Javier Milei: Controversial reform package clears first hurdle in Argentina's parliament. House of Representatives in Buenos Aires: 144 votes to 109 for Milei's reform package.
From next week onwards, the MPs will look at the legislative plans and the individual articles in detail - and vote on them separately. Inflation in the South American country was 211 percent in 2023, and more than 40 percent of the population lives in poverty. More than half of the original 664 articles of law have already been deleted.