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MercoPress, en Español

Montevideo, June 10th 2026 - 08:43 UTC

Politics

  • Saturday, July 4th 2009 - 14:09 UTC

    Argentine dissident Peronists want control of the party

    Count down for Governor Scioli’s days as president of the party?

    Dissident members of the Argentine ruling Justicialista (Peronist) Party have asked for the removal of the party’s interim president and the naming of new authorities, following the debacle of last Sunday’s mid term election for President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and husband Nestor Kirchner.

  • Saturday, July 4th 2009 - 14:04 UTC

    Peruvian PM to step down; opens door for a cabinet reshuffle

    The aftermath of the Amazonia deadly clashes and global crisis challenge President Garcia.

    Peruvian Prime Minister Yehude Simon said on Friday he planned to “irrevocably” step down next week following heavy criticism of the government's handling of violent Amazon protests in which at least 50 people died last month.

  • Saturday, July 4th 2009 - 14:03 UTC

    OAS mission finds “no conditions” for Zelaya’s return to Honduras

    OAS chief Insulza frustrated with the development of events

    The head of the Organisation of American States has said he found no willingness in Honduras' interim government to restore ousted President Manuel Zelaya. Jose Miguel Insulza said that “unfortunately, in Honduras the conditions are not there for Zelaya's return”.

  • Friday, July 3rd 2009 - 13:55 UTC

    Mercosur agrees on the agenda for the presidential summit

    Paraguay’s president Lugo will hand the rotating chair to Uruguay’s Tabare Vazquez.

    Advance teams from Mercosur country members reached a tentative agenda for this month’s presidential summit at the end of the month, (July 23/24) according to sources in Paraguay the country which will hosting the meeting.

  • Friday, July 3rd 2009 - 13:45 UTC

    Falkland Islands: Weekly Penguin News Update

    Falklands team manager Patrick Watts reports from the Island Games in Aland. Turn to page 4 for the action.

    Headlines: Hundreds to lose out as means testing kicks in; End of the line for fresh milk as Stanley Dairy set to close; Farmer livestock costs to rise.

  • Friday, July 3rd 2009 - 13:43 UTC

    World Bank praises Latinamerican fiscal and social policies

    In the 2009 fiscal year the World Bank loaned 58.8 billion US dollars of which 17 billion to Latinamerica.

    World Bank group president Robert B. Zoellick underlined that Latinamerican largest countries are better prepared to face the world crisis, based on strong budgets and primary surpluses and the development of effective social policies.

  • Thursday, July 2nd 2009 - 12:39 UTC

    Uruguay’s primary election results stun the ruling coalition

    Lacalle and the National Party were the most voted candidate and party

    Uruguay’s main opposition party performed much better than anticipated according to official results of last Sunday’s primary elections for the nomination of presidential candidates for October’s elections.

  • Thursday, July 2nd 2009 - 12:31 UTC

    Honduran interim president rejects OAS ultimatum

    Micheletti said Zelaya is accused of 18 offences including treason and abuse of power.

    Honduran interim president Roberto Micheletti rejected Wednesday an ultimatum from American governments to reinstate ousted leader Manuel Zelaya to the presidency. The ongoing political crisis has sparked new protests in the capital Tegucigalpa which is under military curfew.

  • Thursday, July 2nd 2009 - 12:27 UTC

    Conservative, pro business president takes office in Panama

    Martinelli is a self made millionaire, son of Italian immigrants

    Ricardo Martinelli, the multimillionaire owner of a supermarket chain, was inaugurated as president of Panama on Wednesday. National Assembly President Jose Luis Varela performed the swearing-in and placed the presidential sash on Martinelli, a pro-business conservative who in May defeated a candidate from the ruling center-left party.

  • Thursday, July 2nd 2009 - 09:17 UTC

    Gibraltar plans to purchase vessels “to put an end to Spanish incursions”

    Chief Minister Peter Caruana made the announcement during budget week

    The Gibraltar Government plans to boost its presence in Gibraltar’s territorial waters by purchasing larger vessels with which to enforce its jurisdiction reports the Gibraltar Chronicle. Chief Minister Peter Caruana made a brief reference to the plan during his closing address to Parliament at the end of last week’s budget session.