Argentina’s Javier Milei:

Contrasting Economic Realities

Vice President Rift

Poverty Falls Sharply

$20,000 Dinners

Buenos Aires Debt Climbs as Milei Confronts Local Election Test

Argentine President Javier Milei — Argentine President Javier Milei
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By Kevin Simauchi and Manuela Tobias

June 5, 2025 at 8:15 AM EDT

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Investors are snapping up debt from Argentina’s largest province on bets that President Javier Milei’s political party will extend its winning streak in another local election in less than three months.