Argentina The second presidential round between two candidates is celebrated this Sunday to decide who will be the head of state starting on December 10 for the period 2023-2027. This second round will be the closing of an electoral process that began in the primaries on August 13 with 27 candidates from 15 political fronts […]
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Argentina in a dilemma: continue with Peronism or trust a strident rookie
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 […]
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 […]
Argentina: Bullrich supports Milei for the second round but denies “government agreement”
Former conservative candidate Patricia Bullrich, who came third in the Argentine presidential elections last Sunday, announced on Wednesday that she will support the libertarian candidate Javier Milei in the November runoff in which he will face the ruling Peronist Sergio Massa. Bullrich’s decision, announced in a personal capacity, left the powerful center-right coalition Together for […]
Argentine markets collapse due to electoral results that do not clear up doubts
Its markets of bonuses and actions of Argentina sank this Monday in an adverse reaction to a result of the presidential elections this Sunday that forces a holding of a second round of elections on November 19extending the strong uncertainty that dominates investors regarding the future of the second largest South American economy. In the […]
Elections in Argentina: key conclusions after the first electoral round
Argentina held presidential elections on Sunday in which Peronist Economy Minister Sergio Massa achieved a surprising first place despite an enormous economic crisis and will face Javier Milei in a runoff, a newcomer to politics who was the favorite before the elections. . Massa and Milei will face each other in the second round on […]
Argentina: Peronism first minority and strong far-right advance in Congress
The Sunday’s elections in Argentina They left a fragmented Congress, in which Peronism (center-left) will hold the first minority in both chambers, the right was confirmed as the second force and the extreme right registered a strong advance to be third, according to the latest official counts. The Peronist Union for the Homeland (UP), whose […]