ELECTION 2025: ANALYSIS How Milei raised the bar and paid the price in Buenos Aires Province 13-09-2025 06:54 The market and the political ecosystem, seems to have recalibrated its expectations, putting further financial pressure on the government. by Agustino Fontevecchia
Campaign comments Blast from the past 13-09-2025 06:09 Last Sunday’s election was very much the mayoral tail wagging the dog and here we’re not just talking about Greater Buenos Aires Peronist “barons” – almost the only successes of third parties came thanks to the PRO mayors bucking the Milei alliance, proving mayoral clout beyond the general trend. by Michael Soltys
OPINION & ANALYSIS Ex-Peronist politicians at heart of La Libertad Avanza’s defeat in BA Province 11-09-2025 15:08 Ruling party’s leader in the district, Sebastián Pareja, and Moreno mayoral candidate Ramón Vera are Peronists who made themselves indispensable for the Mileis in the Buenos Aires Province structure. Yet theylost out in an election which the government had presented as a key test of national governance. by Juan Cruz Soqueira
ELECTIONS 2025: BUENOS AIRES PROVINCE Election analysis: Peronism scores wins in districts for first time in 20 years 10-09-2025 13:44 Fuerza Patria finished top in the Second and Fourth Sections of Buenos Aires Province; La Libertad Avanza claimed victory in only two, the Fifth, centred on Mar del Plata, and the Sixth, with Bahía Blanca the main city.
ANALYSIS: SHOCK THERAPY Axel fuels investor fear after Milei’s big loss 10-09-2025 13:14 For investors, the anti-Milei has emerged – and he is worsening market jitters in Argentina.
ECONOMIC FALL-OUT Morgan Stanley’s flip-flop shows speed of crisis ensnaring Milei 09-09-2025 09:47 It took less than a week to make Morgan Stanley abandon its bullish call on Argentina.
ELECTION 2025: Buenos Aires Province Peso, stocks fall – markets react to Buenos Aires Province vote 08-09-2025 14:10 Argentine stocks crash, peso slumps and country risk rating soars after Peronist victory in Buenos Aires Province.
ELECTION 2025: Buenos Aires Province Assets plunge as Buenos Aires Province voters rebuke Milei 08-09-2025 13:21 Argentina’s currency, bonds and stocks plunge after President Javier Milei’s party suffered a landslide defeat in key Buenos Aires Province election.
ELECTIONS 2025: BUENOS AIRES PROVINCE President suffers major setback in bellwether vote 08-09-2025 00:51 With 91% of polling stations reporting, Fuerza Patria has 47% of vote against nearly 34% for Milei's ruling La Libertad Avanza.
ELECTIONS 2025: BUENOS AIRES PROVINCE Milei admits ‘electoral setback,’ vows ‘not to repeat mistakes’ 08-09-2025 00:14 “Not only do we confirm our path, we will accelerate and deepen it further,” declares head of state after damaging defeat in Buenos Aires Province.
ELECTIONS 2025: BUENOS AIRES PROVINCE Milei faces tough Buenos Aires Province test as voters go to polls 07-09-2025 09:55 President is hoping a victory or strong performance for his La Libertad Avanza alliance in the nation’s most-populous region will help wipe away the mess of several ongoing political storms.
ELECTIONS 2025 ‘Mother of all battles’: Milei faces first true electoral test in Buenos Aires Province 06-09-2025 07:36 Key election in Buenos Aires Province tomorrow; Milei administration, beset by scandal, seeks strong showing in opposition stronghold; Markets watching closely.
CAMPAIGN COMMENTS A tale of two provinces 06-09-2025 07:07 The population of Buenos Aires Province outnumbers over two-thirds (160) of the world’s 233 countries and territories. by Michael Soltys
ELECTIONS 2025 What’s at stake in Sunday’s election 05-09-2025 10:57 There is a lot riding on the legislative elections in Buenos Aires Province. In addition to being watched by the rest of the country, the results on September 7 will have an impact on the markets and all political actors. by Jorge Fontevecchia
ELECTIONS 2025: BUENOS AIRES PROVINCE Milei targets Peronist heartland in high-stakes vote 05-09-2025 09:11 President Javier Milei is fighting to keep his libertarian revolution alive in the highest-stakes election since he took office.
ELECTION 2025: ANALYSIS Argentina’s divided opposition may be Milei’s greatest asset 04-09-2025 07:00 Milei’s greatest advantage is not his economic programme or ideological crusade, but the incoherence of those who oppose him.
POLITICS Milei government panics after fresh leak of Karina audio 30-08-2025 19:11 Emergency summit at Casa Rosada after fresh leak of audio recording; Top advisers and Cabinet officials discuss leak of Presidential Chief-of-Staff Karina Milei appealing for unity.
CAMPAIGN COMMENTS Swimming against the current 30-08-2025 06:04 The undecided in Corrientes could just top up Juan Pablo Valdés over the 40 percent needed to ensure first-round victory, although the current Zeitgeist of voter apathy would make it likelier for them to sit this one out. by Michael Soltys
argentina Police carry out raids as Milei sister graft probe continues 29-08-2025 22:37 Police on Friday raided the offices of the ANDIS national disability agency and Suizo Argentino pharma firm as corruption probe continues.
ABOUT THE BRIBERY SCANDAL Explainer: What to know about ANDIS audio scandal 28-08-2025 16:52 Burgeoning corruption scandal prompted by leaked audio recordings linking Karina Milei and other top officials to corrupt practices in the purchases of medicine for disabled people.
PROFILE: Diego Spagnuolo Diego Spagnolo: Milei’s ex-lawyer caught up in bribery audio leaks 25-08-2025 17:51 The man at the centre of the latest scandal facing President Javier Milei’s government is a friend of the head of state with a relationship going back years.
ELECTIONS 2025: ANALYSIS 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
Campaign comments 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
ELECTION 2025: POLLING Poll: Milei alliance with PRO could pay off in October midterms 20-08-2025 09:53 Management & Fit survey shows LLA-PRO ticket polling 15 points ahead of Kirchnerism as midterms loom; No other force surpasses 10 points.
Politics & celebrity From Playboy girl to politician? TV star to be candidate for Milei’s party 18-08-2025 13:40 Karen Reichardt, 1990s TV star, soft-porn cover star and animal advocate, signs up with the La Libertad Avanza party of President Javier Milei for the upcoming elections.
POLITICS Milei set to lose Bullrich and Petri after elections, reshuffle ahead 18-08-2025 12:42 Security and Defence ministers likely to leave Cabinet in December; Former Juntos por el Cambio presidential ticket now set to run for congressional posts representing La Libertad Avanza.
ELECTIONS 2025 October legislative race takes shape, polarised contest looms 18-08-2025 12:21 La Libertad Avanza, Peronism, centre-ground Provincias Unidas and left-wing fronts close candidate lists ahead of a pivotal vote for Javier Milei’s government.
POLITICS – ANALYSIS Between heaven and hell 16-08-2025 06:22 As Milei and his economic team struggle to contain financial stress, his popularity and therefore expected electoral victory is under threat. by Agustino Fontevecchia
FRIENDSHIP, BUSINESS & POLITICS Donation to Milei's party triggers scrutiny of Santiago Caputo’s employer 15-08-2025 13:20 Lucas Costa is one of the partners at Zefico SA, the company where top presidential adviser Santiago Caputo is the sole employee. The firm was reported to the Unidad de Información Financiera (UIF) two weeks, after the businessman transferred some three million pesos to La Libertad Avanza’s campaign in Formosa. by Giselle Leclercq
POLITICS: MIDTERMS 2025 Candidate debate: Decisive week for Argentina’s political forces 11-08-2025 12:08 Political parties are locked in last-minute negotiations to finalise their candidate lists before Sunday’s registration deadline; LLA-PRO alliance confirmed as PJ inks Fuerza Patria front in just over half of provinces.
Campaign comments Deadlines or lifelines? 09-08-2025 06:52 We have confirmation of one important definition – the La Libertad Avanza far right and the PRO centre-right extending their Buenos Aires Province alliance to this city. by Michael Soltys
POLITICS: MIDTERMS 2025 PRO now pro-libertarian in City too 08-08-2025 14:11 Macri-led party gives up its dominance in the capital by agreeing alliance with President Milei’s La Libertad Avanza in Buenos Aires City.
POLITICS – ANALYSIS Corruption claims and political miscalculations 12-07-2025 06:16 The Milei government must defend its hard-fought macroeconomic stability at all costs, at least until the election. That’s why Caputo and Milei went on the offensive, making the rounds with their typical, friendly interviewers to accuse provincial governors and the opposition at large of seeking to destabilise the government. by Agustino Fontevecchia
CAMPAIGN COMMENTS Independence for whom? 12-07-2025 06:13 The Independence Day alliance on the right leaves the Peronists playing catch up after their stab at unification at the Partido Justicialista Congress. by Michael Soltys
POLITICS: MIDTERMS 2025 La Libertad Avanza, PRO ink alliance in Buenos Aires Province 09-07-2025 14:49 Parties led by Macri and Milei agree to join forces in key battleground region for September 7 election; Alliance, formalised by Ritondo and Pareja, offers a united front against Kirchnerism on Peronism’s home turf.
FEATURE Santiago Caputo, Milei’s secret weapon, disrupts domestic politics 08-07-2025 10:57 Top adviser is upending Argentine politics amid rumoured tension with the President’s sister, Karina Milei, ahead of crucial midterm vote.
POLITICS & SECURITY Lawyers demand release of anti-Espert ‘K’ protesters 03-07-2025 19:24 Legal teams, backed by the Centre for Legal and Social Stories, rights groups and Milei critics, allege arrests are part of a campaign of "judicial and media persecution."
POLITICS Scandal in Congress: Kirchnerite, libertarian deputies row ends session 03-07-2025 19:02 Chamber of Deputies session ends early with pushing and shoving between La Libertad Avanza and Kirchnerite legislators.
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.”
ELECTIONS 2025: MISIONES Ruling party prevails in Misiones, but La Libertad Avanza steals show 09-06-2025 13:10 Frente Renovador de la Concordia alliance technically renews dominance in provincial vote, but La Libertad Avanza – after deploying its big guns on the campaign trail last weekend – storms to a strong second place.
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.
As I see it Milei wants to paint Argentina violet 24-05-2025 06:49 Milei and his sister are well aware that political loyalties usually owe more to a person’s sense of belonging to a vaguely defined community than to reasoned arguments. Handouts can help, but peer pressure counts for more than anything else. by James Neilson
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
ELECTIONS 2025: BUENOS AIRES CITY 30% in the City – just how well did La Libertad Avanza do? 20-05-2025 16:34 All the polls point to an Argentina split down the middle. Within those two universes increasingly extreme stances coexist on both sides.
ELECTIONS 2025: BUENOS AIRES CITY 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
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.
ELECTIONS 2025: BUENOS AIRES CITY PRO versus La Libertad Avanza: Chronicle of a death foretold? 18-05-2025 23:26 With the necessary caveats, the time that passed between the 2023 election and this weekend’s elections in Buenos Aires City could be seen as a remake of ‘The Sixth Sense’: PRO had been “dead” all along – but didn’t know it. by Juan Luis González
POLITICS – ANALYSIS Milei wins big in Buenos Aires City vote, dethroning Macri 18-05-2025 22:56 Javier Milei cements his hold on Argentina’s political right months before pivotal midterm elections.
ELECTIONS 2025: BUENOS AIRES CITY Adorni hails ‘win for freedom,’ takes aim at PRO, Peronists 18-05-2025 22:35 Javier Milei gave the baton to his top spokesman and the candidate delivered; Manuel Adorni calls for allies to join La Libertad Avanza in order to “end Kirchnerism.”
ELECTIONS 2025: BUENOS AIRES CITY City elections: Winners and losers from a dramatic night 18-05-2025 21:55 Victory for President Milei’s La Libertad Avanza; PRO suffers worst defeat since taking power in Buenos Aires City almost two decades ago; Peronism finishes second.