News of elections 2025

Electoral blank cheque – is the worst version of Milei yet to come?

26-10-2025 23:45 It was a victory that neither the polls nor the government itself predicted expected, but it carries a danger: with it. Will the President radicalise further after receiving this vote of confidence?

by Franco Lindner

President Javier Milei emerges strengthened from midterm election

26-10-2025 21:00 Partial results show Milei’s party performing strongly in Córdoba, Mendoza, Entre Ríos and Buenos Aires City; La Libertad Avanza posts improved numbers in Buenos Aires Province.

Make or break for Milei as nation votes in key midterm election

26-10-2025 00:01 Argentines will vote to renew half the 257-member Chamber of Deputies and a third of 72 senators; Peronism has around half of its seats up for renewal, while the ruling party’s alliance with PRO risks around 30%.

Milei, the two Caputos and the two anchors

25-10-2025 06:08 Milei and the two Caputos have the path laid out for them. The “two anchors” that will give them a future are tied to applying the necessary adaptations to the economic policy plan and creating the conditions for circumstantial legislative majorities. This situation appears possible under any electoral scenario, even a potent Peronist victory.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Cabinet reshuffle: Who will head Milei’s ministries going forward?

22-10-2025 15:05 One by one, the post-election changes President Milei is preparing for his Cabinet; Among the names being discussed are Santiago Caputo, Patricia Bullrich, Luis Petri, Guillermo Francos and more.

by Alejandro Gomel

Electoral authorities say midterm results must be released by district

22-10-2025 13:37 Milei’s government bid to have results combined in a national count shot down; National Electoral Appeals Court has rules that provisional count should be province by province.

CEOs strive to surf Milei volatility at annual retreat

19-10-2025 09:35 Upcoming national election and volatility in financial markets dominates conversation at annual gathering in Mar del Plata.

Yankees come home

18-10-2025 06:26 Exactly 20 years ago next month, Washington silently retreated from the region. Now it’s coming back, in full swing.

by Marcelo J. García

The jaws of defeat

11-10-2025 06:00 The biggest unknown in these midterms is surely how many citizens are going to turn out to vote in the first place.

Reichardt to top LLA-PBA list as judge rejects imposition of Santilli

08-10-2025 10:44 Judge Alejo Ramos Padilla accepts José Luis Espert’s resignation as a candidate but not the swapping of names on the ruling party’s slate; Model and actor Karen Reichardt will top the La Libertad Avanza list in Buenos Aires Province.

Milei’s disapproval rating hits new high as midterm lead shrinks

17-09-2025 14:24 More than half of Argentines disapprove of Milei while 42% support the head of state, according to LatAm Pulse survey

Hammer blow for Milei and fears of ‘Black Monday’ panic

07-09-2025 23:36 A resounding defeat for the Milei government that could trouble Argentina’s economy. The ‘black swan’ of Coimagate and how savage infighting took its toll. Will there be Cabinet changes and fall guys?

by Franco Lindner

Milei's closing campaign rally in Moreno ends in clashes

04-09-2025 01:37 Stones and bottles thrown as opponents disrupt closing campaign rally in Buenos Aires Province.

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.

Argentina rolls over debt in relief for battered currency

27-08-2025 21:48 Government successfully rolls over large batch of local debt in auction; Milei administration has tightened monetary policy in past few weeks to defend peso.

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.

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

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.