After 20 years of centre-left Peronist governments, Argentina could begin a new political cycle if the far-right candidate Javier Mileian economist with no political experience and with proposals that generate fear in broad sectors of society, wins next Sunday’s runoff. Milei, who remembers other disruptive leaders such as donald trump in the United States and […]
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A T-shirt for a package of rice, the exchange in Argentina on the eve of elections
A T-shirt in exchange for a package of rice or a dozen eggs: a few days before the presidential election Sunday, in an Argentina plunged into a serious economic crisis, many resort to barter and popular solidarity to survive. In the suburbs of Greater Buenos Aires, on the corner of a dusty street in the […]
The Argentine countryside, fed up with politics, leans uncomfortably towards Milei
While supervising a wheat field, farmer Javier Sunblad says he is “fed up with politics”. Without further conviction, dairy producer Máximo Russ will vote for the libertarian and far-right Javier Milei. The countryside, source of wealth Argentina, He goes uncomfortably to the presidential runoff. In Saladillo, a city of 30,000 inhabitants less than 200 kilometers […]
Massa or Milei? Leaders from Latin America and Europe give their opinion on the Argentine election
Former Latin American presidents and intellectuals marked their positions regarding Sunday’s Argentine runoff: Mario Vargas LlosaMariano Rajoy and Iván Duque called to vote for the libertarian Javier Mileiafter José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, Michelle Bachelet and Rigoberta Menchú raised the official flag Sergio Massa. Vargas Llosa, Peruvian writer and Nobel laureate, joined former Spanish Prime Minister […]
In the midst of the runoff campaign in Argentina, Macri turns to football
In the midst of the electoral campaign towards the second presidential round in Argentinawhich will be celebrated next Sunday and in which the former president Mauricio Macri (2015-2019) supports the libertarian Javier Mileithe leader of the center-right coalition Together for Change, focuses on football. The founder of the Republican Proposal (Pro) party, one of the […]
Mario Vargas Llosa and nine former presidents call to vote for Javier Milei
The Nobel Prize in Literature Mario Vargas Llosa and nine former presidents published a joint statement in which they demonstrated their support for the liberal candidate Javier Mileiwho next Sunday will compete for the presidency of Argentina with the current Minister of Economy, Sergio Massa. In the text they considered that Massa “represents the continuity […]
Canadian Argentina Lithium extends its lithium project in northern Argentina
The Canadian mining company Argentina Lithium will extend its lithium Rincón Oeste and Antofalla Norte, in northern Argentina, after having entered into agreements to add two mining concessions on neighboring salt flats. As reported this Wednesday by the company, in a statement, it has signed a property option agreement for Don Fermín, an area of […]
Eras Tour, the tour that made Taylor Swift a multi-millionaire, shakes Argentina
One day before the first of the three concerts that the American artist will give begins Taylor Swift in Buenos Airesthe surroundings of the Most Monumental Stadium where the recitals will take place that will bring together some 50,000 people per show, began to be covered this Wednesday with a phenomenon that has revolutionized Argentina […]
Spain, Peru and five other Latin American countries create a network against document falsification
The security forces of Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Spain, Paraguay and Peru agreed this Friday in Madrid to launch a network against documentary falsificationa crime that is usually associated with others such as human traffickingirregular immigration or terrorism. Athens Network: A multinational initiative The future Athens Network aims to act “in an agile way” against […]
Argentina promotes a law for investments in mature oil areas
The government of Argentina sent to Parliament a bill to encourage investments in mature hydrocarbon areas, official sources confirmed to EFE this Saturday. The initiative, whose submission to Congress had been anticipated days ago by the Minister of Economy and presidential candidate, Sergio Massaincludes elimination of taxes and other fiscal incentives for the exploitation conventional […]