Milei Seeks Pact With Political Leaders in Bid to Save Reforms
- He invited leaders to sign 10-point agreement on May 25
- Argentine president warns congress to avoid confrontation
Javier Milei addressed the legislature after weeks of escalating tensions.
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President Javier Milei proposed a pact with Argentina’s powerful province governors and other top political leaders as he seeks to protect his austerity measures and liberalizing reforms from an increasingly hostile congress.
In his first annual address to lawmakers on Friday, Milei invited leaders from all parties to sign a 10-principle agreement that includes a “non-negotiable fiscal balance” and public spending cuts, as well as labor reform and free trade. He proposed the pact be signed in the province of Cordoba on May 25, and said he intends to meet all governors before that date.