News of election

Milei eases cash crunch to reignite economic growth

12-08-2026 14:02 Milei administration starting to shift its focus from solely crushing inflation to a more balanced approach.

Quintela and the Peronists; Weird scarecrow strategy

08-08-2026 19:31 Most Argentines are telling pollsters that they would like something to change next year. But polls measuring voting intention still have Milei either in the lead or neck-and-neck with his main opponent.

by Marcelo J. García

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.

US, Latin American partners urge 'peaceful' transition in Colombia

11-07-2026 09:01 In addition to Washington, signatories included Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guyana, Honduras, Panama, Paraguay, and Trinidad and Tobago.

Milei tries again to revive Argentina’s dormant mortgage market

01-07-2026 13:04 Mortgage-backed home sales surged early in Milei’s Presidency only to evaporate as the government stemmed a currency run by raising interest rates above 100%. 

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.

The Milei siblings are losing soldiers, fast

13-06-2026 05:59 If Argentina’s football team has a decent showing in the World Cup, inflation continues to come down and the economy begins to grow, then Javier and Toto can hope to come out the other end and look to consolidate their political project for the second half of 2026.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Miguel Ángel Pichetto: ‘Peronism is a national movement, lying in the centre’

12-06-2026 13:00 Veteran Peronist and national deputy analyses the social impact of austerity and anticipates strong polarisation between President Javier Milei’s administration and a Peronism united under a model of "productive capitalism" in next year’s election.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Colombia vote tests leftist rule as violence surges

26-05-2026 16:15 A leftist figure allied with President Gustavo Petro, a right-wing millionaire lawyer who champions the tough-on-crime approach and a conservative opposition senator are the frontrunners in Colombia's presidential elections on Sunday.

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.”

Banker Jorge Brito closely watching in Peronist leadership race

29-04-2026 12:16 Jorge Brito, the banker who has on more than one occasion spoken out in favour of “fiscal balance,” appears to be an option capable of uniting voices that are unhappy with the prospect of the letter ‘K’ continuing in power.

by Rosario Ayerdi

Kicillof edges forward as Peronism eyes 2027 opening

28-04-2026 13:55 La Libertad Avanza’s troubles are accelerating a reorganisation of Peronism; Internal talks intensify amid government turmoil, but leadership dispute between Axel Kicillof, Sergio Massa and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner remains unresolved.

by Rosario Ayerdi

Orbán, the global far right and Milei’s moment

14-04-2026 14:46 The defeat of Hungary’s populist prime minister marks a setback for parties across the right-wing MAGA spectrum – Trump included.

by Walter Curia

Government greets Hungary’s new leader after Milei ally Orbán gets boot

13-04-2026 20:52 Milei’s Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno extends greeting to Hungary’s newly elected Prime Minister Péter Magyar after European nation votes to oust Viktor Orbán and end populist’s 16 years in power.

Flavio Bolsonaro’s rapid rise in Brazil presidential polls surprises sceptics

27-02-2026 08:12 Flavio Bolsonaro, who two months ago wasn’t considered a strong contender despite hailing from an influential family, has a real chance to become Brazil’s next leader.

Is Kast caste?

20-12-2025 07:31 While Bolivia, Honduras and now Chile have all swung right in recent voting, Trump’s pet candidate in each nation had problems riding the crest of the wave.

by Michael Soltys

Chile shifts right as Pinochet fan Kast wins election run-off by landslide

15-12-2025 15:32 Voters elected José Antonio Kast, the most right-wing president in 35 years of Chilean democracy, with a thumping 58 percent of vote in run-off against Jeannette Jara.

The curtain falls … and rises

13-12-2025 09:17 The new Senate has no less than 13 caucuses but the big picture has 21 senators responding directly to the Javier Milei administration, 26 in the Kirchnerite orbit, 14 in the centre-right and 11 heeding purely provincial interests.

by Michael Soltys

A crackdown on pollsters is clouding Colombia’s presidential race

27-11-2025 18:02 Colombia’s new polling law has made election data harder to find, deepening uncertainty for voters and markets as the 2026 presidential race nears.

Nothing to see here

26-11-2025 12:32 Milei's honeymoon moment – the election result in October – cooled the overheated mood in society, the media and among the political elite.

by Javier Calvo