Overview

• Javier Milei toured the Newsan plant in Ushuaia to kick off an intensified campaign, as metalworkers from the UOM protested outside under a heavy security presence.
• He defended Tierra del Fuego’s tax-exemption regime as evidence that lower taxes drive expansion and suggested the approach could be replicated elsewhere.
• In a local radio interview circulated by the presidential press team, Milei said Argentine unions are politicized and aligned with what he calls the “party of the State.”
• Milei claimed poverty fell by 12 million people and indigence to 7%, assertions he used to argue that reforms should continue despite criticism.
• His team is exploring cooperation with Mauricio Macri, with Chief of Staff Guillermo Francos mediating talks reported to include possible cabinet roles, though Karina Milei and Santiago Caputo are cited as internal vetoes as the government also steps up outreach to governors.