FIFA CLUB WORLD CUP Boca held by amateurs Auckland City, out of Club World Cup 24-06-2025 22:44 Xeneize eliminated from FIFA Clup World Cup after failing to beat amateur side Auckland City.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Inflation in Buenos Aires City slows to monthly 1.6% 09-06-2025 13:01 Sharp drop in prices last month, according to City Hall, down from 2.3% in April to 1.6% in May; Inflation 12.9% so far this year in nation's capital, compared to 48.3% over same period in 2024.
POVERTY IN ARGENTINA Quarter of rough sleepers in City have been on streets for less than year 04-06-2025 06:25 NGOs surveyed Commune 1 of Buenos Aires City and found over 1,400 adults sleeping rough. More than three-quarters were men, with many only resorting to homelessness in the last year. by Agustina Bordigoni
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
HUMAN RIGHTS ‘Provocation’: Montenegro slams plan to hand over part of ESMA site 29-05-2025 17:14 Buenos Aires City lawmaker Victoria Montenegro denounces move to turn part of former ESMA detention centre — now a UNESCO World Heritage Site — into administrative offices for Judiciary, describing move as part of campaign against human rights. by Nicolás Gonzalez
Editorial One small step or a giant leap? 24-05-2025 06:50 La Libertad Avanza’s triumph in the City has been celebrated as a virtual game-changer. Yet the cost of winning over the PRO electorate might have been starting to resemble that party.
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: 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.
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.
ELECTIONS 2025: BUENOS AIRES CITY Victory for Milei in capital as La Libertad Avanza advances on PRO 18-05-2025 20:49 First place for La Libertad Avanza and its slate headed by Presidential Spokesperson Manuel Adorni; Peronist candidate Leandro Santoro slightly behind in second place, with PRO’s Silvia Lospennato trailing way behind in third.
ELECTIONS 2025: BUENOS AIRES CITY City elections: Initial results show La Libertad Avanza surge in capital 18-05-2025 19:48 with 90% of polling stations reporting, La Libertad Avanza's slate headed by Manuel Adorni has 30% of the vote, trailed by Peronist Leandro Santoro on 27% and Silvia Lospennato of PRO on 15.9%.
ELECTIONS 2025: BUENOS AIRES CITY Milei, Macri exchange insults as fake AI video angers PRO 18-05-2025 18:16 Mauricio Macri and Silvia Lospennato point finger at La Libertad Avanza and its online militants for AI video; Low-quality clip shared by libertarian social media accounts falsely claims ex-president pulled PRO candidate, endorsed Manuel Adorni in City elections.
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.
Editorial All politics is local 17-05-2025 06:49 Tomorrow’s candidates should be judged as monitors of local governance rather than as projections of any national party. But before advising voters as to their perspective when casting their ballots, it is imperative to urge them to vote in the first place.
CAMPAIGN COMMENTS They also serve who only stand and wait 17-05-2025 06:31 Electoral tides notoriously shift in the final week and even the last minute. by Michael Soltys
ELECTIONS 2025 Foreign residents can vote in Buenos Aires – here’s what you need to know 16-05-2025 14:13 Here's what you need to know for the 2025 elections.
ELECTIONS 2025: BUENOS AIRES CITY Test for Milei as City vote goes national 16-05-2025 10:34 PRO’s hegemony in Buenos Aires City in balance; La Libertad Avanza eyes breakthrough with Adorni a placeholder for Milei; Peronists confident.
POLITICS – ANALYSIS More to lose than to win 16-05-2025 10:15 In the City, the battle for first place is less interesting than the struggle between the Mileis and the Macris. by Agustino Fontevecchia
POLITICS & ECONOMY Milei delays ‘mattress dollars’ plan due to election 16-05-2025 10:06 Presidential Spokesperson Manuel Adorni says “economic announcement the National Government had prepared for today has been postponed.”
ELECTIONS 2025 Paid militants, tensions, anger at Macri – inside Adorni’s campaign finale 15-05-2025 13:12 Manuel Adorni, heading La Libertad Avanza’s list for the City Legislature elections, accompanied by Javier and Karina Milei, Cabinet ministers and others at his closing campaign rally in Recoleta – but tensions are brewing behind the scenes. by Giselle Leclercq
CITY TOURISM No need to climb the Obelisk – now there's a lift 14-05-2025 07:27 Since its construction in 1936, the Obelisco has been a focal point for the celebrations and sorrows of porteños. Thanks to a redevelopment of its interior, we can now scale its heights.
ELECTIONS 2025 Sáenz tightens grip on Salta, Milei’s party pulls off upset in capital 11-05-2025 22:38 Governor’s ruling alliance sweeps vote for legislature, winning 31 of 42 seats; President Javier Milei hails win in provincial capital as La Libertad Avanza advances in north.
CAMPAIGN COMMENTS Four-by-four voting 10-05-2025 07:20 Next weekend’s City race hogs the electoral limelight but there is voting even closer in time – like tomorrow when four provinces will be advancing their midterms. by Michael Soltys
ELECTIONS 2025: BUENOS AIRES CITY City polls: Santoro in lead, Adorni and Lospennato battle for second 07-05-2025 15:11 New polling by Tendencias and Circuitos consultancy firms give Es Ahora Buenos Aires candidate an advantage of at least six points over La Libertad Avanza, PRO hopefuls.
CAMPAIGN COMMENTS The great debate 01-05-2025 09:39 The absurd multiplicity of 17 list-heading candidates for 30 City Legislature seats can be boiled down into a triangle of the PRO, libertarian and Peronist blocs, although this does not necessarily translate into only three candidates since others stand to make inroads. by Michael Soltys
ELECTIONS 2025: BUENOS AIRES CITY Fragmented field means little debate in City debate 30-04-2025 15:54 Seventeen candidates standing in Buenos Aires City Legislature elections on May 18; Debate delivers insults and crossed words, but little in the way of policy.
POLITICS: MIDTERMS 2025 Divided right bolsters Peronism in City as Karina’s strategy put to test 28-04-2025 14:24 Polling firms put the Peronist ticket led by Leandro Santoro ahead in Buenos Aires City. Battle between Manuel Adorni and Silvia Lospennato will set tone for electoral year. by Giselle Leclercq
Feria Internacional del Libro de Buenos Aires Buenos Aires Book Fair returns with Middle East tint 24-04-2025 18:34 Forty-ninth edition of Feria Internacional del Libro de Buenos Aires returns to La Rural, running until May 12. by Julia Malyszko
POLITICS: MIDTERMS 2025 Milei’s worst week yet complicates La Libertad Avanza’s campaign 07-04-2025 10:17 Preoccupied by other pressing matters, La Libertad Avanza’s campaign for the upcoming elections is set to kick off with the “chainsaw tour,” which Manuel Adorni front and centre. by Pablo Varela
elections 2025 City midterms: Tensions on right, but PRO vows clean fight 04-04-2025 14:52 Presidential Spokesperson Manuel Adorni, who will run for the City legislature this May, promises to take up his seat if elected.
POLITICS: MIDTERMS 2025 Who’s who: The candidates heading lists for Buenos Aires City midterms 30-03-2025 10:01 Main candidates are already defined for the Buenos Aires City midterms in May – Silvia Lospennato, Leandro Santoro, Manuel Adorni, Horacio Rodríguez Larreta and Ramiro Marra are the names that head the highest-polling options.
POLITICS: MIDTERMS 2025 City elections: Candidate Adorni, Marra to run, Lospennato emerges 28-03-2025 13:52 Focus on the countdown to candidate list registrations for the upcoming May 18 elections for the Buenos Aires City legislature.
POLITICS: MIDTERMS 2025 Who’s who: La Libertad Avanza’s electoral list for Buenos Aires City 28-03-2025 11:42 Manuel Adorni, Javier Milei’s presidential spokesperson, will be the “frontman” of the ruling party’s electoral slate for the Buenos Aires City legislature.
MIDTERMS 2025 Midterms latest: Adorni set to run for La Libertad Avanza in City 27-03-2025 21:13 President Javier Milei’s top spokesperson will lay down his microphone to run for the ruling La Libertad Avanza party in Buenos Aires City.
BOOK REVIEW Will we always have Paris? 21-03-2025 11:11 ‘Buenos Aires, The Biography of a City’ by James Gardner, St. Martin’s Press, New York, 2015, 245 pages. by Michael Soltys
POLITICS No more JxC, PRO dispute – Electoral alliances in City confirmed 20-03-2025 23:48 City alliance deadline closes, Juntos por el Cambio no more, PRO goes it alone, also without Rodríguez Larreta; Leandro Santoro heads Peronists; Controversy over ‘Unión Porteña Libertaria’ slate.
POLITICS Rodríguez Larreta confirms midterms run after PRO expulsion talk 18-03-2025 21:58 Former Buenos Aires City mayor confirms run in May 18 City midterms; He will likely do so under a new banner – a reaction to reported move by PRO members to expel him. by James Grainger
death of diego maradona Residents in ‘Barrio de Dios’ want justice for Maradona's death 12-03-2025 22:40 In La Paternal, the neighbourhood where Diego Maradona took his first professional steps as a footballer, residents want justice for their fallen idol.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Inflation in Buenos Aires City slowed to 2.1% in February 12-03-2025 16:26 Consumer prices slowed by one point last month from January; Inflation in capital in first two months of year totals 5.3%.
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.
POWER OUTAGE Massive blackout in Buenos Aires amid sweltering heatwave 05-03-2025 17:55 More than 600,000 people were left without electricity Wednesday as massive power outage hits Buenos Aires and its southern suburbs – even the Casa Rosada was affected.
CITY Línea F – City Hall unveils plan for new Subte underground line 28-02-2025 09:52 Buenos Aires City Mayor Jorge Macri unveils plans for capital's first new subway line in a quarter century; New 'Línea F' route will have 11 stops, connecting Barracas and Palermo.