That puts Mr Milei under extreme pressure to win. Though he has sharply reduced inflation and poverty since he came into office in late 2023, his party could easily get fewer votes than the Peronist opposition. A series of corruption scandals have alarmed voters. His dogmatic approach has alienated potential allies.

Argentina's leader Javier Milei is a self-described radical libertarian and 'anarcho-capitalist' who claims to seek political advice from his dogs.

Argentine President Javier Milei is asking for billions of dollars from the Trump administration to prop up the peso, a departure from his program of free-market revisions of Argentina’s economy.

Argentina's government is in talks with the United States over a potential agreement that would grant the South American country trade advantages, President Javier Milei said on Wednesday.

Argentine President Javier Milei tapped a new candidate to lead his party’s ticket in a key battleground during the midterm elections on Oct. 26. But his face won’t be on the ballot.

President Javier Milei will reshuffle his Cabinet after the October 26 national elections, with a number of key figures set to take on legislative posts. Potential PRO additions and the balance of power are under review.

The company, whose website proudly declares "Made in Argentina," shut down its glass furnace 18 months ago, operates only one of its four assembly lines and has cut its workforce from 160 to 60, Bender said in an office adjacent to its half-empty warehouses, calling the process "very painful."

Trump joked about his “beach body” during a White House meeting with Argentina’s Javier Milei, before tying $20 billion in US aid to Milei’s re-election.