News of argentina election

Milei slams ‘communist lefty’ Lula, revels in Brazil election result

05-10-2026 14:09 Argentina’s President hails Flávio Bolsonaro's first-round lead as a victory for the right; Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno questions whether Lula will even contest the run-off.

The boys from Brazil

03-10-2026 00:17 The importance of tomorrow’s election in Brazil can be overrated or underestimated with equal ease. Yet the apparent deadlock between the two extremes is not immune to several variables, including turnout.

A chainsaw pause to improve re-election hopes

19-09-2026 00:59 Milei’s Budget bill hides a crucial and realistic acknowledgment: his famous "chainsaw" will mostly pause over the year leading to the presidential elections in October 2027.

by Marcelo J. García

Milei’s Presidency at risk from stalling economy

18-09-2026 13:29 One year out from his re-election bid, the economic recovery that has underpinned President Javier Milei's popularity is stalling.

Multiplying options

29-08-2026 06:08 Polarisation is far from inevitable when at least half of the 60-plus percent discontented with the current course of events are equally averse to a return to Kirchnerism.

Underground wealth, above ground worries

22-08-2026 08:26 Milei is comfortable ignoring the day-to-day economic agenda of the public. But his inner circle is increasingly wary that this trajectory will make the 2027 electoral year an uphill race.

by Marcelo J. García

Campaign battle royale as outsiders and professionals face Milei

15-08-2026 05:33 Political campaigns in Argentina have been governed by fragmentation, negative voting and thin results in the last few presidential bouts. There’s also been big surprises.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

LLA-PRO conclave as Mauricio Macri, Karina Milei ‘resume contact’

13-08-2026 00:07 Representatives from La Libertad Avanza and PRO meet at Casa Rosada in bid to re-open lines of dialogue and coordinate congressional efforts; Light warming of relations comes months after ex-president and current leader spoke.

As Milei’s aura fades, Argentina starts to look for a third way

13-07-2026 10:43 With President Milei’s popularity at its lowest level in more than two years, talk of the 2027 election has taken over investor trips and political circles. The question being asked is whether it might be the moment for a third way.

Milei’s allied governors open door to suspension of PASO primaries

08-07-2026 17:55 Government is seeking support to advance with its electoral reform push ahead of next voting cycle; Senate to have final say on potential suspension of compulsory primaries.

Kicillof admits last Peronist government ‘didn’t work’

30-06-2026 11:31 Alberto Fernández government “didn’t work” and its breakdown led to the election of Javier Milei, says 2027 presidential hopeful in video call with Peronist leaders.

Despite problems, Trump keeps gaining allies in Latin America

23-06-2026 12:23 Since Trump returned to the White House a year and a half ago, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador and Honduras have either shifted to the right or confirmed an existing conservative turn.

‘After the World Cup’ – Tournament marks starting line for Peronism's 2027 hopefuls

01-06-2026 14:20 Opposition leaders are preparing to step into the spotlight after football's most important tournament ends, with Axel Kicillof and Sergio Massa among those positioning for a presidential run.

by Rosario Ayerdi

Luis Caputo predicts ‘Milei will win 2027 election by landslide in first round’

19-05-2026 11:05 Economy Minister Luis Caputo says President Javier Milei “will win the 2027 election by a landslide in the first round.”

Line-up for Buenos Aires City mayoral race quietly begins to take shape

27-04-2026 17:11 Leading political parties have already started making their moves to control Uspallata City Hall. Mayor Macri eyes re-election as libertarians and Peronists weigh paths to 2027.

by Juan Pablo Kavanagh

Milei moves to eliminate PASO primaries in election reform push

23-04-2026 15:48 President announces electoral reform: elimination of PASO primaries, changes in campaign funding and introduction of ‘Ficha Limpia’ rule.

Sluggish economy is testing Milei’s spending cuts

26-03-2026 13:25 Eighteen months out from the next presidential election, every additional peso of austerity is more socially and politically expensive for President Javier Milei.

Milei embraces Chile's president-elect Kast, cementing right-wing alliance

17-12-2025 10:14 Argentina's president is eagerly embracing José Antonio Kast as another partner in a right-wing project he sees himself as commanding across the region.

Study: Argentina has lowest minimum wage in dollars in Latin America

20-11-2025 15:50 Javier Milei’s pledge that “salaries in dollars will take off” after his election has run up against a harsher reality – real purchasing power is now lower than it was in 2001, finds study by CELAG think tank.

The City and the Senate

15-11-2025 05:05 While the government’s overall midterm triumph represented a huge shift from gloomy pre-electoral expectations, this city’s results did not show that much change from last May’s local voting.

by Michael Soltys