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Javier Milei
Current politicianArgentina

Javier Milei

President of Argentina (since December 2023) · La Libertad Avanza

Javier Milei is the President of Argentina, in office since December 2023, and leader of the libertarian party La Libertad Avanza.

Positions as of 28 October 2026
Profile on 12 axes9 of 12 documented
ECONOMYSTATESOCIETYWORLDOwnershipMarketsWelfareAuthoritySecurityStructureMoralityReligionTechnologyCultureTradeForeign

Positions are taken from public statements, voting records and platforms as of 28 October 2026, and may have changed since. Report an inaccuracy.

Where they stand

The 12 axes, axis by axis

  1. 01Ownership+80
    PublicPrivate
  2. 02Markets+85
    PlannedFree
  3. 03Welfare+60
    SharedSelf-reliant

    Cut primary spending by 27 percent in real terms from 2023 to 2025, while child support and food aid rose 43 percent in real terms over the same period; scored toward self-reliance but not at the extreme.

  4. 04Authority+30
    DemocraticStrong leader

    Won the 2023 election and the 2025 midterms and governs with Congress, but has relied on a sweeping emergency decree (DNU 70/2023) and vetoes, and calls the state the basis of all problems. Scored moderately toward strong leadership.

  5. 05Security+50
    LibertyOrder

    Created a National Migration Agency with police powers under the Security Ministry in 2025; scored toward order.

  6. 06StructureNo clear record
    LocalCentral
  7. 07Morality+45
    ProgressiveTraditional

    Opposes abortion, while describing himself as a libertarian on the role of the state; scored moderately traditional.

  8. 08ReligionNo clear record
    SecularReligious
  9. 09TechnologyNo clear record
    EmbraceCaution
  10. 10Culture+35
    MulticulturalNational identity

    Tightened citizenship and residence rules for immigrants in 2025; scored moderately toward national identity.

  11. 11Trade-50
    GlobalProtected

    Supports reducing taxes and barriers on trade and investment as part of his reform programme; scored toward global trade.

  12. 12Foreign policy+40
    CooperationStrength

    Has aligned closely with the United States and Israel and followed the US in leaving the World Health Organization; scored toward strength and sovereignty rather than multilateral institutions.

3 axes have no clear record: no documented statement, vote or platform places Javier Milei there, so matching leaves them out.

Who is Javier Milei?

Javier Milei was born in Buenos Aires in 1970 and worked as an economist and commentator before entering politics. He was elected a national deputy for the City of Buenos Aires in 2021 and won the presidency in a November 2023 runoff, taking office on 10 December 2023. He describes himself as a libertarian and campaigned with a chainsaw as a symbol of cuts to the state. His party lost the Buenos Aires provincial election in September 2025 but won over 40 percent of the national vote in the October 2025 midterms, enough seats to uphold presidential vetoes. He remains in office as of October 2026.

Previously: Leader of La Libertad Avanza · National deputy for the City of Buenos Aires (2021-2023) · Economist and university lecturer

Documented positions

  • Campaigned in 2023 on replacing the peso with the US dollar and closing the central bank.Source: aljazeera.com
  • Opposes abortion.Source: aljazeera.com
  • His zero-deficit policy produced fiscal surpluses in 2024 and 2025, with primary spending 27 percent lower in real terms than in 2023.Source: batimes.com.ar
  • His government cut about 48,000 public sector jobs between December 2023 and April 2025 through a deregulation ministry led by Federico Sturzenegger.Source: batimes.com.ar
  • After the 2025 midterms he set out plans to liberalise labour law, cut up to 20 taxes and reform pensions.Source: batimes.com.ar
  • Created a National Migration Agency with expanded police powers in November 2025.Source: english.elpais.com
  • Announced in 2024 a plan to move Argentina's embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.Source: aljazeera.com
  • Withdrew Argentina from the World Health Organization, effective March 2026, citing its pandemic advice.Source: aljazeera.com

Record

Under Milei, annual inflation fell from a peak of about 300 percent in 2024 to about 32 percent for 2025, the government recorded fiscal surpluses for two consecutive years and official poverty figures fell in 2025 after rising in his first months. Supporters cite these results and the 2025 midterm win; the Senate gave final approval to labour law changes he backed in February 2026.

Critics, including trade unions that held several general strikes, cite public sector job losses, a loss of purchasing power for many households and protests over cuts. In February 2025 he promoted the $LIBRA cryptocurrency, which collapsed within hours; a federal investigation was opened, and in November 2025 a congressional commission led by opposition deputies said the facts were compatible with fraud and assigned him political responsibility; his office said he had no role in developing the coin, and he denies wrongdoing.

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Javier Milei: questions

What party is Javier Milei in?

He leads La Libertad Avanza, a libertarian party that he founded and that won over 40 percent of the vote in the October 2025 midterm elections.

What are Javier Milei's main policy positions?

He favours deep cuts to public spending and the size of the state, deregulation, a balanced budget, lower taxes, labour law liberalisation, opposition to abortion and close ties with the United States and Israel.

Sources

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Portrait: Javier Milei en el Salón Blanco 2 (cropped).jpg by Cancillería Argentina, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and converted to grayscale by 12axes-test.com.