News of 2025

31.5% – Argentina records lowest annual inflation since 2017, says INDEC

13-01-2026 16:21 Inflation in December was 2.8%, says INDEC, marking a slight acceleration from November and coming in above the expectations of private estimates. 

Law-making dropped in Milei's second year in office

02-01-2026 10:44 Just 13 laws were approved by Argentina's Congress in 2025, two of them in special sessions called by President Javier Milei.

ABCC Kiddies’ Christmas Fund brings festive spirit to vulnerable children

22-12-2025 14:29 The Christmas appeal supports the Salvation Army centre in Villa Elvira, La Plata, Buenos Aires Province.

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

And so it (almost) ends

06-12-2025 06:00 Quite apart from the uncertainties over Lorena Villaverde’s Senate entry, Congress has been the scene of musical chairs with its first minority changing in the course of this week.

by Michael Soltys

The tectonic fracture of Argentina’s economy

29-11-2025 05:20 This is a game-changer for Argentina’s economy, anticipated for years and slowly happening. Milei has contributed to this outcome, but it is not solely the result of his actions. He is, however, the President that – if he does things right – will benefit from it.

by Marcelo J. García

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.

Leftist, far-right candidates advance to Chilean presidential run-off

17-11-2025 12:13 Chile's leftist former labour minister Jeannette Jara and far-right leader José Antonio Kast will go head-to-head in a presidential run-off after topping Sunday's first round of voting in an election dominated by violent crime.

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

Karina in power

08-11-2025 00:16 President Javier Milei’s sister and chief-of-staff believes she is the architect of her brother’s triumph. Now, not even he will be able to restrain her.

by Juan Luis González

Fernández de Kirchner blames Kicillof for election loss to Milei

02-11-2025 18:00 Former president blames Buenos Aires Province Governor Axel Kicillof for bruising loss in midterm elections – the clearest sign yet that the Peronist movement is plagued again by infighting. 

Macri slams Milei over Adorni appointment after tense Olivos meeting

02-11-2025 09:21 Former president said replacing outgoing Cabinet chief Guillermo Francos with an inexperienced public official “does not seem like good news,” confirming his dinner with Milei ended without agreement.

Two-faced Milei: a second chance, but also a risk for Argentina

01-11-2025 06:10 Will Milei take advantage of the opportunity he has been granted in order to pursue a constructive political and economic agenda? Or will he use his newfound power to double down on his plan with no corrections?

by Agustino Fontevecchia

President plans structural reform blitz after midterms triumph

30-10-2025 09:04 President promises new economic roadmap built on labour, tax and pension overhauls; Milei government says the reforms will restore fiscal balance and set the country on a path to long-term growth.

Details of Milei’s sweeping labour reform push emerge

28-10-2025 15:29 President Javier Milei will look to drive through sweeping changes to Argentina’s labour laws in wake of election victory; Move would allow working days to be extended, pay based on productivity, changes to holidays and severance pay and the introduction of tax incentives

As Argentina surges back, peso shows limit to Milei euphoria

28-10-2025 10:46 Argentina officials have repeatedly said they aren’t planning on enacting any changes to the current exchange-rate policy. As trading wore on Monday, the currency steadily pulled back from its early morning surge.

Voters hand Milei belated birthday present, post-mortem for Peronism overdue

27-10-2025 00:21 Peronism’s renovation is well overdue. It seems Argentines would much rather carry on along Milei’s path of uncertainty and sacrifice than go back to reach the future.

by James Grainger

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