Campaign comments Midterms in midyear 28-06-2025 07:24 Given the total inability of the protagonists in Buenos Aires Province to get their act together, the midterms still four months away are looking more like candidates for “It’s the economy, stupid” than ever. by Michael Soltys
Elections 2025 Milei launches La Libertad Avanza's campaign in Buenos Aires Province 27-06-2025 15:37 At LLA congress in opposition stronghold of Buenos Aires Province, Milei brands Governor Axel Kicillof “a junior Stalin” and frames regional vote as choice between “civilisation or barbarism.”
POLITICS Milei vetoes aid fund for flood-ravaged Bahía Blanca 24-06-2025 13:19 President Milei strikes down law to create special relief and reconstruction fund for Bahía Blanca.
Campaign comments Begin the begin 21-06-2025 06:28 Cristina Fernández de Kirchner is paradoxically sidelined and occupying centre stage at the same time. With her exclusion from any electoral candidacy, the campaign effectively starts again. by Michael Soltys
CAMPAIGN COMMENTS The lady vanishes 14-06-2025 06:37 The most immediate question here is who replaces Cristina Fernández de Kirchner at the helm. Problems of Peronist succession have always been so daunting historically that most of the movement would rather not face them. by Michael Soltys
CRISTINA & THE COURTS Supreme Court revising Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s corruption conviction 07-06-2025 18:12 Nation’s highest tribunal is reviewing former president’s graft conviction in the ‘Vialidad’ conviction; Decision on whether to uphold sentence and enforce ban on public office creeps closer and may derail her intended candidacy in Buenos Aires Province.
Campaign comments On a mission in omission 07-06-2025 06:34 Voting for provincial deputies in Misiones is more likely to be a landslide for the local ruling party than any electoral earthquake. by Michael Soltys
DEBT & BONDS Buenos Aires Province debt climbs as Milei confronts local election test 05-06-2025 12:35 Dollar notes issued by Buenos Aires Province are the best-performing government credits across emerging-markets since La Libertad Avanza won in a city hall race in mid-May.
POLITICS – ANALYSIS CFK's return risks dividing opposition in boon for Milei 03-06-2025 14:22 Cristina Fernández de Kirchner's decision to run in September’s legislative elections in Buenos Aires Province will set the stage for the national midterm vote the following month.
POLITICS: MIDTERMS 2025 Fernández de Kirchner to run for office in Buenos Aires Province 02-06-2025 22:44 Cristina Fernández de Kirchner brands President Javier Milei a “marginal figure” at the head of a “very cruel” government; Former head of state says she will run for office in this year’s legislative elections in Buenos Aires Province.
CAMPAIGN COMMENTS Where angels fear to tread 31-05-2025 06:33 The demolition job suffered by PRO in the City has most provinces now thinking twice about advancing their elections and exposing local hegemonies to the forces of heaven. by Michael Soltys
Campaign comments Milei’s purple patch 24-05-2025 06:38 The headlines all reflect a Milei triumph and a PRO catastrophe (the government objectives in almost equal measure), both accurate enough but also relative. by Michael Soltys
POLITICS – ANALYSIS Battle royale 24-05-2025 06:27 Politically, Milei is the son of fragmentation. Now, he’s consolidating his forces thanks to the weakness of dispersed opponents. by Agustino Fontevecchia
Analysing Argentina A whirlwind of votes, a black hole of dollars 24-05-2025 06:06 Argentines know their history, and they have enjoyed spending sprees in the past at the cost of the Central Bank, which invariably ended in economic catastrophe: in the late 1970s, in the 1990s, in the mid- and late 2000s. Milei will have to work hard to convince them that things will not be as they were. by Marcelo J. García
ELECTIONS 2025 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.
BUENOS AIRES PROVINCE Authorites: One dead, three missing in floods 19-05-2025 01:54 Rescuers searching for three people missing in floods that killed one man and forced almost 3,000 to flee their homes, authorities said.
FLOODING & TORRENTIAL RAIN More than 7,500 flee from flooding in Buenos Aires Province 18-05-2025 09:06 More than 7,500 people have now been evacuated in Buenos Aires Province due to flooding caused by heavy rains; Kicillof blames "climate change."
FLOODING & TORRENTIAL RAIN Heavy rainfall slams BA Province, forces thousands to evacuate 17-05-2025 17:08 Twenty-four hours of heavy rainfall and flooding forced the evacuation of more than 2,200 people across Buenos Aires Province, authorities said Saturday, with storms set to continue.
ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENT Four dead and 16 injured as coach and lorry collide 13-05-2025 13:49 Head-on crash on Route 3 near San Miguel del Monte, Buenos Aires Province, leaves at least four dead and 16 injured.
ELECTIONS 2025 PASO primaries suspended by Buenos Aires Province Legislature 28-04-2025 20:37 Buenos Aires Province Legislature votes to suspend the PASO primaries for this year’s midterm elections in the district.
Campaign comments First day of the rest of the year 19-04-2025 06:00 Economists have hailed the exit from the cepo as a milestone but this columnist hesitates to consider it an electoral game-changer – there is both too much and too little time for that. by Michael Soltys
Crime & Security La Matanza tops homicide stats in Buenos Aires Province 16-04-2025 14:23 More than 150 murders were recorded in La Matanza last year — 11 more than in 2023.
ELECTIONS 2025 CFK airs gripes, but accepts Kicillof’s electoral advance 15-04-2025 16:07 Former president and PJ chair Cristina Fernández de Kirchner argues that it would be "best for Buenos Aires Province to vote once" in October, but she calls for support for Governor Axel Kicillof’s bill – while describing it as “a political error.”
POLITICS – ANALYSIS Axel advances elections, disobeying CFK – has a new Peronist leader been born? 09-04-2025 14:42 As in any risky play, the decision has an effect of uncertainty and could expose the governor to undesired consequences.
ELECTIONS 2025 Kicillof defies Fernández de Kirchner, decouples provincial election 09-04-2025 14:31 Partido Justicialista chair Cristina Fernández de Kirchner wanted Buenos Aires Province governor to schedule region’s elections for the same date as the national vote, but Axel Kicillof decides to break.
CRIME & SECURITY ‘I have the weapons’ – Parents alert police to teens’ school shooting plan 04-04-2025 14:39 Group of teens discussed carrying out an armed attack on their school in Ingeniero Maschwitz; Parents alerted police after discovering WhatsApp messages detailing the plan.
Death of diego maradona Court dismisses two defence lawyers from trial into Maradona's death 13-03-2025 23:32 San Isidro court trying seven health professionals for the death of Diego Maradona removes two lawyers of one of the defendants from the case over potential conflict of interest.
Tragedy in Bahía Blanca The politics of distance 11-03-2025 13:07 Not even a symbolic gesture of accompaniment at a time when the population feels abandoned. by Eduardo Reina
FLOODING IN BAHÍA BLANCA Rescuers searches for two young girls lost in Bahía Blanca floods 10-03-2025 17:44 Locals have been shaken by the uncertain fate of two little girls – aged one and five – who appear to have been swept away in flash flooding.
CRIME & SECURITY Milei tells Kicillof to resign over Buenos Aires Province ‘bloodbath’ 28-02-2025 15:46 Opposition expresses outrage as President Javier Milei calls on Buenos Aires Province Governor Axel Kicillof to resign in response to shocking killing of seven-year-old.
CRIME & SECURITY ‘Devastated’: Family lays seven-year-old to rest after brutal death 27-02-2025 21:21 Government plans to ramp up efforts to lower age of criminal responsibility after two teenagers kill innocent seven-year-old in car theft gone wrong.
Analysing Argentina Can Kicillof break the spell? 08-02-2025 06:11 If the current political trajectory stands, Kicillof would face an uphill battle … but Argentina has shown in recent years that "impossible" is not in the local political dictionary. by Marcelo J. García
POLITICS Karina Milei fancies midterms clash against Cristina Fernández de Kirchner 15-01-2025 15:29 Rumour mill cranks into overdrive as talk of midterms showdown between president’s sister and former head of state in Buenos Aires Province ramps up; La Libertad Avanza Senator Sebastián Pareja and Lower House Speaker Martín Menem among those pushing for a Karina candidacy.
AVIATION ACCIDENT Two killed as private jet overshoots runway in San Fernando 18-12-2024 15:22 Tragic accident in Buenos Aires Province; Private jet misses runaway and crashes into houses near small airport of San Fernando. Two pilots aboard the aircraft perished in tragedy.
CRIME & SECURITY ‘Narco-terrorists’ make death threats against security minister, governor 02-12-2024 16:18 Security Minister Patricia Bullrich vows to clamp down on “narco-terrorists” after threats against her and Santa Fe Province Governor Maximilaino Pullaro in video.
Tragedy in Villa Gesell One dead, several missing as hotel collapses in Villa Gesell 29-10-2024 18:11 Elderly man killed after a 10-storey building housing a hotel in the seaside resort of Villa Gesell collapses; Rescue workers still scrambling to find between seven and nine people who remain missing.
SOCIETY Incarcerated reap benefits of in-prison university education scheme 31-08-2024 06:08 University education programmes in prisons deliver inmates a brighter future and help reduce recidivism. Journalist Jesús Cabral is just one who has reaped the rewards of the innovative CUSAM in-prison education project. “I’ve had many moments of crisis since I got out, but I haven’t reofferend,” he explains. by Josefina Salomon
OIL & GAS YPF chooses Río Negro, not Buenos Aires Province, for new LNG plant 31-07-2024 17:46 Bahía Blanca was one of the areas being considered to house the ambitious project which will require between US$30 billion and US$50 billion; Decision is a major blow for nation's most populous region.
CRYPTOCURRENCY PROJECT Buenos Aires Province imposes sanction on Worldcoin 26-07-2024 17:42 Buenos Aires Province authorities have fined the company founded by Sam Altman, co-creator of ChatGPT. They aim at the lack of protection of sensitive biometric data.
Bloomberg Bondholders in Buenos Aires Province question Milei’s resolve 28-05-2024 14:46 Bondholders in Buenos Aires Province are speculating that even Javier Milei isn’t ruthless enough to let the nation’s richest region go bankrupt.
PRODUCTION & INDUSTRY Industry on the ropes: Tough times for factories as consumers cut back 24-04-2024 17:24 Factories are on the ropes between adjustment and recession in Argentina. Representatives of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs, or PyMES) warn drop in consumption is threatening the future of industry.
BLOOMBERG Real-estate mogul eyes ‘city-towns’ from Patagonia to Paraguay 12-04-2024 10:33 Eduardo Costantini, Argentine real-estate mogul who popularised gated community concept, plans to spend up to US$1.5 billion developing more in new areas.
POLITICS & ECONOMY Kicillof announces wage increase for state workers 18-03-2024 15:11 Salaries of state teachers, police officers and public employees will rise by 13.5% this month, orders Buenos Aires Province Axel Kicillof, in defiance of President Javeir Milei’s cost-cutting plans.
POLITICS – ANALYSIS Kicillof pushes the accelerator 09-03-2024 06:47 The racetrack metaphor employed by Axel Kicillof to reject Javier Milei’s invitation to his Pacto del 25 de Mayo would seem in line with the acceleration he has decided to give his positioning as an opposition leader. by Javier Calvo
POVERTY More hunger, less money: Soup kitchens count rations 15-02-2024 00:33 At community meal centres across Argentina, a dual crisis is biting: the influx of ever more hungry mouths to feed during an economic crisis, and a decision by President Javier Milei's new government to freeze their aid.
CRIME & SECURITY Femicide in Berazategui: 33-year-old woman stabbed 24 times 12-02-2024 11:21 Mother-of-four María Belén Muñoz, 33, stabbed 24 times by partner in brutal killing; Accused Alejandro Albornoz, 34, has confessed to crime. He had been denounced for domestic violence by his own mother.
POWERFUL STORMS 13 dead in Bahía Blanca after sportsclub roof collapses in storm 17-12-2023 09:23 Storms with heavy rain and winds of up to 140km per hour hits Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area; At least 13 killed when roof of a sportsclub in Bahía Blanca collapses on top of victims.
VOTING & DEMOCRACY 104-year-old grandmother wins court battle to protect her vote 07-11-2023 16:00 Berazategui grandmother Fanny Magdalena Córdoba, has voted in every election since 1951, when women first won suffrage in Argentina. Blocked in this year's elections from casting a ballot due to her age, she went to court to ensure she retained her democratic right to vote. by Ariel Stemphelet
'Yachtgate' scandal Almost US$600,000 seized by police from Sofía Clerici’s home 24-10-2023 16:51 US$569,700 confiscated by Federal Police from the home of model Sofía Clerici at the upmarket neighbourhood of Nordelta in the framework of the money-laundering and embezzlement case.
Election 2023: BUENOS AIRES CITY Jorge Macri wins big City mayoral race but will face run-off 23-10-2023 04:41 Juntos por el Cambio close to retaining control in its stronghold; Jorge Macri almost wins in first round but will now face run-off against Leandro Santoro; Opposition also wins in Entre Ríos Province, but Catamarca will remain Peronist. by James Grainger