IMF's Georgieva says Argentine people to decide election, government should keep reforms

IMF's Georgieva says Argentine people to decide election, government should keep reforms

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Friday that Argentina's election in October was for its people to decide, clarifying her remarks on Thursday that Argentina should stay the course on economic reforms.

By Jonathan Heguier. Latin American Summary, April 26, 2025. The IMF pressured the government. In Balcarce 50 the strategy of Santiago Caputo begins to prevail: to contest elections with LLA ballot only in places where there are no tragic defeats. Lule Menem’s actions fall. And Macri stalks. The IMF holder, Kristalina Georgieva, opened in advance [...] The entry Argentina. Milei says goodbye to Francisco and Georgieva undressed the fragility of …

The former director of Customs and referent of the PJ, Guillermo Michel, warned months ago that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was going to give Javier Milei’s government “a political loan”, thus anticipating the controversy generated by the recent statements of the head of the organization, Kristalina Georgieva. “Domestically, the country will go to elections next October and it is fundamental that it not derail the will for change. Unti…

The head of the IMF had asked for the October elections that “it is fundamental not to derail the will for change,” although the next day she had to go back and clarify that it was a message to the Argentine government. The political opposition emphatically repudiated Kristalina Georgieva’s words. Former economic officials linked this move of the managing director with that her fate is tied to the future of the country. “It can be a game over if…

Reading time approx.: 1 minutes, 47 secondsIn October of this year, Argentina will have legislative elections that will be decisive for Javier Milei's mandate and for the short-term future: parliamentary control is at stake... Polls for the October legislative elections give positive numbers to Javier Milei. The result of his economic, social and political measures in this first year and a half made him maintain his positive image above 50 perce…

The managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, went out to clarify her recent statements about the economic direction of the Argentine government, after her words generated a strong rejection in sectors of justicialism. The stir arose after her apparent support for the reform plan promoted by Javier Milei, which was interpreted as an interference in the electoral process in front of the October legislatives…