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MAGAlomaniac – no Camelot for Kamala

09-11-2024 06:13 Milei does not seem to care a hoot about Trump being politically incorrect but he should worry more about his being fiscally incorrect.

by Michael Soltys

Argentina to withdraw military officers from UN’s South Lebanon mission

06-11-2024 13:40 Decision, which became known during departure of ex-foreign minister Diana Mondino, underlines President Javier Milei’s alignment with the Israeli government.

Argentina, six other nations ask UN to probe ‘serious rights violations’ in Venezuela

21-09-2024 07:28 United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres voiced concern to President Nicolás Maduro about alleged human rights violations in Venezuela on Friday in a telephone conversation.

Argentina joins condemnation of arrest warrant for Venezuela opposition candidate

03-09-2024 12:42 Argentina, United States, European Union and a host of Latin American nations condemn warrant issued by government-friendly prosecutors in Venezuela seeking arrest of opposition leader Edmundo González Urrutia.

Argentina bonds climb as Milei deregulation plan moves forward

30-05-2024 14:02 Members of Senate general, budget and constitutional committees approve sending the so-called 'omnibus' bill to all senators.

Milei’s sweeping deregulation plan passes first Senate hurdle

30-05-2024 09:53 Lawmakers reach consensus with 'Ley de Bases' bill moving to a Senate floor vote, which by law is at least a week away. 

Time for 'democratic transition' in Venezuela, says opposition candidate

24-04-2024 22:03 Little-known career diplomat Edmundo González Urrutia will face President Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela's elections this coming July 28.

Venezuela's huge diaspora struggles to register to vote

29-03-2024 10:57 Complaints from Venezuelans who live overseas are mounting over hurdles at consulates abroad for those seeking to register in this year's elections.

Omnibus bill: Government pushes back lower house debate

24-01-2024 17:44 Government sources in the Chamber of Deputies, speaking on condition of anonymity, say that ruling party wants to push back debate on landmark bill until next Tuesday (January 30).

Venezuelan opposition leader Machado denounces official 'persecution'

24-01-2024 08:53 María Corina Machado, who has been barred from running in Venezuela's presidential elections this year, on Tuesday accused the authorities of intimidation.

'The lesser evil': Argentina frozen by indecision ahead of vote

16-11-2023 00:36 According to an average of opinion polls, between 7% and 13% of voters in Argentina are undecided or planning to cast a blank ballot in this Sunday's run-off.

A shirt for rice: bartering to survive in inflation-battered Argentina

15-11-2023 11:06 Faced with soaring prices as inflation bites away at purchasing power, ever-increasing numbers of Argentines are turning to bartering to make ends meet.

Which of Argentina’s presidential candidates won the prison vote?

31-10-2023 14:28 Electoral roll for incarcerated population reveals that more than 25,000 prisoners cast a vote in the October 22 presidential election, with Sergio Massa receiving almost 72%.

A major upset and uncertainty: Argentina heads to run-off

23-10-2023 17:45 A polarising run-off lies ahead for Argentina – Economy Minister Sergio Massa against his polar opposite, wild-haired libertarian Javier Milei.

Voting underway as polling stations open across Argentina

22-10-2023 09:25 Argentina's polling stations nationwide open doors to voters for crunch election; Some 35.8 million voters are eligible to cast their ballots on election day but must do so before 6pm.

Tomorrow never knows

21-10-2023 05:46 Tomorrow is the time to go beyond day-day thinking and ponder the next four years.

Daniel Noboa, Ecuador's youngest-ever president, vows to 'restore peace'

16-10-2023 09:55 Banana empire heir Daniel Noboa is Ecuador's youngest-ever president-elect at 35; Candidate vows to "restore peace" to a country ravaged by a bloody drug gang war.

Candidates go on attack in lively second presidential debate

08-10-2023 22:00 Sparks fly in as Massa and Bullrich go on offensive; Milei asks voters to reject same well-trodden path; Bregman plays to base as Schiaretti pitches federal route to prosperity.

by James Grainger

Next electoral tests: Santa Fe, Chaco and Mendoza

23-08-2023 21:58 After the national PASO primaries, September arrives with three key provincial elections that will shape the new political map. Santa Fe, Chaco and Mendoza will choose their next governors with Jorge Capitanich’s re-election hopes in doubt.

by Pablo Varela

Polar opposite candidates set to vie for Ecuador presidency

21-08-2023 09:24 Ecuador election heads for a second-round showdown that will pit leftist frontrunner Luisa González against Daniel Noboa, the conservative son of one of the country's richest men.