Argentine president's reforms pass first test in Congress

The bill won the "general" approval in principle of the lower house of Congress, whose members will examine the plans of libertarian and self-described anarcho-capitalist Milei in detail next week.

General view after lawmakers voted on President Javier Milei's controversial ultra-liberal reforms at the Congress in Buenos Aires, taken on February 2, 2024. A wide-ranging package of far-right reforms by Argentine President Javier Milei took a first step on Friday with the approval "in general" of deputies, who will continue debating it point by point starting Tuesday after a marathon debate accompanied by protests and incidents in front of Congress. (Photo by Juan Mabromata / AFP)