Daniel Osvaldo Scioli is an Argentine politician,businessman and former sportsman. He currently serves as the Secretary of Tourism,Environment and Sports since January 2024. He was Vice President of Argentina from 2003 to 2007 and Governor of Buenos Aires Province from 2007 to 2015. From September 2022 to January 2024 he was Argentina's ambassador to Brazil.
Republican Proposal,usually referred to by its abbreviation PRO,is a political party in Argentina. PRO was formed as an electoral alliance in 2005,but was transformed into a national party in 2010. It is the major component of the Juntos por el Cambio coalition,and its leader is former Argentine president Mauricio Macri,who is the party's president since May 2024.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs,International Trade and Worship,informally referred to as the Chancellery,is the Argentine government ministry dealing with the foreign relations of Argentina,Argentina's foreign policy,international development,international trade,diaspora and matters dealing with Mercosur and the Catholic Church.
Argentina–Spain relations are the bilateral relations between the Argentine Republic and the Kingdom of Spain. Since a great portion of the immigrants to Argentina before the mid-19th century were of Spanish descent,the large majority of Argentines are at least partly of Spanish ancestry. Also,a significant part of the late-19th century/early-20th century immigrants to Argentina were Spaniards. Both nations are members of the Organization of Ibero-American States and the United Nations.
Foreign relations between Argentina and the Holy See,have existed for over a century. The current pope,Pope Francis,was the former Archbishop of Buenos Aires.
Grupo Werthein is an holding company founded in 1928 and based in Argentina,led by members of the Werthein family since its origins.
Patricia Bullrich is an Argentine professor and politician who was appointed Minister of Security in 2023 under president Javier Milei,having previously held the office under president Mauricio Macri from 2015 to 2019. She was the chairwoman of Republican Proposal,until 2024.
Relations between Argentina and Israel began shortly after the Israeli Declaration of Independence in 1948,with the countries establishing diplomatic relations on 31 May 1949.
Javier Gerardo Milei is an Argentine politician and economist who has served as President of Argentina since 2023. He has taught university courses and written on various aspects of economics and politics and also hosted radio programs on the subject. Milei's views distinguish him within mainstream Argentine politics.
Avanza Libertad,originally founded in 2019 as Frente Despertar,was an Argentine right-wing political coalition. Renamed in 2020,Avanza Libertad had legal status in the Buenos Aires Province. Ideologically,it is libertarian conservative,supportive of economic liberalism,and critical of both Kirchnerism and Juntos por el Cambio. Led by JoséLuis Espert,it included centre-right and far-right factions,with its more radical factions being compared to Spain's Vox.
General elections were held in Argentina on 22 October 2023 to elect the president,vice president,members of the National Congress,and the governors of most provinces. As no presidential candidate won a majority in the first round,a runoff was held on 19 November,in which Javier Milei defeated Sergio Massa to become President of Argentina. Incumbent president Alberto Fernández and incumbent vice president and former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner,despite both being eligible for a second,consecutive term,did not seek re-election.
La Libertad Avanza is a political coalition and party in Argentina. LLA was formed as an electoral alliance in 2021,and as a nationwide party in 2024. It has been described as far-right,with conservative and ultraconservative stances on social and cultural issues,and as right-wing libertarian or ultra-liberal on economic issues. Its first electoral participation was at the 2021 Argentine legislative election,obtaining the third place with 17% of the votes in the capital.
Events in the year 2024 in Argentina.
Javier Milei's tenure as the 59th president of Argentina began on 10 December 2023,when Milei was inaugurated. Milei took office alongside vice president Victoria Villarruel following the La Libertad Avanza victory in the 2023 Argentine general election,with 55.65% of the vote in the second round against former economy minister Sergio Massa's 44.35%. Milei was elected with the highest total vote ever in Argentina and the highest percentage since 1973,amid the still ongoing 2018 Argentine monetary crisis.
The inauguration of Javier Milei as president of Argentina took place on Sunday,10 December 2023,in the Argentine Chamber of Deputies in Buenos Aires. The inauguration marked the commencement of the four-year term of Milei as president and Victoria Villarruel as vice president. The inauguration marked the formal culmination of Milei's presidential transition that began after he won the 2023 Argentine presidential election held on 19 November 2023. Over twenty national leaders and representatives attended the ceremony.
Rodolfo Carlos Barra is an Argentine far-right lawyer and politician,who served as a minister of the Supreme Court of Argentina between 1990 and 1993,and as Minister of Justice between 1994 and 1996,until his resignation for his links to groups related to Nazism,including the Tacuara Nationalist Movement. On 1 December 2023,president-elect Javier Milei announced that Barra had been selected as the Solicitor General.
Diana Elena Mondino is an Argentine economist,academic,and politician,formerly serving as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Argentine Republic from 2023 to 2024 under President Javier Milei. Mondino was previously the Director of Institutional Affairs at the University of CEMA.
Guillermo JoséFerraro was an Argentine accountant,businessperson and politician who was appointed Minister of Infrastructure on 10 December 2023 by President Javier Milei. On 27 January 2024,Milei stated that Ferraro would be presenting his resignation within the next few days. Ferraro's resignation was officially accepted by the government on 5 March 2024.
Shimon Axel Wahnish is an Argentinean rabbi and diplomat. Since 2024,he has been Argentina's ambassador to Israel. For the major role that Wahnish played in fostering Argentian President Javier Milei's growing affinity and interest in Judaism,Wahnish has been called Milei's rabbi and spiritual advisor,even though Milei is not Jewish.
