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Milei Marks Two Years in Office With Thank-You Message as Congress Opens Extraordinary Sessions

The milestone coincides with extraordinary sessions in a newly configured Congress to advance the 2026 budget along with labor and tax reforms.

Overview

  • President Javier Milei posted a brief note on X thanking supporters, pairing it with a photo taken with his sister Karina on his inauguration day in 2023.
  • Government ministries used the anniversary to tout achievements, with the deregulation portfolio highlighting efforts to dismantle red tape and the Economy Ministry citing fiscal order and macro stabilization.
  • The updated composition of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate begins an extraordinary session agenda that includes the 2026 budget, which the government seeks to pass for the first time in two years.
  • Planned labor and tax changes are slated for debate during the same special session period as part of the administration’s next-stage program.
  • Milei is in Oslo for the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony honoring Venezuelan opposition figure Corina Machado, with meetings scheduled with King Harald V and Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre before a Thursday morning return to Buenos Aires.