Giorgia Meloni’s government has conferred Italian citizenship on Javier Milei in a sign of the growing rapport between the two hard-Right leaders.

The Italian government has granted Argentine President Javier Milei citizenship in recognition of his Italian heritage, a move that has sparked outrage across Argentina, according to a report by The New York Times.

Poverty levels in the country are now above 50% and yet president Javier Milei’s approval ratings remain stable.

Italy's government has granted citizenship to Argentina's President Javier Milei on account of his Italian family roots, a source with knowledge of the matter said on Friday, confirming earlier media reports.

Milei was in Rome to meet Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and to take part in her Brothers of Italy party’s annual festival yesterday. The source said the government had given Italian citizenship to the Argentine leader, declining to provide further details.

US imperialism has not only encouraged a partnership between the CGT union apparatus and Milei, but sees it as a model for the incoming Trump administration.

Argentine President Javier Milei has announced an audacious tax reform plan, aimed at eliminating 90% of the nations taxes. This bold move, introduced during a televised address on Monday, seeks to overhaul

President’s first year in office was marked by drastic state cutbacks, the sharpest rise in poverty in two decades, an aggressive rhetoric and notable shift in foreign policy.

Italy has bestowed Italian citizenship on Argentine President Javier Milei. Milei is eligible for citizenship because of his Italian ancestors, but the news sparked a furor among opposition politicians campaigning for the process to be eased for children born in Italy to migrant parents.