Overview
- President Javier Milei’s February 18 stop in Mendoza was called off after La Libertad Avanza + Cambia Mendoza said he would travel to the United States for the Council of Peace in Washington, D.C.
- Media reports indicate Milei will depart on February 18 to take part in the council’s meetings around February 19.
- The shelved visit had been set to bolster allies before municipal elections on February 22 in six departments: Maipú, Luján de Cuyo, San Rafael, La Paz, Santa Rosa and Rivadavia.
- Outlets reported that Karina Milei will accompany the president to the United States, so she will not make the Mendoza stop.
- Los Andes reported Governor Alfredo Cornejo is expected to join Milei in New York on March 9 for an Argentina Week investment event.