News of midterm elections

Got the blues again

06-11-2026 00:03 Almost a century after the creation of Donald Duck, is The Donald now a lame duck?

by Michael Soltys

US allies see a weakened Trump but they’re wary of the backlash

04-11-2026 15:16 US election results welcomed in many capitals, but foreign officials warns US president could prove even more disruptive going forward.

Karina rules OK

08-11-2025 06:34 Karina Milei’s claim to the electoral laurels seems a slam dunk, but a different conclusion emerges once we look beyond the big picture to the provincial results.

by Michael Soltys

Post-election euphoria has Milei already eyeing 2027 re-election

28-10-2025 17:37 Results of midterm elections surprised even the ruling party – with fresh momentum behind him, President Javier Milei has put agreements with governors and Cabinet reshuffle on hold as he begins to eye re-election bid in 2027.

by Alejandro Gomel

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.

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

Wall Street is wary of being burned by the ‘Milei trade’ again

24-10-2025 15:22 Global investors engaged in the "Milei trade" are bracing for another potential hit in the wake of this Sunday's legislative elections. 

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.

Milei digs in to defend peso before midterm elections

27-08-2025 11:16 President Javier Milei is ratcheting up his defence of Argentina’s currency ahead of another massive local debt auction.

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