Argentina’s President Javier Milei has been granted Italian citizenship while on a state visit to Italy, a spokesperson for Italy’s Foreign Ministry told CNN.

While newfound stability under Javier Milei’s leadership has rekindled investor interest in Argentina, pressing challenges remain.

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

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

Italy has bestowed Italian citizenship on Argentine President Javier Milei. The procedure was reportedly initiated and fast-tracked by the government of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.Rome faced criticism on Saturday after it awarded naturalization to the ultra-libertarian Argentine president Javier Milei on an official visit to the Italian capital.

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Argentina's libertarian President Javier Milei laid out a bleak vision in his maiden speech a year ago amid an economic crisis. He warned there was "no money", pledged shock therapy for the economy and said things would get worse before they got better.

Italy's government has bestowed citizenship upon Argentina's President Javier Milei due to his Italian ancestry, sparking public dissent. Critics highlight that Milei's quick acquisition contrasts the arduous process faced by children of migrants born in Italy.

Argentine President Javier Milei has been granted Italian citizenship by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni while on a visit to Rome, the ANSA news agency reported. Meloni received the ultra-liberal Argentine president in Rome's Palazzo Chigi Friday evening,