Tag: Midterm Elections

Saturday, September 6th 2025 - 10:59 UTC
Buenos Aires province elections could tip the balance of Milei's future

The Argentine province of Buenos Aires heads into Sunday's midterm elections as a beacon of what may happen in the rest of the country later this year, which could decide President Javier Milei's future, particularly following recent significant setbacks in the Upper House.
Thursday, September 4th 2025 - 19:16 UTC
CFK campaigns for the opposition from her house arrest

Former Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK), currently under house arrest, has jumped again onto the political fray just days ahead of next Sunday's midterm elections in the province of Buenos Aires, a key district whose results may cascade upon other constituencies on Oct. 26.
Friday, August 22nd 2025 - 20:31 UTC
Milei's govt hit by string of setbacks

Argentine President Javier Milei has been suffering a series of setbacks this week after the Lower House overturned his veto of the Disability Emergency Law, followed by a slumping trade surplus projection and a sharp drop in wholesale transactions amid mounting corruption scandals.
Monday, November 14th 2022 - 09:49 UTC
Democrats retain grip of US Senate after Nevada's results

US President Joseph Biden's Democratic Party retained control of the Senate after Catherine Cortez Masto's win against Republican Adam Laxalt in Nevada was confirmed during the weekend.
Thursday, November 10th 2022 - 10:30 UTC
US: Republicans far from landslide victory they had hoped for

The Republican recovery many had heralded ahead of this year's mid-term elections in the United States is still to materialize, as vote counting kept going on Wednesday.
Wednesday, November 9th 2022 - 10:29 UTC
DeSantis reelected Governor of Florida, as vote counting still ongoing

Ron DeSantis, the Republican emerging figure who might challenge former President Donald Trump's bid to return to the White House in 2024, has been reelected as Governor of the State of Florida, it was reported late Tuesday as vote counting continued nationwide after the mid-term elections.
Tuesday, November 8th 2022 - 09:44 UTC
US: Democratic majority in Congress at stake

The ruling Democratic Party of President Joseph Biden risks losing its Congressional majority in Tuesday's mid-term elections while many polls foresee the opposition Republicans are likely to regain some of the 435 seats in the House of Representatives and 35 in the Senate.
Thursday, July 22nd 2021 - 07:42 UTC
A majority of Argentines, 51%, favor an opposition alternative for midterm elections

Only hours before the different Argentine political parties must register their candidates for the PASO primaries – simultaneous and mandatory – on 12 September, ahead of the midterm election on 14 November, a local public opinion poll has released interesting data on the different leaders and hopefuls, having covered the whole Argentine territory.
Saturday, November 3rd 2018 - 08:17 UTC
Twitter deletes automated accounts discouraging people from voting in US midterm elections

Twitter has deleted an estimated 10,000 automated accounts that were posting messages discouraging people from taking part in next week's US mid-term elections.
Monday, October 23rd 2017 - 06:25 UTC
Sweeping victory for Macri consolidating his reform plans and 2019 reelection bid

Candidates allied with Argentine President Mauricio Macri enjoyed sweeping victories in Sunday’s mid-term election, strengthening his position in Congress while dimming prospects for a political comeback by his predecessor Cristina Fernandez. free-spending populist who nearly bankrupted the country during her 2007-2015 rule.