Patricia Bullrich, Argentina’s iron lady
The presidential candidate, who was a left-wing guerilla in her youth, now represents the hard-line right in her primary battle. The polls are in her favor
Sergio Massa: The Argentine minister turned presidential candidate
The 51-year-old is hoping to win the October 22 elections, but with the economy in toil and voters increasingly suspicious of the political class, achieving such a feat will be difficult
Argentina’s presidential campaign takes a turn to the right
Minister of Economy Sergio Massa has been chosen by the left-wing Peronist political movement to face off against far-right economist Javier Milei. Both men will also have to contend with whoever emerges victorious from the internal primaries being held by the center-right coalition
Return of Skyvan used for Argentina death flights leads to mixed emotions for victims’ families
In 1977, three founders of the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo human rights organization, two French nuns and several others were thrown into the sea from the aircraft, one of many such flights conducted under the dictatorship
Javier Milei: Argentina’s far-right high-flier loses altitude
Candidates aligned with the libertarian politician have lost every provincial election so far
From ‘soft coup’ to legal wars: the Latin American left fears a politicized justice system
The allegations of lawfare, proscription or overthrow attempts such as the one suffered by Lula in January are clouding regional politics
Pope Francis reveals that Argentina’s government under Kirchner tried to put him in prison
‘They questioned all my actions during the dictatorship,’ said the Pontiff in a conversation with Jesuits in Hungary
Argentina’s economic crisis revives the specter of dollarization
Soaring inflation and scarce foreign exchange has rekindled the debate about dumping the peso
Javier Milei, the unclassifiable Argentine politician
The economist who embodies South American Trumpism has advanced in the polls by railing against the political class
Javier Milei, the libertarian candidate riding Argentina’s rising tide of discontent
The national deputy is gaining ground in the polls ahead of this year’s presidential election, armed with a chainsaw and the promise to destroy everything in sight
The man who tried to kill Cristina Fernández de Kirchner: ‘I pulled the trigger and the shot didn’t go off’
Fernando Sabag Montiel, who remains in pretrial detention, told a news program that he shot the Argentine vice president, that he has no regrets, and that he wants help from the judges who convicted her of corruption
Messi and Argentina’s World Cup run dampens dreaded ‘December effect’
Lionel Scaloni’s team play France in the tournament final in Qatar on Sunday, providing relief for a political class facing fresh protests as is often the case in the year’s final month
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner redraws political map of Argentina after being handed six-year jail term for corruption
The former president and serving vice president announced she will not be running in the 2023 elections, sparking a Peronist succession contest and handing the centrist opposition a boost
Argentina’s vice-president blasts ‘firing squad’ overseeing her corruption trial
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, who claims to be a victim of political persecution, is facing 12 years in prison and a lifetime ban on holding office if she is found guilty on December 6 of leading a scheme that diverted $1 billion in state funds
Vargas Llosa thanks Argentina’s president for opposing speech ban
Intellectuals had wanted to block writer’s book-fair address