ARA SAN JUAN CASE Netflix concerns for relatives of ARA San Juan submarine dead 26-02-2024 17:30 Relatives express concern over new Netflix series investigating 2017 submarine tragedy and complain they haven't been able to view series prior to its public premiere.
SPORTING TRAGEDY 50-year-old Mendoza cyclist dies after race in San Juan 26-09-2023 12:15 50-year-old Gustavo Lopreste died just minutes after the competition ended due to cardiorespiratory arrest.
ELECTION 2023 Five knock-out blows: Peronism's toughest defeats in the elections so far 12-09-2023 18:42 Provinces of San Juan, San Luis, Chubut, Santa Cruz and now Santa Fe. And now Peronism faces another difficult test in Chaco.
ELECTIONS 2023 Chubut the latest upset in a semester full of strong Peronist defeats 31-07-2023 16:52 Fall of Peronism in Chubut Province marks a trend worrying Sergio Massa. The biggest surprises and open scenarios. by Ramón Indart
CAMPAIGN COMMENTS The elections according to Saint John 08-07-2023 06:59 San Juan is not an especially attractive city for tourists but it does have an uncanny knack for being a venue for key turning-points in Argentine political history. by Michael Soltys
ELECTIONS 2023 Opposition wins San Juan governor race, ending 20 years of Peronist rule 03-07-2023 12:29 Juntos por el Cambio leaders hail Marcelo Orrego’s triumph in San Juan gubernatorial race; Twenty years of Peronist rule ended as opposition capitalises on Supreme Court’s blocking of Governor Sergio Uñac’s re-election bid.
AND THAT REMINDS ME… Of infighting and inland voting 10-06-2023 06:27 The deadline for defining electoral alliances nationwide expires in only four days’ time but tomorrow’s provincial elections are even more immediate … Tucumán is looking safe for the Frente de Todos government while San Luis could be close. by Michael Soltys
Editorial Much ado about almost nothing 13-05-2023 09:07 One constant of the current administration has been to prioritise the political and the judicial over the economic and the social, with this week a case in point.
CAMPAIGN COMMENTS To vote or not to vote 13-05-2023 08:45 However cavalier the strongmen of these two inland provinces have been with constitutional limits in seeking multiple consecutive terms, the last-minute timing of the Supreme Court’s interruption of the electoral process is extremely unfortunate, lending itself easily to government outrage. by Michael Soltys
Elections 2023 The Supreme Court’s political muscle 13-05-2023 08:35 The Supreme Court’s decision must be read purely in political terms, demonstrating that it won’t back down and has the intention to play hard ball in the political arena. by Agustino Fontevecchia
ELECTIONS 2023 Manzur withdraws Tucumán candidacy after Supreme Court ruling 12-05-2023 09:03 Ex-Cabinet chief governor announces he will no longer run as lieutenant governor for northern province, with provincial Interior Minister Miguel Acevedo set to replace him as Osvaldo Jaldo’s running-mate.
POLITICS & JUDICIARY Government’s row with Supreme Court hits new heights 11-05-2023 23:36 Explosive reaction to ruling suspending gubernatorial elections in San Juan and Tucumán; President Alberto Fernández accuses justices of targeting Peronist candidates.
ELECTIONS 2023 Supreme Court suspends elections in San Juan, Tucumán 09-05-2023 18:19 Supreme Court suspends provincial elections in San Juan and Tucumán, just five days before voters are due to go to the ballot-box.
ELECTION 2023: TWO SUPER-SUNDAYS Eight provincial elections to watch with national impact 04-05-2023 00:23 The first two weekends of May come with several provincial elections in which Argentina’s two main coalitions (Frente de Todos and Juntos por el Cambio) can take the temperature of the hinterland. This Sunday will see gubernatorial elections in Jujuy, Misiones and La Rioja, followed by Tucumán, San Juan, Salta, La Pampa and Tierra del Fuego the next Sunday. In all cases the incumbent governments, whether belonging to one of the two main coalitions or provincial parties are tipped as favourites.
MINING Lundin weighs strategic partner for copper project in Argentina 29-03-2023 12:07 Lundin Mining Corp is in talks with prospective partners for a copper deposit in Argentina as the industry battles to meet demand for the wiring metal in the shift away from fossil fuels.
CYCLING Colombia's López claims 'priceless' Vuelta San Juan victory 30-01-2023 10:04 Colombia's Miguel Ángel López won the Vuelta a San Juan following Sunday's seventh and final stage claimed by Australian Sam Welsford in a sprint finish.
SUBMARINE TRAGEDY ARA San Juan: Five years on, a look at investigation into submarine's sinking 16-11-2022 08:31 Five years after the tragic loss of the 'ARA San Juan,' forensic studies of images of the sunken submarine are still pending. The case probing the tragedy is relatively advanced, but doubts as to what caused it are far from resolved. A look at the key points of the investigation underway in Santa Cruz and Chubut.
Bloomberg Argentina must move faster to realise potential, top miner says 19-05-2022 14:20 Canadian mining entrepreneur Rob McEwen urges Argentina to move forward with legislative changes that would increase the nation's attractiveness to investors.