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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.

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

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

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.

Macri is fighting for his life – he will lose

01-02-2025 08:48 Mauricio Macri is making a desperate attempt to keep his political structure alive — and under his wing.

by Marcelo J. García

Rodríguez Larreta asks Milei to tone down rhetoric, stop ‘hate messages’

27-11-2024 11:59 Former City mayor tells President: "You were elected to govern, not share hate messages"; Report highlights “violent speech,” describing it as threat to democratic coexistence.

Macri praises ‘honest’ and ‘well-intentioned’ Milei

07-03-2024 14:01 Horacio Rodríguez Larreta voices opposition to ‘co-government’ or ‘merger’ between PRO and La Libertad Avanza, criticises party colleague Patricia Bullrich's decision to join Javier Milei's government.

The death of moderation and the triumph of polarisation

11-11-2023 05:48 Milei seems to be recovering lost ground after a surprise defeat in the general election. If we are to believe any of the opinion polls that have come out recently (which we should read only with scepticism) the ultra-libertarian holds a thin lead over the economy minister. There seems to be a clear reversal of the post-election sentiment that Massa is already on the way to the Casa Rosada.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Split ahead? Milei the dividing-line for Juntos por el Cambio

27-10-2023 09:45 UCR, Coalición Cívica and some PRO figures distance themselves from Bullrich and Macri in wake of Milei deal. With just over three weeks to go until the run-off, will the opposition coalition still be united by the time the run-off arrives?

Intimate diary of a day of rage: how PRO was blown apart

26-10-2023 16:24 The secrets of the fierce internal debate inside Patricia Bullrich’s apartment, position of the opposition governors and the fear from mayors. The arguments against and in favour of backing Milei from the 24 hours in which Juntos por el Cambio began to fracture.

by Ezequiel Spillman

Patricia Bullrich: ‘Some of our voters switched to Milei, but they’ll be back’

22-08-2023 13:09 Opposition presidential candidate offers post-PASO analysis, assuring that her internal contest with Rodríguez Larreta triggered “fears” of a “split” which finally did not occur. For Bullrich, Juntos por el Cambio is the “only space” capable of providing “the governability" Argentina needs.

by Ezequiel Spillman

Milei and reaping what you sowed

19-08-2023 08:05 There could be another 1.2 million voters heading to the ballots on October 22 from increased participation. Assuming Bullrich and Massa absorb all of their primary rivals’ voters, will they be able to capture enough of those ‘new’ voters?

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Outsider Milei leads Argentina’s primary with strong showing

13-08-2023 23:05 Libertarian lawmaker Javier Milei leads crucial primary vote with stronger-than-expected performance that upends presidential race, increasing uncertainty ahead of October election.

Milei delivers blow to main coalitions at ballot box

13-08-2023 22:43 Libertarian lawmaker emerges as candidate with most votes in initial results from PASO primaries; With 61% of polling stations reporting, Milei has 32.57%, trailed by Massa on 20.64%; Bullrich has large lead over Rodríguez Larreta in Juntos por el Cambio primary, with coalition on 27.57% in total.

Intimate details of Vidal’s decision to back Rodríguez Larreta

03-08-2023 18:23 Secret dialogues, unconditional support and a key dinner – the last few hours spent by the deputy and when she decided to support Larreta as a presidential hopeful. Tension and talks with her collaborators and what she said to Patricia Bullrich.

by Ezequiel Spillman

Argentina’s IMF deal is just one hurdle to Massa’s presidential bid

01-08-2023 16:17 Sergio Massa's IMF deal may offer hope for his presidential ambitions, but the divided opposition and economic challenges pose significant hurdles in the upcoming primaries and elections in Argentina.

Is it Bullrich’s moment or just a polling error?

28-07-2023 20:17 The future is by definition unpredictable, and even close to some of the candidates there is great skepticism regarding what the opinion polls are indicating.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

The end of the Kirchnerite-Macrista grip on power is nigh

28-07-2023 18:52 It will be interesting to see how the campaign evolves after the primaries, where internally antagonistic forces will have to team up in order to retain an ideologically different electorate. In the aftermath of the election it is probable that both of the major coalitions will fracture.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Ranking Massa, Rodríguez Larreta and Bullrich on the Nolan Test (with ChatGPT)

20-07-2023 10:06 As a theoretical exercise, we asked ChatGPT to submit the three candidates most likely to reach the presidency come December 10 to the Nolan Test – a way to rank a person’s politics.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Argentina's presidential hopefuls compete for votes and followers on social media

18-07-2023 10:33 Twitter, Instagram, Tik Tok and Facebook, each network with its own audience and peculiarities, are central to the digital terrain in which Argentina’s presidential hopefuls are competing for votes. But who has the most followers and the greatest reach?