
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s corruption conviction shatters Argentine politics
The former president has been barred for life from running for public office, but she is by no means out of the electoral game
The former president has been barred for life from running for public office, but she is by no means out of the electoral game
The former guerrilla fighter and symbol of the Latin American left has died after a long battle with cancer. He captivated the world with his steadfast commitment to frugality and simplicity
In September 1960, Argentina was captivated by the arrest of a German of humble origins who was mistaken for Adolf Hitler’s closest confidant
The pontiff confronted the Kirchner administration — which considered him ‘right-wing’ — and was questioned for his role during the country’s last military dictatorship (1976-1983), when he was the leader of the Jesuits in Argentina
The conservative president won re-election in a run-off against the leftist Luisa González by almost 12 points, a margin that no poll had anticipated
Konstantin Rudnev was attempting to board a flight from Bariloche to Buenos Aires accompanied by six women
The president’s endorsement of a memecoin that turned out to be a scam has resulted in allegations being levied against his sister, Karina Milei, as well as Santiago Caputo, the star advisor of the far-right Argentine government
The Argentine president accompanied the tycoon in an appearance at the far-right conclave held south of Washington
The Argentine president is scheduled to meet with the head of the IMF to secure more funding, and hopes to meet with Donald Trump at the Conservative Political Action Conference
A deleted fragment of a television interview highlights the government’s concern about a possible judicial escalation of the crisis
A price comparison with Brazil, Mexico, Colombia and Chile shows the consequences of using the exchange rate as a strategy against inflation
Argentina’s Ministry of Deregulation and State Transformation is working to eliminate hundreds of departments and reduce bureaucracy. The minister is a self-professed admirer of the tech tycoon, who heads DOGE
As the president-elect prepares to take office on January 20 he faces several challenges, from his stance on Venezuela to his relationship with Sheinbaum, while Milei stands out as his strongest ally in the region
The Argentine president celebrated his first year in office with a recorded speech broadcast on radio and television
The pact between the two blocs will have to overcome the obstacles to ratification, which will come mainly from France
Yamandú Orsi defeated the conservative candidate Álvaro Delgado in a race marked by civility. The outcome bucks the populist, conservative trend on display elsewhere in the Americas, from Milei in Argentina to Trump in the US
At 89-years-old, the former president of Uruguay has beaten cancer. In this interview with EL PAÍS, conducted at his home on the outskirts of Montevideo, where he is still recovering from the after-effects of treatment, he discusses life and death, resentment, happiness and his political legacy
The Argentine leader has been waiting to speak with the Republican president-elect for a week
The collapse of macroeconomic variables in the country allows for high-risk speculative strategies with unique margins
Ten months after taking office in Argentina, the far-right president has reduced the federal budget by 30% as part of his battle against deficits. The cuts have affected the entire administration of the state, with particular impacts on education, infrastructure and social development. Priority has been given to the Ministries of Defense and Security
Inflation has devastated the value of the peso and the highest denomination bill is worth just a little over $10
State Secretary Antony Blinken voices ‘serious concerns that the result announced does not reflect the will or the votes of the Venezuelan people.’ Chile’s president says ‘we will not recognize any result that is not verifiable’
In his interview with EL PAÍS, Morales, who governed from 2006 until 2019, affirms that the attempted coup that took place on June 26 was orchestrated by incumbent President Luis Arce. He also warns about the possibility of mass demonstrations in case he is impeded from presenting himself as a candidate in 2025
Speaking before thousands at the Vatican, the head of the Catholic Church denounced the detention of 13 priests and two seminarians by Daniel Ortega’s regime
The far-right president-elect has announced that he will sell the oil company YPF, the energy company Enarsa and public media organizations
The ultra-neoliberal economist obtained 56% of the votes in the runoff election against Peronist Sergio Massa
At the age of 51, Argentina’s minister of economy — who is the candidate for the center-left coalition in this Sunday’s presidential election — has shown himself to be ideologically adaptable throughout his long career in politics