Politics

Tuesday, October 24th 2023 - 09:39 UTC
“Blue” dollar back on surging track day after Argentine elections

The “blue” (a euphemism for “black market”) dollar stood at AR$ 1,100 Monday, an AR$ 200 increase from Friday's quotation, after Sunday's elections which saw Economy Minister Sergio Massa and Libertarian Congressman Javier Milei advance to the Nov. 19 runoff, it was reported in Buenos Aires.
Tuesday, October 24th 2023 - 09:14 UTC
Machado wins Venezuelan primaries by a landslide

Opposition leader María Corina Machado obtained 93.13 % of the vote in Venezuela's primary elections held Sunday. According to local authorities in Caracas, the results were not released until Monday due to technology issues. Although Machado was widely expected to win, it remains to be seen whether she is allowed to run against President Nicolás Maduro, who has been in office since 2012.
Tuesday, October 24th 2023 - 09:00 UTC
Last Brazilian evacuation flight from Israel lands home

A Brazilian Air Force (FAB) aircraft touched down in Rio de Janeiro at 4 am Monday after successfully performing the South American country's eighth evacuation flight from war-torn Israel, Agencia Brasil reported. This last batch consisted of 209 people and nine pets.
Tuesday, October 24th 2023 - 08:55 UTC
Paraguayan president says regional integration will not stop due to Argentine elections

During a speech at the Wilson Institute in Washington DC, Paraguayan President Santiago Peña highlighted the importance of Mercosur in the face of the recent Argentine elections - regardless of the outcome of the Nov. 19 ballot - and greenlighted China's approach to the bloc.
Monday, October 23rd 2023 - 10:42 UTC
No president-elect in Argentina

Argentina's next president will be chosen in a runoff election on Nov. 19, according to preliminary results released Sunday minutes before 10 p.m. local time in Buenos Aires (GMT -3).
Monday, October 23rd 2023 - 09:17 UTC
CFK insists that Alberto Fernández's was not “her” government

Argentine Vice President and former two-time President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) insisted Sunday when voting in the Patagonian province of Santa Cruz that the current administration of Alberto Fernández, which ends on December 10, was not “her” government because “I do not decide policies,” as her differences with the incumbent head of state are also well known.
Monday, October 23rd 2023 - 09:09 UTC
Milei willing to reshuffle and deal again to beat Kirchnerism

Libertarian Congressman Javier Milei said Sunday after finishing second in Argentina's presidential election that he was willing to reshuffle and deal again to defeat Kirchnerism, which is represented by Economy Minister Sergio Massa, who was Sunday's winner but failed to avoid a runoff.
Monday, October 23rd 2023 - 08:57 UTC
President Fernández congratulates Massa on advancing to the runoff

Argentine President Alberto Fernández congratulated Economy Minister Sergio Massa on Sunday's general election results, which saw him advance to a runoff against Libertarian Congressman Javier Milei. Fernández also praised Buenos Aires Governor Axel Kicillof for his re-election.
Monday, October 23rd 2023 - 07:17 UTC
Massa promises to form a national unity government

Argentine Economy Minister Sergio Massa said after winning Sunday's presidential election that “the rift” is over and that “a new stage begins on Dec. 10,” for which he must defeat Liberal Congressman Javier Milei in the Nov. 19 runoff.
Monday, October 23rd 2023 - 06:46 UTC
Brazilian Lower House approved Bolivia's entry to Mercosur pending since 2018; nex step Senate's consent

The Brazilian Chamber of Deputies – the lower house of Congress – has recently approved Bolivia’s entry into Mercosur, eight years after Bolivia applied to join the regional bloc. The request will now be evaluated by the Senate.