News of vote

Foreign residents can vote in Buenos Aires – here’s what you need to know

16-05-2025 14:13 Here's what you need to know for the 2025 elections.

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.

Axel advances elections, disobeying CFK – has a new Peronist leader been born?

09-04-2025 14:42 As in any risky play, the decision has an effect of uncertainty and could expose the governor to undesired consequences.

Kicillof defies Fernández de Kirchner, decouples provincial election

09-04-2025 14:31 Partido Justicialista chair Cristina Fernández de Kirchner wanted Buenos Aires Province governor to schedule region’s elections for the same date as the national vote, but Axel Kicillof decides to break.

Ecuador's president claims 'irregularities' in first vote

11-02-2025 16:38 Ecuador President Daniel Noboa blames inconclusive first-round vote on unsubstantiated polling "irregularities" as he and leftist rival Luisa González advance to runoff election set for April 13.

Brief arrest rocks Venezuela as Maduro targets opposition

10-01-2025 08:48 Though she was released within two hours, the reported arrest of María Corina Machado on Thursday marks a significant escalation by Nicolás Maduro’s regime in Venezuela.

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.