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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.

Right sweeps Latin America with new victory in Colombia

23-06-2026 12:20 The right has won elections from Argentina to Honduras. But experts see little evidence of a structural ideological shift. Instead, they point to a political landscape that favours anti-establishment outsider candidates.

Milei discusses taxes, culture war, politics in ‘wonderful’ meeting with Thiel

23-04-2026 21:32 President discusses liberalism, wealth taxes and anarcho-capitalism with German-US billionaire investor at government house.

Is right right or a write-off?

17-04-2026 15:24 With Orban losing power and Trump upbraiding Meloni for sticking up for Pope Leo against his insults, President Javier Milei finds himself in a shrinking club.

by Michael Soltys

José Antonio Kast, Chile's most right-wing president since Pinochet, takes office

11-03-2026 12:02 José Antonio Kast's rise comes amid a conservative wave sweeping Latin America and after Trump's re-election in the United States.

Milei eyes regional LatAm bloc to tackle ‘cancer of socialism’

02-01-2026 10:23 Argentina’s president says he is working with up to 10 regional right-wing leaders to form a bloc that will “embrace the ideas of freedom” and tackle “the cancer of socialism.”

Chile follows Latin American neighbours in lurching right

16-12-2025 07:49 Leftist leaders have not won a single presidential election in Latin America this year as voters opt for change.

President-elect Kast faces hard choices as Chile enters new era

15-12-2025 16:12 Chile's hard-right president-elect José Antonio Kast will inherit a stalled economy, high crime rates and a fractured Congress.

A pragmatic communist and a far-right leader: Chile's presidential finalists

17-11-2025 12:22 Leftist candidate Jeannette Jara and far-right leader José Antonio Kast will go head-to-head in Chile's presidential run-off next month.

Three takeaways from Chile's election

17-11-2025 12:16 With the sum of the votes cast on the right more than doubling those on the left, José Antonio Kast can expect to dramatically expand his vote in the second round.

Calls for 'mano dura' as crime-rattled Chile votes for president

11-11-2025 21:11 Illegal migration is a central issue in Chile's election campaign, with a majority of citizens linking a rise in crime to the migration wave; Left-winger Jeannette Jara is leading the polls, but would likely be defeated in a potential run-off against Pinochet cheerleader José Antonio Kast.

Chile’s far-right candidate says migrants must pay for their own deportation

28-10-2025 15:50 Far-right candidate José Antonio Kast pledges migrants will cover their own deportation costs as Chile’s election campaign intensifies.

Chile presidential hopeful vows to deport 'all' undocumented migrants

23-09-2025 13:18 Far-right candidate José Antonio Kast says he will deport all undocumented migrants from national territory if elected.

Milei hails Charlie Kirk as ‘martyr of freedom’ in speech to Vox rally

15-09-2025 09:36 President explains absence at far-right rally, says he stayed in Argentina to defend his government after electoral setback in Buenos Aires Province.

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.

Paz or 'Tuto'? Meet the two candidates who will duel for Bolivian Presidency

18-08-2025 16:59 Jorge Quiroga and Rodrigo Paz, two right-wing candidates, head into a run-off for president of Bolivia.

Quiroga, Doria Medina, Rodríguez – Three candidates to watch in Bolivia's election

12-08-2025 11:39 A closer look at Jorge 'Tuto' Quiroga, Samuel Doria Medina, Andrónico Rodríguez ahead of this Sunday's election.

Bolivian right extends its polling lead in race for president

11-08-2025 16:42 Business magnate Samuel Doria Medina and ex-president Jorge Quiroga lead the polls heading into Sunday's election in Bolivia, which is likely to see the left ejected from power.

City election reveals Argentina’s new democracy

19-05-2025 15:49 The internal rivalry within the right has finally been settled with Milei’s victory on Macri’s home turf.

by Eduardo Fidanza

Euphoric Milei predicts ‘another shock’ in Buenos Aires Province

19-05-2025 14:44 Fresh off the back of City election win for his La Libertad Avanza party, President Javier Milei predicts a win in neighbouring Buenos Aires Province in September.