Confidence about 2027 and an open door for Bullrich
Javier Milei said he is very calm about his chances of winning re-election in 2027 and argued that Argentines will not turn back toward the opposition, which he associated with a century of decline. Speaking on Radio Mitre, the president said he trusts the public and compared current indicators with those he says he inherited, citing lower inflation and higher per-capita GDP while raising the same question about poverty, destitution and security.[S1][S2]
Asked about Patricia Bullrich, Milei declined to confirm whether she would join him on a ticket and said the matter is not being discussed yet because the time has not come. He did say that if she is part of the political space she would clearly be included, and described the senator and former security minister as a soldier of his government and one of the space's leading figures.[S1]
The comments followed Bullrich's publication that same Saturday of photographs with Milei at the annual dinner of the Faro Foundation, which she presented on social media as a night of ideas and freedom. The president did not specify how the electoral ticket would be formed or when talks about candidacies for the next election would begin.[S1]
Economic projections and the reform agenda
Milei argued that an electoral victory would let him consolidate his economic program and said that after that test investment could strengthen. In that scenario he projected country risk falling to 200 basis points and growth of between 7% and 8%, and he predicted that Argentina would begin what he called its great takeoff.[S1]
Reviewing his term, the president said his first four years would end with cumulative growth of between 16% and 18%, without specifying the base for the calculation. He also said informal workers' incomes are close to 60% above the level recorded when he took office and that unemployment is more than two points below the natural rate.[S1]
Looking further ahead, Milei said GDP doubles in ten years and that this means per-capita GDP would quadruple within 20 years. He estimated that Argentina could become a developed country in 15 to 20 years and the world's leading power in 30 to 40 years, and he defended continued deregulation in energy and mining, citing the end of the so-called criollo barrel and changes to glacier rules.[S1]
The president highlighted the Incentive Regime for Large Investments, which he called the most important industrial policy in Argentine history. According to his figures, the program holds projects worth 210 billion dollars, of which 70 billion have already been approved, and he linked those investments to the economic expansion he projects.[S1]
Patience for incomes and the $Libra case
To those who do not yet see improvements in their incomes, Milei asked for patience and said he should not be asked for miracles because he is a human being doing the best he can with the resources available. He compared the pace of recovery to someone who must train and gain experience before earning more, and stressed that results are built through work and time.[S1]
On the judicial file over the $Libra cryptocurrency, in which he was cleared, the president again criticized those who pointed to him and described the episode as a corporate strategy that used the media to smear him and damage his name and honor, which in his view amounted to an attempt at a coup. Asked whether the situation could have led to an institutional rupture, he replied that it was not so far away.[S1]
Milei raised the possibility of investigating whether actors sought the fall of his government and the installation of other figures to lead a transition. He questioned whether a simple apology could compensate for the damage he says was done and said he is weighing legal steps with his lawyers, calling what happened a scandal of enormous proportions.[S1]
The pope's health and the visit to Argentina
The president also referred to the health of Pope Leo XIV and to the possibility that the pontiff makes his planned visit to Argentina in November after surgery for a pulmonary adenocarcinoma. Milei said the important thing is that the pope recovers and is well, and that if he manages to travel his arrival would bring joy and blessings.[S1]
Milei stressed the religious dimension of the visit and recalled his estimate that 75% of Argentines are Catholic and regard the pope as their spiritual leader. In that context he asked that political differences be set aside over the possible reception of the head of the Catholic Church and that priority be given to his recovery.[S1]
Finally, the president discussed why Pope Francis did not visit Argentina during his pontificate. In Milei's interpretation, the then pontiff avoided the trip so as not to provoke what he described as a political earthquake in the country.[S1]
