ELECTIONS 2023 Dates defined: Argentina’s 2023 electoral timeline confirmed 16-03-2023 18:05 The National Electoral Court on Thursday approved the timetable for this year’s elections, including the dates of the primaries and general elections.
Politics in Venezuela Maduro '100% defeatable' says Venezuela opposition leader Guaidó 10-01-2023 17:32 Venezuela's opposition replaced Juan Guaido as the head of a foreign-backed parallel congress, hammering the final nail in the coffin of his "interim government." Despite the setback, he says he's confident Nicolás Maduro can be defeated at the ballot box.
BRAZIL ELECTION 2022 Lies, damn lies and social media: fake news stalks Brazil vote 01-09-2022 01:38 The sheer volume of fake news, creation of new social media platforms and ever more complex content has made it even more difficult to verify information ahead of Brazil's October 2 presidential elections.
BRAZIL ELECTION 2022 Bolsonaro, Lula kick off campaigning for Brazil's October election 16-08-2022 15:50 Brazil’s election 2022 campaign officially gets underway in giant nation, where voters will choose from far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro and leftist ex-president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
BRAZIL ELECTION 2022 Bolsonaro steps up radical rhetoric in Brazil election run-up 10-08-2022 22:10 Trailing former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in major opinion polls, Jair Bolsonaro ramps up rhetoric, describing Argentina and Venezuela as examples of what’s going wrong in the region.
BRAZIL ELECTION 2022 Disinformation a major factor in Brazil election debate 04-07-2022 12:44 Three months out from the Brazilian presidential election, disinformation is having a major impact.
French Election 2022 Macron steps up battle to defeat rival Le Pen in presidential vote 11-04-2022 10:57 Emmanuel Macron came first in Sunday's first round of voting with 27.85%, with Marine Le Pen in second with 23.15%. As the top two finishers, they advance to a second round on April 24.
ELECTIONS 2021: ANALYSIS 'Fed up' Latin American voters demand change 22-12-2021 11:01 When Latin American voters went to the polls in 2021, they had an unambiguous message for the ruling elite: we've had enough.
ELECTIONS 2021: ANALYSIS Left’s great election provides support for the battles to come 20-11-2021 12:13 We know that we’re living in hard times for the working-class majorities who expressed their social discontent at the ballot box. by Nicolás del Caño, via Noticias Argentinas
ELECTIONS 2021: ANALYSIS How to freak out the IMF, an Argentine story 20-11-2021 11:55 It is difficult to fathom an IMF that will ink a deal with a nation that upholds dual exchange rates, price controls, relentless monetary expansion, and massive energy and utility subsidies in the context of perpetual deficits and extremely high inflation. by Agustino Fontevecchia
ELECTIONS 2021: ANALYSIS The second half 20-11-2021 11:54 Lessons from last Sunday’s election – and pointers for what lies ahead. by Jorge Fontevecchia
IMF DEBT IMF asks Argentina for a plan with ‘broad political and social support’ 16-11-2021 14:17 First comments from IMF official after election; President Alberto Fernandez plans to send bill to Congress outline ‘multi-year’ economic programme.
ELECTIONS 2021 Midterm elections deliver president polarised Congress 16-11-2021 11:31 President Alberto Fernández will face a polarised new Congress in December following Sunday's midterm elections.
ELECTIONS 2021: ANALYSIS Kirchnerism renews its control of the Conurbano 15-11-2021 21:37 In Greater Buenos Aires, the ruling party increased its number of votes from the PASOs, reversing defeats Quilmes and San Martín. Opposition did manage to turn round the race in Lanús, where Juntos por el Cambio won by less than a point.
ELECTIONS 2021: ANALYSIS Todos contentos 15-11-2021 16:10 With less catastrophic results than those anticipated by the PASO primaries, all the politicians have to do now is open dialogue and get the country out of the national crisis... by Carlos De Angelis
ELECTIONS 2021: ANALYSIS President vows to send ‘multi-year economic programme’ to Congress 15-11-2021 13:12 President Alberto Fernández announced Sunday night that he will send a bill to Congress outlining a “multi-year economic programme” for Argentina – and he says it has the “full support” of his coalition, including Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner. by Lorena Rodríguez
ELECTIONS 2021: REACTION Argentina's bonds climb as president promises new plan after vote 15-11-2021 12:32 Bonds gain after voters rejected the government’s handling of the economy in midterm elections and President Alberto Fernández promised to cooperate with opposition lawmakers on a new agenda.
ELECTIONS 2021: ANALYSIS Why the ruling coalition is celebrating an electoral defeat 15-11-2021 01:36 The optimism of Frente de Todos, despite the ruling coalition having lost its majority in the Senate. Challenges lie ahead. by Javier Calvo
ELECTIONS 2021 Government loses majority in Congress, seeks dialogue with opposition 15-11-2021 00:22 Frente de Todos coalition set to drop from 41 to 35 seats in the 72-member Senate, based on projections with more than 98% of votes counted.
ELECTIONS 2021 Macri on election: ‘It’s the end of one era and the beginning of another’ 15-11-2021 00:00 “The result confirms that it is the end of one era and the beginning of another," declares former president Mauricio Macri.
Elections 2021 Fernández calls for dialogue with opposition after election defeat 14-11-2021 22:44 In a new way of acknowledging defeat, President Alberto Fernández broadcasts a recorded message from the Olivos presidential residence in which he calls for dialogue with the opposition.
ELECTIONS 2021: ANALYSIS With these results, Cristina loses control and quorum in the Senate 14-11-2021 22:12 Preliminary results confirm PASO losses in La Pampa, Chubut and Santa Fe. Add in the seats lost in Córdoba and Corrientes and Frente de Todos has just 35 senators to play with. by Gabriel Ziblat
ELECTIONS 2021 Initial results show opposition winning key races across country 14-11-2021 21:36 Opposition scores resounding victory in Buenos Aires City, while emerging with a lead in Buenos Aires Province; Preliminary results indicate that ruling Peronist coalition will lose majority in the Senate.
ELECTIONS 2021 Polling stations close as authorities reveal turnout up to 71% 14-11-2021 18:52 Interior Minister Eduardo 'Wado' de Pedro confirms that 71% of voters had cast a ballot by the time polling stations closed at 6pm. When the PASO primaries were held last September, turnout reached 67%.
ELECTIONS 2021 Massa: Alberto Fernández 'will call for dialogue with opposition' after vote 14-11-2021 17:14 President "will call for dialogue with opposition" after midterm elections whatever the result, says Lower House speaker as he casts vote.
ELECTIONS 2021: PREVIEW Ten races to watch in Argentina’s midterm elections 14-11-2021 08:57 Two issues will attract the most attention as Sunday night’s results come in: what happens in the provinces and whether Kirchnerismo loses quorum in the Senate. The results in Santa Fe, Chubut and La Pampa will be crucial. by Gabriel Ziblat
ELECTIONS 2021 President under pressure as polarised nation heads to polls 14-11-2021 08:14 President Alberto Fernández faces a crunch 24 hours as Argentina heads to the polls for crucial midterm legislative elections. Frente de Todos could lose control of Congress, in a vote already looking ahead to 2023.
MIDTERM ELECTIONS 2021 Midterm elections 2021: Pollsters forecast similar results to PASO 10-11-2021 16:01 Seven of Argentina’s top pollsters agree that the numbers won’t change much from the primaries, though there will be some differences. Some see the government pulling back points in the midterms; others envisage the opposition stretching their advantage. by Gabriel Ziblat
SUPREME COURT Horacio Rosatti chosen to be new chief justice of Supreme Court 24-09-2021 02:01 Former mayor and Peronist official, who was appointed to nation's highest tribunal in 2016 by a decree from Mauricio Macri, chosen to lead Supreme Court for next three years.
NEW ERA IN CHILE Piñera: Chile to begin writing its new constitution on July 4, says 21-06-2021 11:36 Chile's existing constitution dates from 1980, enacted at the height of Augusto Pinochet's 1973-1990 rule. Convention tasked with rewriting it will begin work on July 4.