News of inauguration

Chile's new president Gabriel Boric takes office with big plans for change

11-03-2022 09:48 Former student leader Gabriel Boric will be sworn in Friday as Chile's youngest-ever president, with plans to turn the country into a greener, more egalitarian "welfare state."

IMF DEBT DEAL

President likely to outline details of IMF deal in Congress speech

25-02-2022 18:33 Alberto Fernández expected to reveal outlines of Argentina’s agreement with the International Monetary Fund during next Tuesday’s speech to Congress.

POLITICS

President seeks unity ahead of Congress speech, IMF debt bill

25-02-2022 18:12 Alberto Fernández tells Peronist youth that Frente de Todos is “weak” when “divided,” as he seeks to build support for the IMF debt refinancing deal ahead of speech opening new congressional year.

Central America

Deal ends Honduran legislative crisis as rebel backs down

08-02-2022 13:57 A legislative crisis that threatened the presidency of Honduras' first woman president is resolved as rebel lawmaker signs deal to withdraw his claim to be speaker of Congress.

CENTRAL AMERICA

Xiomara Castro to be sworn in as first woman president of Honduras

27-01-2022 08:01 Honduras' president-elect Xiomara Castro made a last ditch attempt late Wednesday night to solve a congressional crisis, just hours left before her inauguration as the country's first female leader is due to take place.

CENTRAL AMERICA

Honduras political crisis deepens ahead of president-elect's swearing-in

25-01-2022 18:18 Argentina's Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner due to attend president-elect Xiomara's Castro's swearing-in ceremony in two days.

NEW CONGRESS SWORN-IN

New deputies, senators take seats in Congress, shifting balance of power

10-12-2021 23:13 The 127 deputies elected last November 14 were sworn into their seats for the next four years; 24 new senators take benches in upper house.

New era in Peru

Peru's Castillo chooses leftist party colleague as prime minister

29-07-2021 18:54 New leader chooses 41-year-old left-winger Guido Bellido – who first became a lawmaker just six days ago – to be Peru's new prime minister.

NEW PRESIDENT IN PERU

Castillo sworn in as Peru president, vows new constitution

28-07-2021 16:33 Pedro Castillo was sworn in as Peru's fifth president in three years Wednesday on the 200th anniversary of the country's independence, promising an end to corruption and a new constitution.

Peruvian president-elect

President Fernández heads to Peru for Pedro Castillo’s inauguration

27-07-2021 14:23 President Alberto Fernández will fly to Lima on Tuesday ahead of Pedro Castillo's inauguration as Peru's new leader.

UNIQUE HANDOVER IN WASHINGTON

Insurrection, impeachment, infamy, inauguration

23-01-2021 09:11 On a strange, security-heavy inauguration day in Washington, Joe Biden vows to unite a country in the face a series of unprecedented crises.

by Julia Logue

US-ARGENTINE RELATIONS

Argentina greets Biden’s inauguration with mixed messages

23-01-2021 08:46 President Alberto Fernández on Thursday sent his new United States colleague Joe Biden a congratulatory letter which contrasted in both cordiality and length with a terse Foreign Ministry statement the previous day.

UNITED STATES

Biden says Trump wrote him 'very generous letter'

21-01-2021 11:55 US President Joe Biden said Wednesday that Donald Trump had left him a "very generous" letter in the Oval Office, in keeping with tradition.

BIDEN INAUGURATION

‘Democracy has prevailed’: Joe Biden sworn-in as 46th US president

20-01-2021 14:10 Joe Biden on Wednesday became the 46th president of the United States, vowing a "new day" for the United States after four years of tumult under Donald Trump who in an extraordinary final act snubbed the inauguration.

TRUMP ERA IS OVER

Trump leaves White House, skipping Biden's inauguration

20-01-2021 10:44 President Donald Trump left the White House for the last time on Wednesday, skipping the inauguration of his successor Joe Biden in an extraordinary break with tradition. Before departing, he offered one final speech, asking Americans to "remember us."

BIDEN INAUGURATION

Joe Biden's inauguration: What to expect on the day

19-01-2021 23:06 US President-elect Joe Biden will be sworn in Wednesday as the 46th president of the United States.

BIDEN INAUGURATION

Biden's arrival in Washington framed by division, heavy security

19-01-2021 22:52 US President-elect Joe Biden arrives in Washington, ahead of the most extraordinary transfer of power in most Americans’ lifetimes.

UNITED STATES

Biden facing 'competing crises' as he takes office

18-01-2021 23:57 Joe Biden has his work cut out for him as he prepares to be sworn in as the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday.

PRESIDENT SWORN-IN

Luis Arce takes power in Bolivia facing deep challenges

09-11-2020 14:46 Luis Arce assumed the Bolivian presidency on Sunday in a ceremony attended by foreign leaders including President Alberto Fernández.

News of inauguration

Chile's new president Gabriel Boric takes office with big plans for change

President likely to outline details of IMF deal in Congress speech

President seeks unity ahead of Congress speech, IMF debt bill

Deal ends Honduran legislative crisis as rebel backs down

Xiomara Castro to be sworn in as first woman president of Honduras

Honduras political crisis deepens ahead of president-elect's swearing-in

New deputies, senators take seats in Congress, shifting balance of power

Peru's Castillo chooses leftist party colleague as prime minister

Castillo sworn in as Peru president, vows new constitution

President Fernández heads to Peru for Pedro Castillo’s inauguration

Insurrection, impeachment, infamy, inauguration

Argentina greets Biden’s inauguration with mixed messages

Biden says Trump wrote him 'very generous letter'

‘Democracy has prevailed’: Joe Biden sworn-in as 46th US president

Trump leaves White House, skipping Biden's inauguration

Joe Biden's inauguration: What to expect on the day

Biden's arrival in Washington framed by division, heavy security

Biden facing 'competing crises' as he takes office

Luis Arce takes power in Bolivia facing deep challenges

Experts warn cases of syphilis and herpes on the rise among adolescents

Argentines are finding it almost impossible to purchase dollars

Nine out of ten urban homes in Argentina have Internet access

Leftist Colombia candidate Gustavo Petro demands audit of vote count software

Veterans from Malvinas conflict shortlisted for Nobel Peace Prize

La TV Pública intimó a la productora de Cristóbal López para que devuelva el dinero pagado a Barone

Ámbar de Benedictis: cut-out dress, underboob y confusión en los Martín Fierro

Imágenes sensibles | Masacre de Buffalo: el tirador transmitió en vivo la matanza por Twitch

Insólito video: comió hongos alucinógenos, corrió desnuda por la calle y se tiró al río

Ramiro Marra criticó a Larreta: "¿Cómo vas a multar a la gente que quiere laburar?"