Politics Country 2025-12-09T04:34:44+00:00

Senator Abdala Temporarily Takes Over as President of Argentina

Senator Bartolomé Abdala assumed the presidency as the president and vice president are abroad. He will serve in this role until the president's return.


Senator Abdala Temporarily Takes Over as President of Argentina

In Argentina, the head of the executive branch has temporarily passed to Senator Bartolomé Abdala (La Libertad Avanza), an unusual scenario in Argentine politics. As the President of the Senate, Abdala is third in the line of succession and automatically took charge of the executive power this Monday. He will remain in executive functions at least until Thursday, when President Javier Milei's return to Argentina is expected. The temporary power vacuum was created because President Javier Milei traveled to Norway this weekend to attend the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony for Venezuelan opposition leader Corina Machado. Simultaneously, Vice President Victoria Villarruel is on an official visit to Spain. This situation arises amid the known internal division within the main figures of La Libertad Avanza.