News of province buenos aires

Crime ranking shows ‘security incidents’ up 20% in Argentina last year

22-12-2025 13:47 National report by private Verisure firm shows 20 percent increase in “security incidents” over past 12 months; Province of Tucumán leads crime ranking with 65% surge, with sustained growth in Córdoba, Mendoza and the Atlantic coast.

Study finds arsenic contamination in Buenos Aires Province

24-11-2025 12:54 Seventy percent of the region shows contamination linked to cancer and chronic illness, ITBA warns; Researchers warn that prolonged exposure could trigger cancers and severe respiratory disease.

Milei flees Buenos Aires Province campaign, leaving Santilli solo

21-10-2025 09:27 Polls show La Libertad Avanza narrowing the gap but still trailing Peronism, prompting the President to abandon campaigning in nation's most populous district and shift attention to Córdoba and Rosario.

Fervour for Milei cools in rural town as midterms near

18-10-2025 19:14 In the farm town of San Andrés de Giles, Milei mania is fizzling out. Some residents are not quite so convinced about the head of state as they once were.

Espert resigns candidacy over links to alleged drug-trafficker

05-10-2025 23:23 President Javier Milei suffers another damaging blow weeks before midterm elections; Amid growing scandal, José Luis Espert – ruling party’s top candidate in October vote – resigns his candidacy.

A spooky Halloween earlier this month?

04-10-2025 06:38 To lay any claim to a positive result, pundits suggest that Milei would need to be the leading minority with at least 35 percent of the vote. The first objective looks like a done deal since LLA is the only nationwide contender.

by Michael Soltys

The lion sleeps tonight

20-09-2025 06:31 Milei actually polled a higher percentage in Buenos Aires Province this month than in BA City last May, yet the former is unanimously deemed an unmitigated disaster while the latter was a resounding triumph.

by Michael Soltys

Peso posts sharpest weekly fall since Milei took office

13-09-2025 09:12 Market rout follows ruling coalition’s defeat in Buenos Aires Province election; Sell-off deepens amid corruption scandal and doubts over October elections.

Argentina let peso plunge and then stepped in to contain losses

12-09-2025 11:13 Milei administration allowed peso to weaken this week, while simultaneously moving to prevent the rush out of the currency from turning into a stampede.

Ex-Peronist politicians at heart of La Libertad Avanza’s defeat in BA Province

11-09-2025 15:08 Ruling party’s leader in the district, Sebastián Pareja, and Moreno mayoral candidate Ramón Vera are Peronists who made themselves indispensable for the Mileis in the Buenos Aires Province structure. Yet theylost out in an election which the government had presented as a key test of national governance.

by Juan Cruz Soqueira

Milei’s ‘boss’ becomes liability after brutal loss

09-09-2025 13:44 A humiliating election defeat is forcing President Javier Milei to face up to a series of political miscalculations – chief among them, his reliance on his beloved sister.

Morgan Stanley’s flip-flop shows speed of crisis ensnaring Milei

09-09-2025 09:47 It took less than a week to make Morgan Stanley abandon its bullish call on Argentina. 

Assets plunge as Buenos Aires Province voters rebuke Milei

08-09-2025 13:21 Argentina’s currency, bonds and stocks plunge after President Javier Milei’s party suffered a landslide defeat in key Buenos Aires Province election.

Kicillof cements role, can now eye 2027 presidential run

08-09-2025 01:07 Governor took the risk of pursuing an unprecedented path of autonomy – his decision to decouple the provincial elections leaves him strengthened.

Blow for Milei as Peronism wins Buenos Aires Province vote

07-09-2025 21:17 Governor Axel Kicillof the big winner as Peronism dominates vote in Buenos Aires Province; Fuerza Patria (Peronism) set to win election by double-digit margin, with President Javier Milei's La Libertad Avanza trailing a distant second.

Milei faces tough Buenos Aires Province test as voters go to polls

07-09-2025 09:55 President is hoping a victory or strong performance for his La Libertad Avanza alliance in the nation’s most-populous region will help wipe away the mess of several ongoing political storms.

What’s at stake in Sunday’s election

05-09-2025 10:57 There is a lot riding on the legislative elections in Buenos Aires Province. In addition to being watched by the rest of the country, the results on September 7 will have an impact on the markets and all political actors.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Milei targets Peronist heartland in high-stakes vote

05-09-2025 09:11 President Javier Milei is fighting to keep his libertarian revolution alive in the highest-stakes election since he took office.

Milei moves to aid peso as election roils markets

02-09-2025 17:37 Intervention is the latest bid to halt a sell-off that has rattled its financial markets.

Poll: Milei’s party, Peronists neck-and-neck in Buenos Aires Province

02-09-2025 10:38 Tight race expected in Buenos Aires Province elections; Fuerza Patria slightly ahead of La Libertad Avanza-PRO, according to new poll, but within margin of error.