Associated Press  

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — The administration of Argentina’s new President Javier Milei said on Tuesday that his government won’t renew contracts for more than 5,000 employees hired this year before he took office. The move was part of a sweeping plan of cutbacks and devaluations announced by the right-wing libertarian since he took office on Dec. 10 to transform Argentina’s …

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What to know about Argentina's deregulation protests
1 year ago

What to know about Argentina's deregulation protests

NPR  

What to know about Argentina's deregulation protests Argentina's new president was inaugurated less than two weeks ago. SCOTT DETROW, HOST: This week the new president of Argentina, Javier Milei, deregulated an enormous swath of his country's economy. ARONCZYK: Now, because many of these changes were done by executive order - basically, president's choice - it's quite likely that some of …

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Defying protests, Argentina’s Milei unveils decree to deregulate economy
1 year ago

Defying protests, Argentina’s Milei unveils decree to deregulate economy

Al Jazeera  

President plans to eliminate or change 300 regulations as part of economic ‘shock’ therapy. Argentina’s right-wing president has announced sweeping measures to deregulate the economy, in what critics fear could threaten jobs and affordable housing for millions of Argentinians. Javier Milei, who took office on December 10, said he was wiping out or amending some 300 regulations by emergency decree, …

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Fiery right-wing populist Javier Milei wins Argentina’s presidency and promises ‘drastic’ changes
1 year, 1 month ago

Fiery right-wing populist Javier Milei wins Argentina’s presidency and promises ‘drastic’ changes

Associated Press  

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Populist Javier Milei resoundingly won Argentina’s presidential election Sunday, swinging the country to the right following a fiercely polarized campaign in which he promised a dramatic shake-up to the state to deal with soaring inflation and rising poverty. There is no room for gradualism, no room for lukewarm measures,” Milei told supporters, who chanted “Liberty, liberty!” …

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Fiery right-wing populist Javier Milei wins Argentina’s presidency and promises ‘drastic’ changes
1 year, 1 month ago

Fiery right-wing populist Javier Milei wins Argentina’s presidency and promises ‘drastic’ changes

LA Times  

Presidential candidate Javier Milei waves as he arrives to vote in Buenos Aires on Sunday. In his victory speech, the self-described anarcho-capitalist who has been compared to former U.S. President Trump said the “reconstruction of Argentina begins today.” “Argentina’s situation is critical. There is no room for gradualism, no room for lukewarm measures,” Milei told supporters who chanted “liberty, liberty,” …

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‘Nothing changes’: Argentine voters express exasperation ahead of elections
1 year, 2 months ago

‘Nothing changes’: Argentine voters express exasperation ahead of elections

Al Jazeera  

In the wake of Argentina’s first 2023 presidential debate, voters weigh in on the economy, abortion and Javier Milei. Buenos Aires, Argentina – It was a “superclásico” kind of Sunday last weekend in Argentina, with more than one kind of high-profile match-up capturing the public’s attention. In recent months, Milei has garnered criticism for bashing Pope Francis as a “disgusting …

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Argentina primary results reflect frustrations, desire for change: Experts
1 year, 4 months ago

Argentina primary results reflect frustrations, desire for change: Experts

Al Jazeera  

Buenos Aires, Argentina – Argentina’s open presidential primaries are often criticised as a waste of money and time, but this week they gave the economically struggling South American nation a striking look in the mirror. They are votes that are free of politics,” said Carlos Fara, a political analyst in the capital, Buenos Aires, who told Al Jazeera that support …

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