Milei Cancels on Macron, Zigzags on G-7 Amid Hurdles at Home

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Javier Milei speaks at an event organized by the far-right Vox Party in Madrid on May 19.Photographer: Paul Hanna/Bloomberg
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Argentine President Javier Milei backed out of a scheduled meeting with France’s Emmanuel Macron, while zigzagging on his attendance at the Group of Seven summit in Italy next week, according to people with knowledge of his plans and local media.

Milei reversed his decision within hours Thursday and will attend the G-7 next week, Argentine newspaper La Nacion reported. Earlier in the day, people familiar with his plans confirmed he’d decided not to attend the gathering of world leaders after receiving an invite from Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.