ELECTIONS 2023 María Eugenia Vidal: 'I would like to be Argentina's president' 25-04-2022 17:44 National lawmaker reignites speculation over opposition's 2023 candidate by admitting that she would like to be Argentina’s president.
Bilateral relations New Chile president to visit Argentina in April on first foreign trip 18-03-2022 13:09 Chile’s new leader Gabriel Boric will travel to Argentina next month for a meeting with his President Alberto Fernández.
DIPLOMACY / CELAC Argentina assumes CELAC pro-tempore presidency for next year 07-01-2022 17:41 Government hails “unanimous confidence” in Argentine leadership, but opposition voices concerns over foreign policy direction.
HUMAN RIGHTS Argentina to chair UN Human Rights Council in 2022 07-12-2021 21:49 Career diplomat Federico Villegas Beltrán to assume presidency for the next 12 months, after Argentina's candidacy is backed by all 47 member states of intergovernmental body.
INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO Gabriela Cerruti: ‘Cristina expresses herself how she wants, when she wants’ 03-12-2021 23:16 Presidential Spokesperson Gabriela Cerruti discusses the creation of her post, attempting to represent all sectors of the ruling coalition and how the media interprets Cristina Fernández de Kirchner. by Jorge Fontevecchia
And that reminds me... Importing no less important 09-10-2021 12:12 Everybody hails the importance of exports. Imports have no such luck. by Michael Soltys
INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO María Eugenia Vidal: ‘Losing an election was an enormous learning curve’ 07-08-2021 09:42 Former Buenos Aires Province governor, now running in the Federal Capital for national deputy, on tensions in the opposition coalition, her presidential ambitions and what she learnt from losing an election. by Jorge Fontevecchia
New era in Peru Victory confirmed, Pedro Castillo must now tackle a divided Peru 23-07-2021 18:05 Leftist union activist Pedro Castillo will take the reins of a deeply divided country after being declared Peru’s president-elect.
New era in Peru Pedro Castillo must appease markets to rescue Peru’s economy 23-07-2021 16:15 New leader insists he wants to form a government picked from a broad spectrum. He'll need support as he tries to address a deep economic crisis in a country battered by the coronavirus epidemic.
Peru election 2021 Peru president-elect wants government of all political persuasions 21-07-2021 16:17 Peru's left-wing President-elect Pedro Castillo revealed on Tuesday he would be looking to form a pluralistic government in his first remarks to reporters since his election was confirmed.
Peru election 2021 Profile: Pedro Castillo, Peru's next president 20-07-2021 11:15 Fifty-one-year-old far-left trade unionist Pedro Castillo was largely unknown in Peru until he led a national strike four years ago. Today, he is the country's next president.
Peru election 2021 Third Peru presidential defeat is least of Keiko Fujimori's problems 20-07-2021 11:09 After falling at the final hurdle for the third time running, Keiko Fujimori stands to lose a lot more than just her dream job: she may also be deprived of her freedom.
Peru election 2021 Castillo declared Peru's next president, Fujimori backs down 20-07-2021 10:53 Pedro Castillo finally confirmed as Peru's next president, six weeks after polarising vote. Rival right-winger Keiko Fujimori says she will recognise result "because it is required by the law and the constitution."
G20 SUMMIT Historic global tax deal backed by 130 nations 01-07-2021 23:08 A total of 130 countries, including Argentina, agree global reform to ensure multinationals pay at least 15% tax wherever they operate. Move could add some US$150 billion to government coffers worldwide.
world Former US defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld dead at 88 30-06-2021 17:06 Donald Rumsfeld, the cocksure and unrepentant defence secretary who led the United States into war in Iraq and Afghanistan, has died, his family announced Wednesday. He was 88.
Peru election 2021 Presidential hopeful Fujimori repeats Peru vote fraud claims 17-06-2021 22:09 Peru's right-wing presidential hopeful ignores appeals to lower tensions and repeats fraud allegations, as a review of disputed ballots holds up the final result of June 6 run-off.
Peru election 2021 Final count in Peru shows Castillo as victor, Fujimori refuses to concede 16-06-2021 12:10 With 100% of ballots now counted, rural school teacher Pedro Castillo emerges as victor by a margin of just over 44,000 votes.
Peru election 2021 Peru nervously awaits outcome, nine days after presidential vote 15-06-2021 17:56 Presidential hopeful Pedro Castillo says he is "patiently waiting for a result" after the run-off held nine days ago. Keiko Fujimori continues to dispute result, as one lawmaker calls for new elections to be held.
Peru election 2021 Tensions rise in Peru as presidential run-off count drags on 12-06-2021 00:06 Peru's caretaker president Francisco Sagasti calls on Pedro Castillo and Keiko Fujimori to "maintain calm in difficult times," with polarised run-off still to yield a result five days after elections.
Peru election 2021 Tensions rise in Peru, with presidential vote result still days away 11-06-2021 02:54 Keiko Fujimori’s legal woes flare up again as she challenges results of Peru run-off. Leftist Pedro Castillo considers himself the winner, but final results may still be days away.
Peru election 2021 Fernández first leader to congratulate Castillo on victory in Peru run-off 10-06-2021 17:49 Argentina’s president is the first head of state to congratulate Pedro Castillo and hail him as Peru’s next leader – even though rival Keiko Fujimori has said she will challenge the outcome.
Peru election 2021 As vote counts nears end, Peru prosecutor seeks custody for Keiko Fujimori 10-06-2021 14:21 A Peruvian prosecutor asked a court Thursday to order preventive custody for presidential hopeful Keiko Fujimori, who is accused of corruption and trailing in the final tallying of votes cast in elections Sunday.
Peru run-off Peru leftist Castillo signals victory with nearly all votes counted 09-06-2021 09:12 Leftist presidential candidate Pedro Castillo indicates his party won Sunday's election, but rival right-winger Keiko Fujimori likely to demand recount.
Peru run-off Fujimori, Castillo neck and neck after Peru presidential polls close 06-06-2021 21:47 Keiko Fujimori and Pedro Castillo were locked in a "statistical draw" in an exit poll as voting closed in Peru's presidential election on Sunday.
NEW ERA IN ECUADOR Lasso inaugurated as first right-wing Ecuador president in 14 years 24-05-2021 22:21 Conservative Guillermo Lasso assumed the presidency of Ecuador on Monday, becoming the country's first right-wing leader in 14 years.
PERU RUN-OFF Left-winger Castillo polling ahead of Fujimori for Peru presidency 03-05-2021 11:22 Far-left labour unionist Pedro Castillo is ahead of right-wing populist Keiko Fujimori among voters before Peru's June 6 presidential run-off, according to a poll released Sunday.
Peru election 2021 Castillo and Fujimori, rivals vying for Peru's presidency 14-04-2021 11:41 Far-left unionist Pedro Castillo and right-wing populist Keiko Fujimori will vie for the presidency of Peru in a run-off election on June 6.
Peru election 2021 Peruvian socialist set to face Fujimori in battle of extremes 13-04-2021 14:25 Peru’s next leader will be either a rural schoolteacher who vows to nationalise industries, or the polarising right-wing daughter of a jailed strongman.
Ecuador run-off Lasso: the Catholic conservative pledging to change Ecuador's destiny 12-04-2021 11:29 Guillermo Lasso has returned the conservative right to power in Ecuador, winning Sunday's presidential election after two defeats that failed to discourage him.
Ecuador run-off Former banker Guillermo Lasso elected Ecuador's next president 12-04-2021 10:41 Career banker Guillermo Lasso has won Ecuador’s presidential election after a late surge in support, pledging "opportunities and prosperity" for pandemic-battered and debt-laden economy and a political system riven by gridlock.
BRAZIL Lula's return reshuffles the deck in divided Brazil 13-03-2021 08:45 Ruling overturns ex-president's corruption convictions and shakes up 2022 presidential race.
PERIODISMO PURO – INTERVIEW Diego Santilli: ‘I’d like Horacio Rodríguez Larreta as our presidential candidate’ 13-03-2021 06:01 Buenos Aires City Deputy Mayor Diego Santilli on the future of the Juntos por el Cambio coalition, Horacio Rodríguez Larreta’s “hands-on” leadership and security in the nation’s capital. by Jorge Fontevecchia
MEET THE (NEW) MINISTER Carla Vizzotti takes up reins of Health Ministry 27-02-2021 07:21 Former health access secretary, 48, is a vaccine specialist best known for being the public face of the government’s daily coronavirus briefings.
Ecuador election 2021 Arauz, Lasso advance to Ecuador presidential run-off 22-02-2021 12:30 Leftist economist Andrés Arauz will face conservative Guillermo Lasso in the upcoming second round of Ecuador's presidential election, officials confirmed Sunday. Third-place finisher, indigenous leader Yaku Pérez, vows to appeal.
OBITUARY:CARLOS SAÚL MENEM (1930-2021) Carlos Menem: Peronist, president, playboy 20-02-2021 08:07 Late former governor, senator and president – who led the nation for a decade between 1989 and 1999, the longest period of a democratic leader in modern-day Argentina – dies aged 90 at a hospital in Buenos Aires. by Michael Soltys
Ecuador election 2021 Ecuador suspends recount in presidential election 17-02-2021 13:36 Ecuador's National Electoral Council suspends recount in first round of the presidential election requested by left-wing indigenous candidate Yaku Pérez, who has alleged fraud denied him a place in the run-off.
OBITUARY Menem, ex-president who led Argentina for 10 years, dies at 90 14-02-2021 13:17 Former president, whose economic policies quashed hyperinflation during the 1990s but sowed the seeds for what became the largest debt default in history, has died. He was 90.
UNITED STATES Trump pardons 73 people, including Steve Bannon, before departing office 20-01-2021 07:44 Pardons likely to draw allegations of cronyism, at the end of a term during which the president promised to "drain the swamp" of Washington politics.
Politics, power & Peronism Plan Máximo: First the province, then the presidency 16-01-2021 08:03 Máximo Kirchner, 43-year-old son of two former presidents, aims to head the Buenos Aires provincial branch of the PJ movement, before using it as a launching-pad for the 2023 elections. The ultimate goal? The Casa Rosada. by Carlos Claá & Rodis Recalt, Noticias
UNITED STATES Trump finally folds and condemns rioters, concedes election 07-01-2021 22:13 Trump backs down and appeals for "healing and reconciliation" following Wednesday's unprecedented scenes of violence at the US Capitol. US president pledges a smooth transition of power to Joe Biden.
EDITORIAL The first year of the rest of a presidency 12-12-2020 09:08 A bigger game-changer than coronavirus could hardly be imagined, but Argentina remains very much the same country behind the face-masks.
IDB Presidency New IDB boss Claver-Carone says he'll work for all of Latin America 15-09-2020 12:40 Mauricio Claver-Carone has been voted the new president of the Inter-American Development bank, making him the first non-Latin American head of the institution.