News of election

Supreme Ct declares Insfrán’s indefinite re-election in Formosa unconstitutional

19-12-2024 19:02 The top tribunal unanimously ruled against unlimited re-election, blocking plans by Peronist governor to extend his term in power past 30-year mark.

Anger in Caracas as G7 backs Venezuelan opposition candidate

27-11-2024 22:04 Edmundo González Urrutia announces that he intends to travel to Caracas on January 10 to take office as president of Venezuela.

Orsi wins Uruguay election as voters oust incumbent party

25-11-2024 13:03 Anti-incumbent trend in the Americas continues in Uruguay as voters’ worries about inequality and crime spur change of government.

Uruguay readies for polls with Frente Amplio hoping for comeback

22-11-2024 10:03 Álvaro Delgado of outgoing president Luis Lacalle Pou's ruling coalition, and Yamandú Orsi, of the left-wing Frente Amplio coalition, go head-to-head in the Uruguay's presidential election run-off.

Sombre swan song for Biden in South America

14-11-2024 20:41 President Joe Biden embarked on a sombre farewell tour of South America Thursday, a trip overshadowed by Donald Trump's US election win.

'Welcome back': Trump, Biden shake hands at White House

13-11-2024 16:57 US President Joe Biden hosts his soon-to-be successor (and predecessor) Donald Trump at the White House as duo promise a smooth transition of power.

Shock ‘n awe

09-11-2024 06:07 The question now becomes how Trump will use the clear mandate he has won. The fears are obvious.

by David Smith

Trump card, or joker?

09-11-2024 06:06 Milei is entitled to celebrate the convincing Republican win as a supreme booster for a global trend towards the far right but would be rather less accurate if he hailed it as an advance of his libertarian crusade against the deep state.

Biden's legacy in ruins after Trump’s triumph over Harris

07-11-2024 20:32 Joe Biden hoped Kamala Harris would salvage his legacy as the man who saved America from Donald Trump. Instead, it lies in tatters.

Trump wins US election in extraordinary comeback

07-11-2024 20:18 In less than four years, Trump managed an astounding political recovery that seemed unlikely when he left office on January 20, 2021, skipping Biden’s inauguration and under a cloud over the attack on the Capitol.

Macri, Scioli send congratulations to victorious Trump

06-11-2024 12:47 Former president Mauricio Macri and ex-Buenos Aires Province Governor Daniel Scioli send good wishes to US president-elect Donald Trump.

‘A new American renaissance:’ Crypto celebrates Trump’s return

06-11-2024 11:17 Vast amounts of money crypto advocates poured into the US elections yielded huge dividends.

US media calls election: Trump at 276 electoral college votes, Harris 219

06-11-2024 08:12 Republican former US president Donald Trump has won the White House, securing more than the 270 electoral votes needed to defeat Democratic Vice-President Kamala Harris, US networks projected early Wednesday.

Donald Trump: Political Houdini does it again

06-11-2024 07:43 In defeating Kamala Harris, Donald Trump has once more shown he can defy all political and legal gravity.

Harris or Trump? First polls close as US nervously awaits result

05-11-2024 23:04 Kamala Harris and Donald Trump notched up early wins Tuesday as the first key polls closed in one of the tightest and most volatile elections in US history.

US ambassador says election result 'won't change' ties with Argentina

05-11-2024 16:12 US Ambassador to Argentina Marc Stanley says strong relationship between two nations will continue, regardless of who emerges triumphant in Tuesday's election.

Win the vote but still lose? Behold America's Electoral College

04-11-2024 15:39 An inside look at the United States's Electoral College system that won Donald Trump the election in 2016.

Harris and Trump last campaign push as polls deadlocked

04-11-2024 15:36 US presidential candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are in a tight race, with both making a final push to rally supporters and gain an advantage.

Fear and loathing in the US

02-11-2024 06:42 About the only thing Donald Trump and Kamala Harris agree upon is that, unless one of them wins, democracy will die in the United States.

by James Neilson

Why Trump is already victorious

31-10-2024 21:54 Virtually everything talked about has been from Trump’s agenda… on one level, he’s already victorious.

by David Smith