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Supreme Court revives Correo Argentino court case linked to Macri family

24-06-2025 11:18 Supreme Court reactivates Correo Argentino case, rejects Grupo Macri appeal; Judges accused of “manifest enmity” towards former president to remain on the case.

Dissidence will be treated as treason

21-06-2025 05:59 A leader as experienced as Cristina Fernández de Kirchner knows there is no time to waste, as the window of opportunity could quickly close.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Damocles’ sword and a Mexican stand-off in the Province

07-06-2025 06:26 Argentina’s Supreme Court has driven itself into a corner. It’s sitting on one of the most consequential rulings in the nation’s political history.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

From ‘Caputito’ to ‘Fat Dan’ – weird scenes of digital disinformation

31-05-2025 06:39 Milei and his digital pit-bulls appeal to freedom of expression while relying on manipulative and even false information to get their message across, while fostering censorship and hate of the traditional media. Freedom of speech for those who express the same kind of things as me, censorship for the rest.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

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

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.

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.

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.

Fernández de Kirchner’s present points to Milei’s future

10-05-2025 07:55 Like Milei today, Fernández de Kirchner and Macri once believed their power was unlimited and their future bright. The way they engaged with their adversaries only came back later to haunt them.

by Marcelo J. García

Pato changes her spots (again) – Bullrich quits PRO, joins Milei's party

06-05-2025 22:05 Former party colleagues accuse national security minister of “turning her back on those who voted for her” and damaging her “reputation,” as political chameleon shifts sides once again.

by James Grainger

Milei dreams of re-election – with IMF's help

19-04-2025 06:00 Whether signing an IMF deal represents a “day of liberation” or one of mourning, it lifts a cloud of uncertainty and allows the political ecosystem to focus on upcoming elections.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

IMF bets billions on Milei’s chainsaw to avert past debacles

13-04-2025 08:50 Frontloading disbursements is a controversial move that increases the IMF’s exposure to its biggest debtor, just as Milei faces the same policy dilemmas that have doomed his predecessors.

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.

PRO says it won’t support Milei’s Supreme Court push

27-02-2025 19:50 Former president Mauricio Macri – who in 2015 attempted to impose Supreme Court justices by decree before backtracking – says his PRO party will not support appointment by decree.

Criptogate: Government plays down scandal, paints Milei as victim

17-02-2025 15:43 Casa Rosada closes ranks and claims President was unaware of details of controversial ‘Viva la Libertad Project’; Macri blamed for working against government.

Hedge fund run by Nicolás Dujovne posts 22% gain

12-02-2025 12:55 Nicolás Dujovne enjoys double-digit hedge fund gains from his Buenos Aires trading desk, thanks to Milei's market-friendly agenda.

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

Karina’s influence evident as La Libertad Avanza expels Ramiro Marra

30-01-2025 18:47 La Libertad Avanza announces one of the party’s longest-serving members, Ramira Marra, has been expelled from its caucus in City Legislature after voting for “unacceptable” tax increase.

Macri tells Milei he’s ready to team up for midterms

09-01-2025 21:13 Former president uses social media to respond to head of state’s flirting and tells him PRO is “ready to form a work team with whoever you offer.”

2024: The year that was

31-12-2024 00:01 The world continued to undergo momentous transformations during 2024, with Javier Milei taking office in Argentina to become the world’s first anarcho-capitalist libertarian president, globally. What ensued, as expected, was voracious, intense, stressful, and action-packed. Inflation skyrocketed then fell aggressively, the peso-dollar exchange rate seemed poised to go crazy, but ended up contained, Milei applied a chainsaw and a blender to the economy, Luis 'Toto' Caputo managed budget surpluses, layoffs galore, the quickest general strike ever, the 'Ley de Bases' affair, Milei travelled abroad (again and again), Cristina Fernández de Kirchner came back to the scene, Mauricio Macri remained there, Alberto Fernández goes into the dog house (which doesn’t mean Dylan’s kennel), the opposition continued its fragmentation, and Milei came full circle, managing to keep his popularity while staying in the dating scene. This is 2024: The Year That Was.

by Michael Soltys