Milei Launches Yearlong Push for 90 Reforms, Seeks to Codify U.S. Alliance

Overview

• In his third state-of-the-nation address, Javier Milei said his government will send 90 structural bills to Congress over the next nine months to redesign Argentina for the next 50 years.
• He outlined targets for fiscal policy, the judicial system, the penal code, the electoral system and education, while leaving detailed measures to forthcoming drafts and debate.
• Milei said he aims to make a lasting strategic alliance with the United States a state policy, invoking cultural affinity with President Donald Trump and the slogan "Make Americas Great Again."
• He cast the South Atlantic as a future arena of strategic rivalry over trade routes, natural resources and maritime sovereignty, insisting Argentina must be an active player.
• The push comes as the government touts a fall in year-on-year inflation to 32% and faces criticism over roughly 300,000 job losses in two years, with his bloc strengthened by midterm gains and recent labor flexibilization; his administration also welcomed recent U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran.