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MercoPress, en Español

Montevideo, October 26th 2025 - 23:38 UTC

 

 

Argentine midterms uneventful amid poor turnout
Milei badly needs to strengthen his political muscle in Congress

Argentina's midterm elections went uneventfully on Sunday amid a poor turnout that left analysts wondering which party lost the most votes. It will not be until 9 pm local time that the first reports from the National Electoral Directorate (DINE) are due.

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Milei's future hangs in the balance at Sunday's midterms
Bessent's US Treasury handouts kept the peso from a sharper fall leading up to the polls
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Chilean elections anticipate a shift to the right and a Conservative president
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Uruguay accuses Spanish shipyard Cardama of fraud; company calls it political interference
The contract, signed under former president Luis Lacalle Pou, called for the delivery of the ships to Uruguay’s National Navy to strengthen maritime surveillance and resource protection
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US sanctions Petro over alleged drug links
Petro denounced the Republican administration's move as a “mafia proposal,” questioning the US government's intentions
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So far, 43 alleged drug traffickers have been killed by US operations north of South America

US strike kills six on Caribbean boat

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The Bolivarian leader also dubbed Washington's narrative “deranged”

Maduro says foreign movements organizing brigades to help Venezuela

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Dimon, in Argentina on a regional tour, was briefed about the country's economic priorities

Argentine President meets with JP Morgan CEO

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Ambassador Viera-Gallo acknowledged that 9 of Chile's 13 consulates had experienced financial “strains”

Chilean consulates in Argentina in dire straits

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