Tuesday, September 8th 2026 - 10:02 UTC
The sovereignty claim enjoys majority backing in Argentine society, but Milei's call for unity inspired confidence in 41% of those consulted and distrust in 56%
Some 61.1% of Argentines believe President Javier Milei adopted his current position on the Falklands out of political convenience, against 24.7% who attribute it to conviction, according to a survey by the consultancy Management & Fit of a thousand respondents with a margin of error of 3%.
The poll was released after the address the president gave to the nation on Thursday, in which he said the islands “are Argentine by history and by right, there is no discussion about it” and announced he would speed up sanctions against oil companies operating in the area without Argentine authorisation. Nine in ten respondents were aware of that address.
The figures distinguish between support for the position and the credibility of the shift. The sovereignty claim enjoys majority backing in Argentine society, but Milei's call for unity inspired confidence in 41% of those consulted and distrust in 56%. On the content of the speech, 44.6% considered he had announced concrete measures and 44.2% that he had confined himself to general statements, a tie within the margin of error.
