News of 2025

What’s at stake in Sunday’s election

Yesterday 10:57 There is a lot riding on the legislative elections in Buenos Aires Province. In addition to being watched by the rest of the country, the results on September 7 will have an impact on the markets and all political actors.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Milei targets Peronist heartland in high-stakes vote

Yesterday 09:11 President Javier Milei is fighting to keep his libertarian revolution alive in the highest-stakes election since he took office.

Poll: Milei’s party, Peronists neck-and-neck in Buenos Aires Province

02-09-2025 10:38 Tight race expected in Buenos Aires Province elections; Fuerza Patria slightly ahead of La Libertad Avanza-PRO, according to new poll, but within margin of error.

Audios rather more than hearsay

30-08-2025 06:37 No room for innocence where squeezing kickbacks out of the medicine for around a million disabled people is concerned – arguably the most vulnerable sector of society.

Milei pelted with stones by opponents on campaign trail

27-08-2025 21:42 President attacked with stones while campaigning in Lomas de Zamora, but escapes unharmed; Developing scandal piles pressure on government.

President unhurt after being attacked in Lomas de Zamora

27-08-2025 17:02 Security guards acted quickly to shield the group and the convoy was diverted before reaching its destination.

Analysts give take on electoral slates for October election

23-08-2025 06:46 La Libertad Avanza’s hegemonic project, a Peronist survival bid and an accepted secondary role for PRO. Milei versus Kirchnerism polarisation promises to be the dominant theme of the campaign heading into October.

by Giselle Leclercq

Ins and outs of Congress

23-08-2025 06:42 Almost all those deputies taking their leave would doubtless be rubbished by President Milei as “caste” but most carry a political weight far from evident in their prospective replacements.

by Michael Soltys

Poll: Milei alliance with PRO could pay off in October midterms

20-08-2025 09:53 Management & Fit survey shows LLA-PRO ticket polling 15 points ahead of Kirchnerism as midterms loom; No other force surpasses 10 points.

From TikTok to frontrunner: Rodrigo Paz's presidential campaign in Bolivia

20-08-2025 09:15 Rodrigo Paz is hardly an outsider. His experience in politics runs two decades deep, having served as mayor, councillor, deputy and senator. His popularity has only grown since adding Edman Lara – nicknamed "Captain Lara" – to the ticket as vice-president.

Voters end two decades of socialist rule in Bolivia

18-08-2025 12:52 Voters sent two pro-business candidates to Bolivia’s presidential election run-off, ending two decades of almost-uninterrupted socialist rule.

October legislative race takes shape, polarised contest looms

18-08-2025 12:21 La Libertad Avanza, Peronism, centre-ground Provincias Unidas and left-wing fronts close candidate lists ahead of a pivotal vote for Javier Milei’s government.

Milei vows to end Kirchnerism, lets rip at Kicillof during campaign rally

14-08-2025 21:24 President placed at front and centre of La Libertad Avanza’s electoral strategy in Buenos Aires Province as party leaders hope to transfer his national popularity to local election.

Evo Morales threatens mass protests if Bolivia swings right

13-08-2025 12:44 Evo Morales vows stiff resistance to any liberal reforms, should a right-wing candidate emerge triumphant in the upcoming general election.

Bolivian right extends its polling lead in race for president

11-08-2025 16:42 Business magnate Samuel Doria Medina and ex-president Jorge Quiroga lead the polls heading into Sunday's election in Bolivia, which is likely to see the left ejected from power.

Candidate debate: Decisive week for Argentina’s political forces

11-08-2025 12:08 Political parties are locked in last-minute negotiations to finalise their candidate lists before Sunday’s registration deadline; LLA-PRO alliance confirmed as PJ inks Fuerza Patria front in just over half of provinces.

A big win in midterms would be bad news for Milei

20-07-2025 19:05 A huge victory might encourage Milei and his team to stick to the peso appreciation which is both keeping inflation down and pleasing the upper and high-middle classes of Argentina.

by Marcelo J. García

Caputo’s ‘buy ‘em up champ’ and Milei’s ‘Epstein moment’

20-07-2025 17:32 Leonardo Scaturicce is said to have been instrumental in staffing the DGI tax office which remains under operational control of Santiago Caputo, as does the SIDE spy agency.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

La Libertad Avanza, PRO ink alliance in Buenos Aires Province

09-07-2025 14:49 Parties led by Macri and Milei agree to join forces in key battleground region for September 7 election; Alliance, formalised by Ritondo and Pareja, offers a united front against Kirchnerism on Peronism’s home turf.

The autumn of the patriarch

05-07-2025 07:19 Gildo Insfrán’s power stems from the provincial government being by far Formosa’s biggest employer with less than six percent of the workforce having formal jobs in the private sector, boosted by shameless patronage.

by Michael Soltys