Overview
- Vice President Victoria Villarruel called deputy Sabrina Ajmechet “a disgrace” on X on Saturday, and Ajmechet shot back by labeling the vice president “a traitor” who works against her own government.
- The dispute revived a 2012 post in which Ajmechet wrote that the Malvinas, known internationally as the Falkland Islands, “are not and never were Argentine,” a statement that drew fresh outrage.
- Ajmechet said the old tweets predate her political career, noted almost five years in Congress without opposing the islands claim, and pointed out that three treason complaints against her went nowhere.
- She argued that closer ties with the United States and Israel create new chances to advance Argentina’s position, as local outlets cited reporting that Washington may reassess its traditional backing of the UK.
- Allies joined the fray as ruling-bloc deputy Lilia Lemoine defended Ajmechet and alleged antisemitic attacks, and the episode gained weight because Ajmechet left the opposition PRO to join La Libertad Avanza in late 2025.