07/11/2012 | Argentina

Obama wins straw vote at US ambassador’s residence in BA

18/07/2012 | Argentina

Anti-Moyano unionists meet at UOM headquarters

Anti-Moyano union leaders met this afternoon at the UOM headquarters without the union’s head Antonio Caló, who is the main candidate to lead the CGT umbrella union faction.

21/08/2012 | Argentina

Anti-Moyano CGT faction meets, Caló's candidacy in doubt

Anti-Moyano union leaders met today in order to discuss the dissident CGT elections and questioned UOM metal workers’ union leader Antonio Caló’s candidacy once again.

06/11/2012 | Argentina

US Ambassador: 'Joint work between both countries will continue'

US Ambassador to Argentina Vilma Martínez assured today that “whoever is elected president will acknowledge the common interests we share with Argentina in many issues.”

04/07/2012 | Argentina

CGT elections: Tomada blames Moyano supporters for lack of accord

Labour Minister Carlos Tomada blamed Hugo Moyano's supporters for the failure to reach an accord in the hearing over the CGT elections and ratified that the decision over contesting the elections will be made by his ministry.

07/07/2012 | Argentina

'CGT Congress will take place July 12th,' Moyano insists

CGT Labour Confederation leader Hugo Moyano questioned the Labour Ministry’s decision of contesting the umbrella union’s election date scheduled for July 12th and assured that the Congress to vote for new authorities "will take place all the same."

12/07/2012 | Argentina

'We tried to prevent the CGT rift until the last minute,' Caló

The head of the pro-government UOM metal workers union Antonio Caló commented today on the crisis within the CGT umbrella union and said that they took “all the possible steps” in order to avoid the fracture within the union.

24/04/2012 | Argentina

Moyano continues search for reelection as CGT leader

The CGT union confederation announced that the organization’s election process to pick a new leader will begin on May 23rd with the Central Confederal Committee and will end on July 12 when current head Hugo Moyano will seek reelection.

29/05/2012 | Argentina

Anti-Moyano leaders to contest CGT elections at Labour Ministry

Unionists opposing leader Hugo Moyano’s reelection as the CGT’s secretary general will visit the Labour Ministry in order to contest the decisions adopted in the organization’s last Directive Council, which took place last April 24th, arguing that they never managed to muster quorum. 

04/06/2012 | Argentina

Moyano's CGT foes plans massive resignation

On the verge of the July 12 general elections of the CGT Labour Confederation, Power workers' union boss Oscar Lescano came on stage to warn that there could be "a massive unions walkout", hence vacuuming the CGT currently lede by former teamster Hugo Moyano.

06/12/2011 | Argentina

Julián Domínguez appointed new head of Lower House

National lawmaker for the Victory Front party, Julián Domínguez, was today sworn in as the new president of the Lower House for the next period of parliamentary sessions. During the ceremony, Domínguez stated that “political commitment” is needed to be able to “guarantee the public’s interest”.

10/12/2011 | Argentina

'I promise we will work for a more just, egalitarian and supported Argentina,' CFK

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner was sworn-in once more at the Lower House, and began her speech by remembering her late husband Néstor Kirchner and later made a strong plea to the Argentine judiciary, so all human rights violators in the last dictatorship are taken to trial.

15/04/2012 | Argentina

Moyano calls for Gov't to stay out of CGT elections

CGT leader Hugo Moyano considered that the Government “shouldn’t meddle in union elections,” and assured that “workers do not create a crisis, politicians do.” 

03/11/2011 | Argentina

Victory Front increases difference over Binner, definitive vote count shows

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner obtained over 54 percent of votes in the presidential elections, according to the definitive vote count released today by Interior Minister Florencio Randazzo.

30/11/2011 | Argentina

Rojkés de Alperovich promises 'loyalty' to President CFK

The Peronist senator for Tucumán, Beatriz Rojkés de Alperovich spoke today after it was confirmed that she will be sworn in as the provisional president of the Senate and promised full “loyalty” to President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.  The Senate will this morning swear in a third of its members, who were elected in the October 23 elections.

30/11/2011 | Argentina

Senate hosts swearing in ceremony for new members

The parliamentary ceremony was taking place this morning, where 24 senators elected in Buenos Aires, La Rioja, Misiones, Formosa, San Juan, San Luis, Jujuy and Santa Cruz were being sworn in by the Senate president, Julio Cobos.

23/10/2011 | Argentina

Binner: 'We will lead the opposition'

Progressive Front presidential candidate Hermes Binner stressed the fact that his party “will lead the opposition in Congress,” while addressing followers after official results showed that he ended up in second place after President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.

24/10/2011 | Argentina

'Such a victory gives us greater responsibilities,' says Boudou

Economic Minister and new vice-president, Amado Boudou, broke his silence over the Kirchnerite victory at the polls this weekend through his account on social network, Twitter. Boudou assured that the 53.96% of the vote gained, implied a “greater amount of responsibility.”

24/10/2011 | Argentina

'The challenge is to achieve definite reindustrialization,' De Mendiguren

Argentine Industrial Union (UIA) head José Ignacio De Mendiguren deemed President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s categorical reelection as “very positive” and stressed the “the strong emphasis that the Government has put in industrial policies.”

23/10/2011 | Argentina

‘Who wants it all, loses it all’, says Carrió

Presidential contender for the civic coalition Elisa Carrió said today the changes have ‘started’ and remarked the ‘propaganda times have ended’ as she arrived at a voting station at Barrio Norte Neighborhood in Buenos Aires Capital.

23/10/2011 | Argentina

Duhalde acknowledges defeat, asks Gov't to 'work with him'

Presidential candidate for the Popular Front party, Eduardo Duhalde, acknowledged his defeat and congratulated President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner on her victory, suggesting she “keep working toward a superior idea; uniting the Argentine public.”

23/10/2011 | Argentina

Victory Front prevails in most provincial gubernatorial elections

As the news of President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s reelection resonate in the political world, several provinces around the country such as Santa Cruz, Entre Ríos and San Luis are also celebrating the results obtained in their gubernatorial elections.

21/10/2011 | Argentina

Electoral ban in effect due to elections

The country is officially under an electoral ban due to today's presidential elections. In line with the National Electoral Code, until the end of the day no electoral polls are to be published, rallies are forbidden and election material distribution banned across the whole country.

22/10/2011 | Argentina

Ballot box distribution begins ahead of elections

Security forces began the distribution of over 85 thousand ballot boxes among hosting schools where voting will take place on Sunday’s elections.

23/10/2011 | Argentina

'Election shows the historic moment the country is in,' Boudou

Economy Minister and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner running mate, Amado Boudou said the sentiment of union showed by today’s general elections is representative of the moment the country is in.

18/10/2011 | Argentina

National Electoral Board ratifies vote's mandatory nature

The National Electoral Board ratified the mandatory nature of vote, by confirming a first instance decision, which had dismissed the request of a citizen who wanted to be exempted from voting. The ruling takes place 5 days ahead of the presidential elections, in which governors, lawmakers and senators will also be chosen.

20/10/2011 | Argentina

'CFK will clearly be re-elected,' says Macri

City Mayor Mauricio Macri stated that it was “clear” that President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner would be re-elected, maintaining no doubts over vote counts at this weekend’s elections.

20/10/2011 | Argentina

'The best is yet to come,' Scioli says as he ends campaign

Buenos Aires province governor Daniel Scioli closed his campaign with a rally held in the Greater Buenos Aires locality of Merlo, and assured that “the best time for Argentina is coming.” He also highlighted the fact that his administration ended with the notion that criminals enter through a door and leave through another one."

06/09/2011 | Argentina

Duhalde files penal lawsuit against polling station authorities

After accusing the Government of having committed computer fraud in the primary elections, presidential candidate Eduardo Duhalde filed a penal lawsuit against Buenos Aires province poll station authorities on grounds of “ideological falsehood.”

19/09/2011 | Argentina

Aníbal Fernández: 'Only a great administration allows such a victory in Chaco'

Cabinet Chief Aníbal Fernández came on stage to congratulate Chaco’s governor, Jorge Capitanich, who was re-elected last night after obtaining over 65 percent of the vote. Thus, the minister said “Only a great administration allows one to obtain such a large margin victory.”

18/10/2011 | Argentina

'We are better prepared than ever to face a difficult world,' CFK

During her visit to Gualeguaychú today, President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner stated that “we are better prepared than ever to face a difficult world.” The President was attending a ceremony marking the city’s 228th anniversary in the final days of her campaign, ahead of Sunday's election.

29/08/2011 | Argentina

'Winning is difficult, but not impossible,' Alfonsín goes over his words

Radical Party’s presidential candidate, Ricardo Alfonsín, went over his own words and now says that a triumph on October’s presidential elections “is difficult but not impossible.”

31/08/2011 | Argentina

'They can’t stand to be told the truth,' Aníbal Fernández over fraud rumours

Chief of Staff, Aníbal Fernández, considered as “finished” all discussion and fuzz triggered after the August 14 Primary election in which opposition leaders reported electoral fraud. Likewise, the minister bashed the opposition press for "saying big lies."

03/09/2011 | Argentina

Seven presidential tickets register in National Electoral Justice ahead of October

The seven presidential tickets that were confirmed in the primary elections registered for the October 23rd elections in the Electoral Justice.

28/08/2011 | Argentina

‘The change in this province was made possible by Néstor Kirchner,’ Alperovich

Tucumán governor José Alperovich, who was running for reelection for a second time, claimed victory on Sunday night and thanked former President Néstor Kirchner assuring that the change in the province “was made possible by him.”

29/08/2011 | Argentina

'People acknowledge the good moment the country is going through'

Cabinet Chief Aníbal Fernández today celebrated the victory of Governor of Tucumán José Alperovich in yesterday’s provincial elections in which he won a third straight mandate.

29/08/2011 | Argentina

'It's almost impossible to beat CFK,' Macri

BA City Mayor, Mauricio Macri, admitted today that it is “almost impossible” to beat President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner in October’s presidential elections. Likewise, the business tycoon said that the government’s high popularity is due to “its own merits but also due to mistakes made by the opposition.”

22/08/2011 | Argentina

'There was no fraud in the City count votes,' Servini de Cubría says

Judge María Romilda Servini de Cubría assured that there was "no fraud, but simple errors, in the City’s processing of data during the primary elections."

24/08/2011 | Argentina

Biolcatti goes back on what he said over CFK voters

The head of the Argentine Rural Society (SRA), Hugo Biolcatti, came on stage to backwards his harsh words against those who voted President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner in the primary election.

28/08/2011 | Argentina

Tucumán: early results suggest Alperovich will be reelected by a landslide

As the slow recount continues, the population in the Tucumán province awaits the official results of the gubernatorial election held on Sunday, although all indications suggest current governor José Alperovich will be reelected once more by a landslide. 

15/08/2011 | Argentina

'The primary elections methodology is here to stay,' Randazzo says

Interior Minister Florencio Randazzo assured that the newly implemented primary elections were “a complete success” and that this methodology “is here to stay.”

16/08/2011 | Argentina

PRO admits opposition offer 'was poor'

City deputy mayor elect María Eugenia Vidal said that the opposition’s electorall offer"was very poor and couldn’t reflect people’s expectations of renovation," after the primaries, which President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner won.

20/08/2011 | Argentina

Binner downplays Macri unity talks

Presidential candidate Hermes Binner downplayed the possibility of unity talks with City Mayor Mauricio Macri, by saying that the different talks with different politicians aren’t a priority and that the Progressive Front considers the notion of joining forces against a candidate "an early failure."

14/08/2011 | Argentina

Boudou is 'satisfied and at peace' with primaries

Vice-presidential candidate Amado Boudou said he was “satisfied” after the first results of the primaries were revealed and said he “is at peace and very tranquil,” with how the primaries developed during Sunday.

15/08/2011 | Argentina

Macri congratulates CFK over primary outcome

Buenos Aires CIty Mayor Mauricio Macri used his Twitter account today to congratulate President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner who yesterday obtained a wide lead in the nationwide first ever held primary elections.

15/08/2011 | Argentina

CFK: 'What are you wearing this time Mauricio?'

The funny moment of President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s speech came when she somehow passed the ball back on BA City Mayor Mauricio Macri, who had called the Head of State this morning to congratulate her for the victory.

14/08/2011 | Argentina

CFK casts vote, returns to Buenos Aires to await results

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner casted her vote at Nuestra Señora de Fátima School in Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, and has already returned to Buenos Aires City, where she will wait for the results of the election at the Intercontinental Hotel.

14/08/2011 | Argentina

'Primaries are like a friendly match,' Carrió

Civic Coalition candidate Elisa Carrió lowered the impact of today’s primaries after casting her vote in the Recoleta neighbourhood and said that they are like “a football friendly match so people will act more freely and vote with their hearts and according to their personal beliefs.”

14/08/2011 | Argentina

'We expect a better result than a third place for Alfonsín, ' Gil Lavedra

13/08/2011 | Argentina

Primary elections: Judge warns of changes in BA city voting stations

Federal Judge María Servini de Cubría warned of changes in the locations of Buenos Aires city voting stations for the primary elections this Sunday, following the circumstances in the recent City elections in the Capital.

13/08/2011 | Argentina

Argentines head to polls in primary election

Argentines are headed to the polls on Sunday, in the country’s first ever simultaneous, open, mandatory primary elections.President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, who seeks reelection and running mate and current Economy Minister Amado Boudou, will face 9 candidates ahead of the October 23rd presidential elections.

14/08/2011 | Argentina

'We are just at the starting line of a long race,' Alfonsín

UCR presidential pre-candidate Ricardo Alfonsín showed up early this morning to vote at a school in his hometown, Chascomús, and while waiting for the opening of the poll station told reporters that today’s primaries “make the starting grid, but the race will start later,” in reference to October’s presidential elections.

09/08/2011 | Argentina

Gov't speaks 'before false election complaints come out'

During a press briefing given this morning on next Sunday’s primary elections, Interior Minister Florencio Randazzo stressed the elections are a “formidable opportunity” for citizenship adding the national government is “convinced” there will be a high participation of voters.

09/08/2011 | Argentina

Alfonsín predicts he will end up on second place after primaries

Union for Social Development presidential candidate Ricardo Alfonsín says he hopes to finish up in second place in the Sunday’s primary elections, with a “wide margin” over fellow candidate Eduardo Duhalde.

11/08/2011 | Argentina

'Let us not be united by horror,' Carrió says

Presidential candidate Elisa Carrió closed her campaign in a rally alongside running mate Adrián Pérez and urged Argentines “not be united by horror, but by vocation” while voting. The electoral blackout begins on Friday at 8 am, ahead of the primary elections.

31/07/2011 | Argentina

Vidal: 'We won't discredit those who didn't vote for us'

Deputy Mayor elect María Eugenia Vidal thanked the City's residents and vowed to "lead an administration that is similar to the City's residents, without agression, with tolerance and dialogue," while adressing supporters at PRO's campaign headquartes.

01/08/2011 | Argentina

'I hope this means the beginning of a more constructive relationship with CFK,' Macri

Re-elected BA City Mayor Mauricio Macri, gave a press conference before starting a City cabinet meeting and revealed that after noticing that President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner was on the phone to congratulate him, he thought "Well, I hope this means the beginning of a more constructive relationship.”

07/08/2011 | Argentina

'I will keep on defending Córdoba's interests from my seat in Congress,' Aguad

Córdoba province gubernatorial candidate Oscar Aguad (Radical Party) admitted his defeat on Sunday’s elections and vowed to "fight for Córdoba's interests from my seat in Congress."  With 10 percent of votes accounted for, the UCR gubernatorial candidate was in third place, after Peronist candidate Juan Manuel De la Sota and Progressive Front candidate Luis Juez.

28/07/2011 | Argentina

'National Gov’t has discriminated the City for the past 4 years,' Macri

BA City Mayor, Mauricio Macri, accused today the national government for having discriminated “porteños” ever since his arrival to power (2008), and showed confident that Sunday’s runoff against Victory Front’s candidate, Daniel Filmus, “will be a renewal of the circle of trust we’ve built so far with the City people.”

28/07/2011 | Argentina

'We want to keep on governing for another four years,' Macri says as campaign ends

City Mayor Mauricio Macri closed his campaign in a rally ahead of Sunday’s runoff against Victory Front candidate Daniel Filmus. “We reiterate our will of keep on governing the City for another four years,” the PRO party leader.

31/07/2011 | Argentina

Macri re-elected BA Mayor after defeating Filmus by 28.5 points

26/07/2011 | Argentina

Córdoba bans polls released within 10 days prior to elections

The Electoral Tribunal of Córdoba province announced the prohibition of releasing election polls for the period of ten days; from Thursday until the day of the elections on August 7 when the province will elect its governor.

27/07/2011 | Argentina

Macri and Filmus battle it out ahead of runoff

Buenos Aires City Mayor Mauricio Macri, insisted today that the Kirchnerism “slanders” him when they talk about PRO’s alleged dirty campaign.

27/07/2011 | Argentina

Smear campaign: Filmus invokes parliamentary privilege

Senator and City mayoral candidate for the Victory Front Daniel Filmus invoked “parliamentary privilege” during today’s session in Congress in order to denounce that he is the target of a “dirty campaign” only a few days before the second round of elections in the City.

25/07/2011 | Argentina

Bonfatti: ‘Santa Fe people casted a punishing vote’

Socialist  Antonio Bonfatti who yesterday won the Santa Fe gubernatorial elections came on stage early in the morning to say that electors “casted a punishing vote against expressions which seek to impose an only way of thinking.”

25/07/2011 | Argentina

'With 15 more days Del Sel would've ended as governor,' Macri

Buenos Aires City Mayor, Mauricio Macri, admitted to be “moved” by the performance of right-wing PRO party’s candidate Miguel Torres del Sel during yesterday’s gubernatorial elections in Santa Fe province.

25/07/2011 | Argentina

'I don't regret dropping my presidential bid' Macri

Mayor Mauricio Macri said that he "doesn't regret dropping" his presidential bid, after seeing the support he received in the City's first round and the surprising performance that PRO candidate Miguel Del Sel had in Sunday's Santa Fe province gubernatorial elections, in which he ended up in second place.

24/07/2011 | Argentina

Bonfatti wins Santa Fe elections

With more than 99.99 percent of votes accounted for, Socialist candidate Antonio Bonfatti won the Santa Fe province gubernatorial elections, with 38.74 percent votes and will replace Governor Hermes Binner. PRO party candidate Miguel Del Sel followed in a close second place, with 35.17 percent of votes, while Kirchnerite candidate Agustín Rossi stood in third place with 22.24 percent of votes

24/07/2011 | Argentina

'We are the real winners,' Del Sel

PRO gubernatorial candidate Miguel Del Sel celebrated the results of Santa Fe province elections. “We are the real winners,” an ecstatic Del Sel claimed. The comedian finished in a surprising second place after Progressive Front candidate Antonio Bonfatti.

25/07/2011 | Argentina

Santa Fe 'only province that doesn't have kneel down in the Government House,' Binner

Santa Fe governor Hermes Binner celebrated his protégé Antonio Bonfatti’s victory in the gubernatorial elections and blasted Cristina Fernández de Kirchenr’s administration. He stressed that “a deeply moral administration will keep on ruling Santa Fe."

22/07/2011 | Argentina

Rossi urges 'positive voting' in Santa Fe before campaign closure

Before the closure of the electoral campaigns in Santa Fe, Kirchnerite gubernatorial candidate, Agustín Rossi, asked residents of the province to “vote positively” and “not go to the ballot angry, nor to vote with resignation,” as “these are not good ways to accompany” an election.

24/07/2011 | Argentina

'We did a spectacular election,' Del Sel's running mate says

PRO's candidate for Vice-governor Osvaldo Salomón celebrated the partial vote recount results and said that "PRO has done a spectacular election. This will be a very tight race with concrete possibilities."

24/07/2011 | Argentina

Rossi admits he expected 'a better result' in the elections

Kirchnerite candidate for governor Agustín Rossi admitted he expected to perform better in the elections and stressed that he is the sole responsible of the electoral results. "I salute those who won the elections," Rossi said, after vote count showed he stood in third place with 22.33 percent of votes.

19/07/2011 | Argentina

'Santa Fe has fallen below the national average,' CFK says

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner said that “Santa Fe province must grow more,” because “it has fallen below the national average in the last few years,” while attending the inauguration ceremony of a Unitec biodiesel plant in Puerto San Martin, alongside Governor Hermes Binner and five days before the gubernatorial elections.

20/07/2011 | Argentina

Rossi calls Binner 'liar' and 'swine'

Santa Fe’s gubernatorial candidate, Agustín Rossi, berated provincial Governor Hermes Binner, and called him a “liar” and “swine” for saying that President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner was “inconsiderate with the people of Santa Fe.”  

20/07/2011 | Argentina

Reutemann: 'I have nothing to do with Kirchnerism'

Senator Carlos Reutemann said that he had “nothing to do with Kirchnerism” nor “any personal issues against anyone,” clearing up the comments he made yesterday before the opening of a biodiesel plant in Santa Fe, which caused a political stir.

17/07/2011 | Argentina

'I never discussed my decision of taking part of the second round with CFK,' Filmus

Mayoral candidate Daniel Filmus, assured he “never” discussed his decision of taking part of the City's second round with President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner. Filmus will face current Mayor Mauricio Macri on July 31st.

17/07/2011 | Argentina

'Many who voted for Macri did so to beat Cristina,' González Fraga

Javier González Fraga, Ricardo Alfonsín’s running mate in the upcoming presidential elections, said that “many of those who voted for Macri did so to beat President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner . Cristina started losing last Sunday and this can aggravate with what happen in the Santa Fe province elections, the second round and in Córdoba province elections,” he added.

18/07/2011 | Argentina

'I want Macri to win the electoral run off', Carrió

Civic Coalition leader Elisa Carrió said that she supports Mauricio Macri’s reelection and wants him to win the electoral run-off on July 31st against Victory Front candidate Daniel Filmus.“We have an extraordinary relationship with many members of PRO party and right now, I will not comment on whatever differences we may have,” Carrió added.

11/07/2011 | Argentina

Macri, Filmus hold short debate on TV

Mayor Mauricio Macri and Senator Daniel Filmus greeted each other in a news programme and even held a short debate, after yesterday’s mayoral elections, in which the PRO candidate had 47 percent of votes, while the Victory Front candidate came in second place with 27 percent. They will both face each other in a second round scheduled for July 31st.

13/07/2011 | Argentina

'Macri won because people are tired of Govt's rage and tension,' Binner says

Presidential candidate Hermes Binner considered that Mauricio Macri’s resounding triumph in Sunday’s mayoral elections happened because “people are tired of the tension and the rage,” of the National Government.

15/07/2011 | Argentina

Filmus admits ‘it will be difficult to win the runoff’

Victory Front candidate for Buenos Aires City Mayor came on stage today to admit that winning the July 31 runoff will be “difficult” after the wide margin gained by Mauricio Macri who is seeking reelection. The senator and former Education Minister stressed the need to shape a coalition government with the rest of the political parties.

10/07/2011 | Argentina

'It is too soon to say who we will support,' Telerman says

Mayoral candidate Jorge Telerman said that “it’s too soon to say who will be support” in e upcoming second round between Mayor Mauricio Macri and Senator Daniel Filmus.

10/07/2011 | Argentina

Solanas admits his defeat

Proyecto Sur’s mayoral candidate Fernando Solanas admitted defeat, after official results showed he is in third place, far from Mayor Mauricio Macri and Senator Daniel Filmus.

11/07/2011 | Argentina

Macri aims to Kirchnerism: 'Results show voters don't like to be blackmailed'

Incumbent City Mayor, Mauricio Macri, told reporters to be "really surprised" with yesterday’s first round large margin victory as it "broke any previous expectations I had”. Likewise, the business tycoon 

05/07/2011 | Argentina

Gov't blasts Verna after dropping gubernatorial bid

Communication Secretary Juan Manuel Abal Medina denied that he ever talked about the creation of electoral lists with La Pampa province Senator Carlos Verna, who yesterday quit his gubernatorial bid. "I have never talked with Verna, " he assured. Cabinet Chief Aníbal Fernández defended the creation of a combined list ballot with La Cámpora political activists.

06/07/2011 | Argentina

'Most of society wants a change,' Alfonsín says

While visiting the Buenos Aires city of Bahía Blanca, Radical presidential candidate Ricardo Alfonsín assured that “this is a moment of change, and society understands that."

10/07/2011 | Argentina

'We've made it to the second round,' Victory Front officials claim

The Victory Front party’s spokesman, Luis Alberto Quevedo, assured that mayoral candidate Daniel Filmus “had made it to the second round,” adding that his party “will fight Mayor Macri and win the round-off” scheduled to take on July 31st.

26/06/2011 | Argentina

Tierra del Fuego incumbent governor says election will be defined in second round

After polls closed in Tierra del Fuego, incumbent governor Fabiana Ríos said there was a "technical tie" between her and Victory Front candidate Rosana Bertone and that a run off next Sunday will define who will be the province's next governor.

27/06/2011 | Argentina

Misiones Governor Maurice Closs obtains reelection by wide margin

Misiones Governor Maurice Closs claimed victory by a landslide in the provincial gubernatorial elections. “This is a historic election, since this province has a history of tight races,” he assured. With 25 percent of the votes tallied, preliminary reports indicate that Closs has obtained 72 percent of the votes.

29/06/2011 | Argentina

Duhalde call Scioli a 'doormat,' blasts La Campora group

With the electoral campaign in full force, exchanging insults has become a common activity between politicians. Presidential candidate Eduardo Duhalde said that gubernatorial candidate Daniel Scioli is a “doormat” and assured that in the Kirchnerite youth group La Cámpora, "young people have been prostituted by the Government’s money."

22/06/2011 | Argentina

CFK's rumoured running mate meets with Randazzo

Chaco province Governor Jorge Capitanich met with Interior Minister Florencio Randazzo at the Government House for two and a half hours, admidst rumours he will be President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s running mate in the October elections.

24/06/2011 | Argentina

'We can beat CFK, just like we did in our province,' a confident Das Neves says

Chubut Governor and Unión Popular vice-presidential candidate Mario Das Neves said he was “absolutely certain” President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner can be beaten in the coming presidential elections, just as he did in his province.

24/06/2011 | Argentina

CFK to announce running mate

Since President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner announced her seeking re-election, there has been great speculation and debate over who she will choose as her running mate. It was informed that today an official ceremony will be held at 7 pm at the presidential residence in Olivos to announce her decision.

14/06/2011 | Argentina

PRO party to run without allies for BA Province Governor

As the deadline to introduce possible contenders to the October presidential elections nears, the centre-right PRO party distanced itself from presidential candidate Eduardo Duhalde's party in the Buenos Aires province, and assured that “for the moment, Jorge Macri is the party's only gubernatorial candidate."

14/06/2011 | Argentina

Duhalde picks wife, former minister to lead lawmaker ballot lists

Senator Hilda Duhalde and former Production Minister Carlos Brown will be leading presidential candidate Eduardo Duhalde's lawmakers' ballot lists for the Upper and Lower house respectively, party officials announced.

15/06/2011 | Argentina

'CFK will be a presidential candidate,' assures Sabbatella

National lawmaker Martín Sabbatella considered today that there is “no doubt” that President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner will be a candidate representing officialism in the next presidential elections.

03/06/2011 | Argentina

Duhalde confirms Das Neves as his running mate

Former caretaker president and presidential candidate for the Popular Union (UP), Eduardo Duhalde, confirmed this morning that Chubut Governor Mario Das Neves is to be his running mate in the upcoming October elections.

06/06/2011 | Argentina

Socialists to unveil presidential candidate on Saturday, Binner says

Santa Fe Province Governor Hermes Binner admitted that he “is considering” running as a presidential candidate, but "people will have to wait until Saturday," when the Socialist Party's National Assembly takes place, to find out what his decision is.

12/06/2011 | Argentina

Neuquén votes for governor

The province of Neuquén, one of the worstly affected southern provinces week due to the ash fall caused by the Chilean Puyehue volcano ash cloud, will go to the polls to vote for their new governor.

22/05/2011 | Argentina

Rossi suggests 'not to make assumptions' about coming Santa Fe elections

Santa Fe gubernatorial pre-candidate Agustín Rossi assured that “no matter what the results after today’s primaries, they will not allow us to make any assumptions regarding July’s elections.”

28/05/2011 | Argentina

Randazzo makes plea for CFK's reelection as PJ meeting finalizes

At the close of the National Congress of the Justicialist Party (PJ) meeting, Interior Minister Florencio Randazzo strongly affirmed today that “the best thing that could happen to Argentina, is for Cristina” Fernández de Kirchner “to become President again.”

29/05/2011 | Argentina

'This a resounding triumph', Beder Herrera says after winning La Rioja elections

Incumbent governor Luis Beder Herrera proclaimed himself as the winner of the La Rioja gubernatorial elections and said his "victory is resounding and belongs to President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner as well." With 20 percent of votes accounted for, he led with 74.3 percent of votes over Civic Front for change candidate Julio Martínez, who took in second place, with 14.3 percent of votes.

10/05/2011 | Argentina

Macri forecasts mayoral run-off

As parties approached the deadline for closing alliances ahead of this year’s BA City mayoral elections, business tycoon Mauricio Macri, who’s seeking for re-election, considered that “it would be impossible to win the election in the first round.”

22/05/2011 | Argentina

Rossi, Bonfatti to run as Santa Fe gubernatorial candidates

With all votes in Santa Fe primaries accounted for, Santa Fe for all candidate Agustín Rossi won his party's gubernatorial bid, as Hermés Binner backed Antonio Bonfatti led the Progressive Civic and Social Front bid for the July 24th gubernatorial elections. Unión-PRO candidate Miguel Del Sel will also run as candidate.

22/05/2011 | Argentina

Spanish Socialists suffer big defeat in local polls

Spain's ruling Socialists reeled from stinging losses in local elections, and now face a balancing act between voter anger over sky-high unemployment and investor demands for strict austerity measures.

05/05/2011 | Argentina

Larreta says 'PRO will keep on working for a national alternative'

City Cabinet Chief Horacio Rodríguez Larreta confirmed that the centre-right ruling PRO party will “integrate a national alternative,” whether the final decision of Buenos Aires Mayor Mauricio Macri is to re-run for the city, or whether he decides to run for President.

09/05/2011 | Argentina

Chubut complementary elections to be held on May 29th, Das Neves says

Chubut Governor Mario Das Neves assured that he would not appeal the ruling by the province’s High Court of Justice and will call for complimentary elections on May 29th. to make up for the six contested polling stations during the last gubernatorial elections.

09/05/2011 | Argentina

Tomada, Boudou and Filmus lead electoral rally, blast Macri

Victory Front mayoral pre-candidates Amado Boudou, Daniel Filmus and Carlos Tomada led a rally and vowed to enact the policities of President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner in the City, regardless of whoever is chosen to run. They also criticized City Mayor Mauricio Macri.

20/04/2011 | Argentina

Chubut Electoral Court rules against complementary elections

The Chubut High Court of Justice decided to uphold one of the ballot boxes previously challenged by the Kirchnerites in last month’s gubernatorial elections, for which only six out of the ten challenged boxes have been ruled as void. A few hours later, the province’s Electoral Court decided not to call for complementary elections to decide the contested ballot’s results.

27/04/2011 | Argentina

Scioli urges the opposition 'not to underestimate' him

Buenos Aires province Daniel Scioli governor asked people “no to underestimate” him and insisted that he will have “total freedom” to choose his running mate in light of the upcoming gubernatorial elections.

04/05/2011 | Argentina

Macri avoids talking about City candidacy

City Mayor Mauricio Macri continues to withhold his decision for whether or not he will re-run for the City, moving away from his presidential aspirations, and when questioned today he maintained, “there is nothing to announce.”

19/04/2011 | Argentina

Macri admits possible Michetti-Larreta joint run in mayoral race

City Mayor Mauricio Macri gave away the possibility that he could be putting forward both national deputy Gabriela Michetti and City Cabinet Chief Horacio Rodríguez Larreta as a joint force to run in the City mayoral race when he stated, “we’re a team, anything’s possible.”

19/04/2011 | Argentina

Chubut High Court claims three polling stations valid

Chubut’s gubernatorial elections are nearing a definition, although no winner can be officially claimed yet. Chubut’s High Court considered three of the ten contested polling stations as “valid”. Other five polling stations have been annulled, and on Wednesday, the remaining to will be defined by the court. On Thursday, the court will define if complementary voting will be held.

20/04/2011 | Argentina

'We've no doubt, CFK will be our candidate,' Senator Pampuro says

Senator José Pampuro declared his support for President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, mentioning that he had “no doubt” that she will be the Peronist Party’s presidential candidate for the October elections.

10/04/2011 | Argentina

Duhalde wins regional Dissident Peronist pre-primary elections

Former President Eduardo Duhalde won the regional Dissident Peronist pre-primary elections with 58.5 percent of votes . San Luis governor Alberto Rodríguez Saá gathered 40.6 percent of the votes. Duhalde already won the City pre-primaries as well.

14/04/2011 | Argentina

'Cobos does not have clear morals,' says Cabinet Chief

Cabinet Chief Aníbal Fernández stated today that vice president Julio Cobos “is a man who does not have clear morals” and added that his final decision to participate in the October elections was “unforeseen.”

15/04/2011 | Argentina

Gov’t officializes use of combined-list ballots for October elections

The Government issued today three decrees which complete the regulation of the 2009 political reform law, reinstating the open and simultaneous primaries for all political parties. Among the decrees, number 443/2011 authorized the use of controversial combined-list ballots in the upcoming general elections of October.

30/03/2011 | Argentina

UCR chairman 'disgusted' by Sanz' move to drop out of April internal primaries

Radical party (UCR) chairman Ángel Rozas emphasized his "surprise" and "disgust" over the decision made by lawmaker Ernesto Sanz, who yesterday decided to drop out of the radical internal primary elections, which take place on April 30. Sanz stated that "it would have been embarrassing to run".

08/04/2011 | Argentina

Morales asks Cobos' followers to 'help' the Radical Party

Radical party (UCR) member Gerardo Morales insisted that directors aligned with Julio Cobos, “help” the party, following the party’s National Committee’s decision to appoint Ricardo Alfonsín as presidential candidate and the stepping down of Vice-President Julio Cobos from the race.

10/04/2011 | Argentina

Urtubey claims victory in Salta gubernatorial elections

Incumbent Salta governor Juan Manuel Urtubey claimed victory in the Salta gubernatorial elections and said that it had been an "exemplary election day." With 50 percent of the ballots accounted for, Urtubey was winning with 53 percent of the votes. During his victory speech, the governor repeated once more that he is "not a Kirchnerite."

29/03/2011 | Argentina

Macri announces election day date for July 10

Buenos Aires Mayor Mauricio Macri announced July 10 as the date for City Government elections today in a press conference, with the final ballot to take place on July 31.

29/03/2011 | Argentina

FPV calls for anullment of two more precincts in Chubut

The Victory Front candidate for Chubut Governor, Carlos Eliceche, stated that during the votes recount in a polling station, authorities had found an empty ballot box and an empty log, with no opening or closing times registered on the day of the election.

29/03/2011 | Argentina

Duhalde calls CFK gov't 'weak'

Peronist presidential pre-candidate Eduardo Duhalde launched an administration programme in case he wins the October elections and said that President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner's administration "is weak."

22/03/2011 | Argentina

'CFK won't seek second term after realising she won't make it to second round,' Duhalde

Presidential pre-candidate Eduardo Duhalde said that "if President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner realises in June that she won't make it to a second round, she just won't seek a second term in the October elections."

23/03/2011 | Argentina

Fraud in Chubut elections 'has been confirmed,' Randazzo says

As certain discrepancies come to light in vote recount taking place in the Chubut province, Interior Minister Florencio Randazzo said that the National Government’s suspicions that results had been tampered with “have been ratified,” and that this proves “fraud was committed during last Sunday’s elections.”

23/03/2011 | Argentina

Moyano calls for additional CGT presence in the ballots

CGT Labour Confederation leader Hugo Moyano called for additional workers' presence in the ballots in the October election. He also urged President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner to seek reelection.

20/03/2011 | Argentina

'The election will have an open ending,' Das Neves

Chubut Governor Mario Das Neves said the gubernatorial elections in his province "will have an open ending." Victory Front candidate Carlos Eliceche and Das Neves ally Martin Buzzi were narrowing the gap between already close results

21/03/2011 | Argentina

Doubts on Das Neves presence on Federal Peronist party's internal elections

Although Chubut governor Mario Das Neves announced earlier that he would not take part of the Federal Peronist party internal elections alongside caretaker president Eduardo Duhalde and San Luis governor Alberto Rodríguez Saa on April 3rd, he denied it to Ambito Financiero and stated that "the internal elections have to be reconsidered."

22/03/2011 | Argentina

CFK meets with Eliceche; gov't urges to pursue all legal instances

Amidst the controversy over the recent elections in the Chubut province, the National Government distanced itself from the accusations of fraud made by former FPV candidate Carlos Eliceche. President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, however, held a "protocol meeting" with him.

16/03/2011 | Argentina

Tomada charges against Macri over mayoral elections date

Labour Minister, Carlos Tomada, told reporters today that “it is not serious behaviour, to speculate over the date for BA City mayoral elections upon the results of surveys”. Thus, charging against City Mayor Mauricio Macri, who hasn’t yet defined a date for the elections.” 

19/03/2011 | Argentina

Sanz says Carrió could help work out Civic Accord differences

Senator and primary candidate for the UCR party Ernesto Sanz spoke about the possible return of Civic Coalition leader Elisa Carrió, which would mean smoothing out the bumps within the Social and Civic Accord, along with the Socialist party and the GEN, before October’s presidential elections.

20/03/2011 | Argentina

Federal Peronism wins in Chubut; Kirchnerism denies defeat

After a head to head definition, the candidate and ally of current governor Mario Das Neves, Martín Buzzi, won Chubut's gubernatorial elections against Kirchnerite candidate Carlos Eliceche, who aligned with the nation's ruling party denied the defeat and reported irregularities in the vote count.

23/02/2011 | Argentina

CFK urges younger generations to help her, says 'she can't make it on her own'

With the elections in Catamarca less than three weeks away, President Cristina Kirchner gave a speech in which suggested her desire to be reelected in October. She exhorted Argentines 'help and support me, I can’t do this on my own.'

07/03/2011 | Argentina

'To think that the government is invincible is ridiculous,' Carrió

Civic Coalition leader Elisa Carrió stated that “now that former President Néstor Kirchner has passed away, the ruling party will not even gather a 20 percent of the votes in the next October presidential elections,” and repeated that “thinking that the current government is invincible is ridiculous.”

16/03/2011 | Argentina

Morales accuses Cobos of wanting to 'weaken' UCR primaries

Radical party (UCR) member Gerardo Morales spoke out against Vice-President Julio Cobos today, by accusing him of trying to “weaken” the primaries within the Radical Party.

15/02/2011 | Argentina

Governor Closs to run again in Misiones

Maurice Closs stated that after three years as Governor of Misiones province, he has decided to “re-run” for the same position in the October elections.

21/02/2011 | Argentina

Mario Das Neves to take part in Peronist pre-primary elections

Chubut governor Mario Das Neves confirmed that he will take part in the Peronist pre-primary elections alongside former president Eduardo Duhalde and Alberto Rodríguez Saá.

23/02/2011 | Argentina

'We will not make an alliance with the Radical Party,´ Solanas

Proyecto Sur leader Fernando 'Pino' Solanas said that his party will not seek an alliance with the Radical Party (UCR) for the upcoming presidential elections. 'Their chance has passed. As soon as the primaries end they’ll get all together again,' he said.

31/01/2011 | Argentina

Duhalde ratifies candidacy despite low poll numbers

Former President Eduardo Duhalde referred to his apparently low popularity among voters and warned that the presidential race “is just getting started.”

10/02/2011 | Argentina

Cabinet Chief says combined-list ballots do not upset him

Cabinet Chief Aníbal Fernández today joined the pro-government officials who have been backing the implementation of combined-list ballots (colectoras) in the general elections.

10/02/2011 | Argentina

Das Neves set 'to go against' Scioli in Justicialist party internal primaries

Justicialist party (PJ) pre-candidate Mario Das Neves, confirmed in an interview that he “would like to go against” provincial Governor Daniel Scioli in the internal primary elections and rejected the idea that President Cristina Kirchner would fight for the former Vice-President’s re-election.

22/01/2011 | Argentina

Cabinet Chief dares Duhalde to a 'lapdog vs. fraud' debate

In the midst of a faceoff between Cabinet Chief Aníbal Fernández and Ex-President Eduardo Duhalde, both pre-candidates for October's presidential election, Fernández threw words back at Duhalde and began a ‘lapdog vs fraud’ debate.

28/01/2011 | Argentina

'Everyone will be able to vote,' Randazzo on Electoral system

Interior Minister Florencio Randazzo assured that “the Electoral system has all the tools it needs for the incorporation of new data.” This was aimed at the public on the electoral register who will be voting in the primary and presidential elections this year. He then stated that “everyone will be able to vote.”

29/01/2011 | Argentina

Plans for electoral agreement with Binner are 'underway,' Morales

Radical party's Gerardo Morales (UCR) spoke out about plans to form an electoral agreement with Santa Fe Governor, Socialist Party's Hermes Binner, and assured that “the plans are underway.”

07/01/2011 | Argentina

‘We’ll consider any alliances in case of a second round in the presidential elections,’ Carrió

Civic Coalition leader Elisa Carrió warned that she would consider any potential political alliances with the Radical Party and Raul Alfonsin in case of facing a run-off in the presidential elections.

08/01/2011 | Argentina

'Personal speculation' causes Cobos to oppose internal pre-elections, says Sanz

One of the three pre-candidates of the Radical Party (UCR), Ernesto Sanz, expressed his intentions to promote the idea of having internal pre-elections, “at the end of April or the beginning of May.” Vice-President, Julio Cobos however, opposes the idea due to “personal speculation.”

14/01/2011 | Argentina

Scioli expresses his loyalty to the Province

Buenos Aires Provincial Governor, Daniel Scioli spoke out about his participation as candidate for the next general elections, which place October. He stated, “my priority is the Province, without question”.

02/01/2011 | Argentina

Sanz to take leave of absence as UCR head in order to focus on primary elections

Senator Ernesto Sanz confirmed he would apply for a leave of absence as head of the UCR Radical Party in order to focus on the primary elections, scheduled to take place in August.

06/01/2011 | Argentina

Alfonsín puts forward idea for internal pre-election in UCR

One of the presidential hopefuls from Radical Party (UCR), Ricardo Alfonsín, expressed his competitive spirit, after talks of an internal pre-election within the party. The pre-election is said to take place in April or May, and Alfonsín and competitor, Ernesto Sanz would be participating.

06/01/2011 | Argentina

Tension mounts between UCR party presidential hopefuls

Following Alfonsín’s comments regarding the internal pre-elections, tension is now building within the Radical Party (UCR) between pre-candidates.

16/12/2010 | Argentina

Carrio to 'invite other parties to join her in government' if she becomes president

After announcing her intentions to run for president next year, Civic Coalition leader Elisa Carrió said that she would not rush into picking any potential cabinet officials since she intends to "invite other parties to join her in governing the country."

22/12/2010 | Argentina

Kirchnerite officials praise CFK, consider her 'best candidate' for next year elections

Planning Minister Julio de Vido said he considered President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner to be "the best candidate for next year's presidential elections" since she is a "Justicialist militant,” while San Juan governor José Luis Gioja said "she owns the limelight."

28/12/2010 | Argentina

'There's every reason to believe that I will be a presidential candidate', Sanz

Ernesto Sanz, president of the Radical party (UCR) ratified his intentions to compete in the electoral race. He reiterated his claims for the regulation of the electoral law, and denied any conspiracies in trying to weaken the government.

22/01/2013 | World

Netanyahu claims election win despite losses

Hawkish Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu emerged the bruised winner of Israel's election, claiming victory despite unexpected losses to resurgent centre-left challengers.

21/12/2012 | World

Italy PM Monti resigns, elections likely in February

Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti tendered his resignation to President Giorgio Napolitano today, the president's office said, paving the way for national elections in February.

23/12/2012 | World

Italy's Monti says would consider standing at election

Italian caretaker Prime Minister Mario Monti said he would be ready to run for a second term in next year's election if he was asked to do so by political forces that adopted his reform agenda.

24/12/2012 | World

Egyptian judges review ballot on divisive constitution

Egyptian judges were investigating opposition accusations of voting irregularities before declaring the result of a referendum set to show that a contentious new constitution has been approved.

07/11/2012 | World

'You voted for action, not politics as usual,' Obama

After scoring a clear win over Republican challenger Mitt Romney in yesterday's vote, President Barack Obama immediately pledged to reach across America's political divide and seek deals on stubborn issues that dogged his first term.

07/11/2012 | World

World leaders respond to Obama election victory

After President Barack Obama's re-election, world leaders expressed hope for stronger cooperation with the United States on issues ranging from the struggle against Islamic extremism to international trade.

08/12/2012 | World

Berlusconi says will run to become Italian PM for fifth time

Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said he would run to become the country's leader for a fifth time, and that his PDL party would vote to pass next year's budget.

06/11/2012 | World

Despite low temps, New Yorkers stood in line for hours to vote

By Adrián Bono, Special Correspondent in NY.

07/11/2012 | World

US House stays in Republican control, Democrats retain Senate

The US House of Representatives was left pretty much unchanged by voters with control firmly in Republican hands while Democrats held the majority in the Senate, according to projections.

07/11/2012 | World

Electoral results displayed at the top of the Empire State

06/11/2012 | World

US election: How the Electoral College works

The US Electoral College was established in the Constitution as a compromise between electing a president by a vote in Congress and by popular vote of citizens. Here are some facts about it.

06/11/2012 | World

Ryan ends US campaign with a blessing and visit home

Eighty-six days after Paul Ryan was introduced as Mitt Romney's running mate aboard the USS Wisconsin in Norfolk, Virginia, the Republican vice presidential candidate returned to his home state of Wisconsin, putting an end to a marathon stretch of campaigning with one final rally.

06/11/2012 | World

On election day, Obama plays basketball while Romney still campaigning

On election day and in the last hours of voting, President Barack Obama followed an old tradition while his rival Mitt Romney was still campaigning.

04/11/2012 | World

US storm victims face housing crisis as cold snap hits

A housing crisis loomed in New York City as victims of superstorm Sandy struggled without heat in near-freezing temperatures on Sunday and nearly 1 million people in neighboring New Jersey shivered in the dark without power.

04/11/2012 | World

Obama, Romney approach photo-finish election day

The race for the White House remained in essentially a dead heat ahead of Tuesday's election but US President Barack Obama holds a slim edge over Republican candidate Mitt Romney in the key state of Ohio, according to a Reuters/Ipsos daily tracking poll released today.

06/11/2012 | World

Emotional Obama ends campaign in Iowa with call for change

An emotional President Barack Obama ended his final campaign in Iowa, the place that launched his first White House bid and that could hold the key to his political future.

01/11/2012 | World

Bloomberg endorses Obama for a second term, climate change a focus

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg endorsed President Barack Obama for a second term, citing the importance of his record on climate change, particularly in the aftermath of the devastating blow dealt to the New York area by storm Sandy.

03/11/2012 | World

Romney, Obama make final push

Republican Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama hopscotched across the country on Saturday in a final push to squeeze out victory from the handful of states that will decide Tuesday's presidential election.

03/11/2012 | World

Romney, Obama neck and neck in four swing states

US President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney remain neck and neck in four swing states that are likely to determine the winner of the White House race next week, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released today.

11/10/2012 | World

New poll shows Romney extends lead over Obama

Republican challenger Mitt Romney has extended his lead over President Barack Obama to 3 percentage points, according to a Reuters/Ipsos tracking poll released today, ahead of a high-stakes debate between the two candidates' running mates.

14/10/2012 | World

Obama grabs wide lead among those who've already voted

President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney are neck and neck in opinion polls, but there is one area in which the incumbent appears to have a big advantage: those who have already cast their ballots.

17/10/2012 | World

Voters say Obama beat Romney in second debate

US voters say that President Barack Obama performed better than Republican rival Mitt Romney by a substantial margin in their second debate, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Wednesday.

05/10/2012 | World

US jobless rate drops to lowest point in 4 years

The Labor Department said today the unemployment rate, a key focus in the race for the White House, dropped by 0.3 percentage point to its lowest point since January 2009.

06/10/2012 | World

Israeli leaders confront political rift as election looms

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu summoned his defence minister, Ehud Barak, on Saturday to discuss allegations he had undermined the premier during recent trips to the United States, raising further speculation of an early election.

09/10/2012 | World

Netanyahu announces early Israeli election

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for an early election, seeking to strengthen his political position after signalling that any military action against Iran could be months away.

08/08/2012 | World

Obama's lead over Romney grows despite voters' pessimism

US citizens are increasingly pessimistic about the future but voters do not seem to be holding it against Democratic President Barack Obama, who slightly expanded his lead over Republican rival Mitt Romney this month, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll says.

11/08/2012 | World

Romney chooses Ryan as vice presidential running mate

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said he has chosen Congressman Paul Ryan as his vice presidential running mate, a move that will bring the debate over how to reduce government spending and debt to the forefront of the race for the White House.

01/09/2012 | World

Angola's Dos Santos secures big election win

Angola's long-serving President Jose Eduardo dos Santos and his MPLA party scored a landslide win today in an election criticised as one-sided and not credible by opponents and civil society activists, according to provisional results.

14/07/2012 | World

US President Obama rallies supporters in Virginia

President Barack Obama, soaked to the skin as he rallied supporters during a downpour in the election battleground state of Virginia today, kept up his attack on Republican Mitt Romney as the rhetoric hardened on both sides.

30/07/2012 | World

Palestinians accuse Romney of undermining peace prospects

Palestinians accused US Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney of undermining peace prospects by calling Jerusalem "the capital of Israel", ignoring their own claims to the city and most world opinion.

03/08/2012 | World

Kenya orders electronic vote register for March polls

Kenya's cabinet ordered the election commission to introduce an electronic register of voters, a day after the organisation said it had dropped plans to acquire the technology, raising fears of election fraud.

30/06/2012 | World

Georgian president names new PM as elections loom

Georgia's President Mikheil Saakashvili named his close ally, Interior Minister Vano Merabishvili, as the new prime minister today ahead of parliamentary elections due in October.

07/07/2012 | World

Protests and tears of joy as Libyans vote

Crowds of joyful Libyans, some with tears in their eyes, parted with the legacy of Muammar Gaddafias they voted in the first free national election in 60 years.

11/07/2012 | World

Libya's Jibril extends lead in latest vote tallies

Libya's wartime prime minister Mahmoud Jibril extended his lead in the North African country's landmark elections, partial vote tallies showed, as Islamist rivals tried to bolster their score by striking deals with independent candidates.

21/06/2012 | World

Tahrir Square protests as Egypt awaits result

Thousands of protesters filled Cairo's Tahrir Square overnight as Egypt's rival presidential candidates, an Islamist and former general, accused each of trying to steal an election whose result is still not known five days after polling ended.

22/06/2012 | World

Tahrir Square protests as Egypt awaits result

Thousands of flag-waving protesters filled Cairo's Tahrir Square for Friday prayers as Egypt's presidential candidates, an Islamist and former general, accused each other of trying to steal an election whose result is still not known five days on.

26/06/2012 | World

Greece names Stournaras as new finance minister

Greece's ruling coalition appointed economist Yannis Stournaras as the country's new finance minister, the prime minister's office said today.

20/06/2012 | World

Greek Socialists say government agreed

A conservative-led Greek government has been agreed and will form a team to "renegotiate" the EU/IMF bailout saving the country from bankruptcy, Socialist PASOK leader Evangelos Venizelos said today.

21/06/2012 | World

Greece names banker Vasilis Rapanos as new Finance Minister

Greece's new conservative-led government announced its cabinet today with National Bank Chairman Vassilis Rapanos in the key role of finance minister, as the country seeks a revision of its international bailout.

21/06/2012 | World

Egyptians take Cairo’s streets after election results delay

Allegations of fraud delayed the result of Egypt's presidential election today, fraying nerves as the Muslim Brotherhood, which claims victory, called for street protests against moves by the ruling generals to deny them power.

16/06/2012 | World

Stark choice for Egypt in presidential poll

Egyptians voted in the first free presidential election in their history that for many offers a choice of the lesser of two evils - a military man who served deposed autocrat Hosni Mubarak or an Islamist who says he is running for God.

19/06/2012 | World

Coalition gov’t expected soon, Greek parties say

Greek political parties meeting today said they expected to form a coalition government soon and then seek concessions to the painful austerity measures tied to the international bailout deal keeping the country from bankruptcy.

19/06/2012 | World

Thousands protest in Egypt against ruling military

Thousands of people marched in Egypt today to protest against the ruling military’s bid to grab new powers, following Sunday’s historic presidential elections. Both Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohammed Mursi and former Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq claimed victory.

26/05/2012 | World

Islamist and ex-PM vie for mantle of Egypt's revolt

The Muslim Brotherhood and a military man close to ousted leader Hosni Mubarak courted defeated first-round candidates in Egypt's presidential election, each trying to claim the mantle of the revolution before a run-off next month

09/06/2012 | World

Media attacks up tensions on Egypt presidency vote

Egypt's two presidential candidates intensified their media attacks against each other on Saturday, threatening to further inflame tensions in the lead-up to the vote next weekend which has been marred by violence.

10/06/2012 | World

French left seen winning parliament control

French President Francois Hollande was on track for a Socialist-led majority in parliament after a solid win in a first-round vote that should free him from having to rely on hard leftists hostile to European integration.

14/05/2012 | World

Greece hits political stalemate; President invites parties to final meeting

Greece's president met little enthusiasm from political leaders summoned to a final round of talks today to avert a new election, reinforcing fears the country was firmly on the path to bankruptcy and an exit from the euro zone.

15/05/2012 | World

Greece will hold new vote after failure to form government

After a third day of failed talks with political leaders, a spokesman for President Karolos Papoulias said the process of seeking a compromise had been declared a failure and a new vote must be held.

25/05/2012 | World

Muslim Brotherhood seeks unity ahead of Egypt runoff

The Muslim Brotherhood is reaching out to rivals including politicians knocked out of the presidential race in an attempt to rally support around its own candidate who faces a runoff against Hosni Mubarak's last prime minister, Ahmed Shafiq.

05/05/2012 | World

Campaigning over, politicians await critical Greek vote

A ban on campaigning took effect in Greece on Saturday 24 hours ahead of the most uncertain and critical election for decades, a vote that could throw the country's future in Europe into doubt and shake the common currency.

05/05/2012 | World

Obama kicks off campaigning in must-win states

President Barack Obama held his first political rallies of the 2012 presidential race today, targeting two swing states that could be critical to his bid to retain the White House.

10/05/2012 | World

Euro zone approves Greek emergency payment, elections impasse continues

Euro zone governments kept Greece afloat after agreeing a payment of 5.2 billion euros (4.17 billion pounds) from the region's bailout fund, despite opposition from some member states following the Greek election results. Meanwhile, socialist leader Evangelos Venizelos began a last-gasp attempt to form a government after failed Sunday elections.

11/04/2012 | World

Greece to call May 6 snap election

Greece will call a snap election for May 6 today, government officials said, opening a campaign that may produce no clear result and threaten implementation of the international bailout plan that saved Athens from bankruptcy.

03/05/2012 | World

Sarkozy's chances fade two days before French runoff

President Nicolas Sarkozy's chances of holding on to power were fading two days before France's election runoff, with far-right and centrist leaders refusing to endorse him and his usually bland Socialist rival performing confidently in a TV debate.

05/05/2012 | World

France readies for poll, Sarkozy closes on Hollande

Campaigning ended on Saturday in France for a decisive second-round presidential vote expected to crown Francois Hollande the country's first Socialist leader in two decades despite polls showing President Nicolas Sarkozy clawing back some ground.

05/03/2012 | World

Russia's Putin faces protests, monitors' criticism

Thousands of protesters chanting "Russia without Putin" took to the streets of Moscow and St Petersburg today to challenge Vladimir Putin's victory in a presidential election which international monitors said was unfair.

06/03/2012 | World

Opposition concerned over Russia’s Putin resorting to force

Russia's opposition expressed concern today that Vladimir Putin was resorting to old tactics to crush dissent after riot police detained hundreds of protesters challenging the legitimacy of his presidential election victory.

10/03/2012 | World

Greece turns to growth, elections after debt deal

After the success of a debt cut plan which paves the way for a 130-billion euro ($170.55 billion) international bailout, attention in Athens is shifting to politics and on how to kick-start debt-laden Greece's stricken economy, officials said .

06/02/2012 | World

With economy improving, Obama would beat Romney, poll shows

President Barack Obama, bolstered by a stronger economic outlook and recent job growth, would win in a match-up against the two leading Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich, a poll today showed.

22/02/2012 | World

Santorum at centre stage in Arizona Republican debate

Rivals heaped criticism on surprise front-runner Rick Santorum in a debate among Republican presidential candidates, hoping to stall his surge at a pivotal period in the 2012 campaign.

23/02/2012 | World

Obama hits back at Republican criticism of high gas prices

US President Barack Obama hit back at election-year Republican criticism of his energy policy, offering a staunch defence of his attempts to wean US citizens off foreign oil and saying there was no 'silver bullet' for high gas prices.

21/12/2011 | World

Cairo calmer as Egyptian election resumes

Egypt is holding the latest round of its first democratic parliamentary election in relative calm after five days of protests in Cairo that prompted a brutal response from security forces.

27/12/2011 | World

Greek conservatives drop February election demand

Greece's conservative New Democracy party dropped its insistence on holding elections as early as Feb. 19, potentially giving technocrat Prime Minister Lucas Papademos a few more weeks to pass reforms and get a vital debt restructuring deal.

21/01/2012 | World

Islamists secure top spot in new Egypt parliament

The Muslim Brotherhood won by far the biggest share of seats allocated to party lists in Egypt's first freely-elected parliament in decades, final results confirmed, and it named one of its top officials to lead the assembly.

20/11/2011 | World

Centre-right roars to victory in Spain election

The opposition People's Party (PP) won a crushing victory in Spain's election on Sunday as voters vented their rage on the ruling Socialists for the worst economic crisis in generations. 

03/12/2011 | World

Egypt Islamists tell rivals to accept vote result

Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood called on its rivals to accept the will of the people after a first-round vote set its party on course to take the most seats in the country's first freely elected parliament in six decades.

04/12/2011 | World

Russian voters deal Vladimir Putin an election blow

Vladimir Putin's ruling party suffered a serious blow in a parliamentary election, exit polls showed, as voters signalled growing unease with his domination of Russian politics before a planned return to the presidency next year.

14/11/2011 | World

Italy's Monti says aims to serve term until 2013

Italy's Prime Minister-designate Mario Monti said his first day of talks for a new government were constructive and he hoped to form an administration that could take the country through to the next scheduled elections in 2013.

15/11/2011 | World

Monti to form new Italy government

Prime Minister designate Mario Monti will meet Italy's president on Wednesday to present a new government to face a crisis that has brought Italy to the brink of economic disaster and endangered the entire euro zone.

19/11/2011 | World

Spain to decide on Zapatero's successor

Spaniards are expected to throw out the Socialists they blame for a disastrous economic situation in an election Sunday and to vote in a center-right party likely to dole out more bitter medicine in the form of public spending cuts.

26/09/2011 | World

Spain's PM dissolves parliament before elections

Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero dissolved parliament, but pledged more measures to tackle Spain's economic crisis before a November election that is expected to hand power to the conservative opposition.

08/10/2011 | World

Rajoy's agenda still a secret after Spain conference

Spain's opposition leader Mariano Rajoy, likely to win next month's general election, concluded a three-day party conference by calling on Spaniards to help overcome the crisis but stopped short of presenting a concrete agenda

22/10/2011 | World

Libya's Jibril sees elections within eight months

Libyans should be allowed to vote within eight months to elect a national council that would draft a new constitution and form an interim government, Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril said as he prepared to step down.

12/06/2011 | World

Turkey's Erdogan wins election with reduced majority

Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's ruling AK Party won a parliamentary election with nearly 50 percent of the vote, but failed to win enough seats to call a referendum on a planned new constitution.

06/08/2011 | World

Italy's Berlusconi rules out early elections

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi ruled out calling early elections to stem market panic that has pounded Italian assets and forced his government to bring forward austerity measures.

12/08/2011 | World

Italy delivers tough austerity measures

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi announced a painful mix of tax hikes and spending cuts to meet European Central Bank demands for action on shoring up Italy's strained public finances.

21/05/2011 | World

Spaniards stage mass protests into polling day

Thousands of Spaniards filled city squares and camped out across the country to protest against government austerity before regional elections which are likely to deal a blow to the Socialist government.

30/05/2011 | World

Projections show Berlusconi losing local polls

The first projections after polls closed in Italian local elections showed Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's centre-right coalition behind in the financial capital Milan and lagging badly in the southern port of Naples.

30/05/2011 | World

Berlusconi suffers heavy local poll defeats

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi suffered a shattering loss in his northern stronghold of Milan in local elections that threaten to unbalance his fractious centre-right coalition government.

10/04/2011 | World

Japan PM weakened by local elections, nuclear woes

Japan's ruling party fared badly in weekend local elections after Prime Minister Naoto Kan came under fire for his handling of the nuclear crisis, bolstering rivals who want him to quit once the crisis ends.

17/04/2011 | World

Nigeria's Jonathan set for victory in election

President Goodluck Jonathan secured election victory as votes were tallied from around Nigeria, fuelling anger in the mainly-Muslim strongholds of rival Muhammadu Buhari.

09/05/2011 | World

Thailand sets date for high-stakes election

Thailand will hold a general election on July 3 in what is expected to be a close contest that could reignite a violent political conflict that has dogged the country for five years.

06/03/2011 | World

Estonia's center-right coalition wins election

Estonia's prime minister won elections and he said he wanted to keep the current center-right coalition after it successfully launched the euro and got the Baltic state on a path out of a deep recession

20/03/2011 | World

Haitians vote for president to lead reconstruction

Haitians voted to elect a president for their poverty-stricken and earthquake-scarred country, choosing between an extrovert singer and a former first lady in a scrappy run-off ballot.

27/03/2011 | World

Canadian election heats up over coalition claims

Opposition parties said it was hypocritical for Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper to accuse them of plotting to take power in a coalition government since he had once considered doing it himself.

04/07/2012 | Latin America

Mexico recounts votes from over half of polling booths

Mexico's election officials on Wednesday recounted votes from more than half the polling booths in Sunday's presidential and congressional elections, responding to claims of fraud and requests for recounts in areas where the race was tight.

28/11/2012 | Latin America

Chávez arrives in Cuba for medical treatment

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez flew into Cuba today for cancer-linked medical treatment that revived questions about the viability of his socialist rule and left many guessing about his exact condition.

13/06/2012 | Latin America

Mexican leftist says will respect presidential vote resul

Mexico's leftist presidential candidate Andres Manuel López Obrador said he will respect the results of the July 1 election, trying to ease fears of a repeat of months of protests he mounted after his 2006 loss.

26/06/2012 | Latin America

Venezuela election ads glorifying Chavez irk foes

Political ads exalting Venezuela's socialist President Hugo Chávez as second only to God have offended opponents and added further controversy to an already spicy election campaign.

27/06/2012 | Latin America

Mexican Peña Nieto has big lead for Sunday's election

Mexican presidential front-runner Enrique Peña Nieto goes into Sunday's election with a wide lead over his rivals, opinion polls showed  today, putting him on track to return to power the party that ruled for much of the last century.

10/05/2012 | Latin America

Chávez rival struggles to close gap in Venezuela race

On a heady night in mid-February, Henrique Capriles roared himself hoarse with optimism at his victory rally in Caracas after trouncing rivals to win the Venezuelan opposition's presidential ticket.

11/05/2012 | Latin America

Mexico's Peña Nieto widens poll lead after debate

Mexican presidential front-runner Enrique Peña Nieto has extended the big lead he holds over his nearest rival in the campaign for the July 1 election after the first televised debate Sunday, a poll showed on Friday.

08/06/2012 | Latin America

López Obrador stages late charge in Mexican election

Six years after Andres Manuel López Obrador watched his big lead for the presidency evaporate in the final weeks of the campaign, the leftist is now gaining ground in polls and hopes to snatch a last-minute victory in the July 1 election.

06/06/2011 | Latin America

Keiko Fujimori concedes defeat in Peru elections

Presidential candidate Keiko Fujimoro conceded defeat in yesterday's Peru election, as results from over 90 perfent of ballot boxes gave Ollanta Humala a lead of more than 2.7 percentage points.

14/08/2011 | Latin America

Chávez congratulates CFK over primaries result

Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez congratulated President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner via his Twitter account after the first official results of the primary election showed her as the winner.

13/01/2012 | Latin America

Chávez says would respect Venezuela vote if loses

Venezuela's Hugo Chávez said that if an opposition candidate wins this year's presidential election, he will be the first to recognize the rival's victory and hand over power.

23/05/2011 | Latin America

Keiko Fujimori leads race in Peru polls

Right-wing lawmaker Keiko Fujimori holds a lead over left-wing Ollanta Humala just two weeks before Peru's June 5 presidential election, but pollsters say the race could still be won be either candidate. Keiko is the daughter of jailed former President Alberto Fujimori

05/06/2011 | Latin America

Acrimonious Peru election headed for photo finish

A leftist former army commander faced the right-wing daughter of a jailed ex-president in Peru's tight presidential election, in a combative race to lead a young democracy and booming economy.

05/06/2011 | Latin America

Left-winger Humala leads Peru election: quick count

Left-wing former army commander Ollanta Humala narrowly led the right-wing daughter of a jailed ex-president in Peru's presidential election, quick counts showed after a bitter campaign divided the country.

07/04/2011 | Latin America

Humala seen facing Fujimori in Peru run-off

Leftist presidential candidate Ollanta Humala is forecast to get just under 30 percent of the vote in Peru's election on Sunday and face lawmaker Keiko Fujimori in a run-off, sources with access to two different polls said today.

09/04/2011 | Latin America

Humala gains ethnic vote, widens lead in Peru

Leftist front-runner Ollanta Humala, seeking to shore up the crucial ethnic vote, yesterday urged poor Peruvians with indigenous roots to back him in Sunday's presidential election.

07/05/2011 | Latin America

Peru poll shows Humala and Fujimori in virtual tie

Peru's left-wing nationalist Ollanta Humala and right-wing lawmaker Keiko Fujimori are running almost neck-and-neck ahead of a June 5 presidential run-off election, a poll by Lima's Catholic University showed.

03/02/2011 | Latin America

Haiti sets up run-off in dispute-plagued elections

Haiti announced that former first lady Mirlande Manigat and musician Michel Martelly would contest a presidential run-off next month as the country moved ahead with its dispute-plagued elections process.

01/04/2011 | Latin America

Poll shows Humala extends leads in Perú's presidential race

Left-wing nationalist Ollanta Humala has gained in Perú's presidential race to 24.3 percent and is more than 5 points ahead of his nearest rival, a poll by Lima's Catholic University showed.

05/04/2011 | Latin America

Resource conflict erupts in Peru days before vote

Farmers opposed to Southern Copper's USD$1 billion Tia Maria mine said today they would boycott Peru's presidential election unless the mining company abandons its project and police stop attacking protesters.

17/12/2011 | Sports

Gastón Cogorno is made new head of Racing

Pro-government Gastón Cogorno was made the new president of Racing club on Saturday, leading with 68.06 of the vote in the elections which took place at the club’s social headquarters.

24/07/2012 | Sports

Romania opposition calls for referendum boycott

Romania's opposition asked its supporters not to vote in Sunday's referendum on impeaching President Traian Basescu, in an effort to keep turnout below 50 percent and invalidate the result.

14/01/2012 | Entertainment

Jay-Z, Weinstein headline Obama's wishlist

Barack Obama has targeted close to 200 celebrity supporters - ranging from Jay-Z to Harvey Weinstein - whose endorsement he wants to boost his re-election chances, according to a list obtained by the Tennessean.

11/07/2011 | Multimedia

Macri wins big in first round - Buenos Aires Herald Commentary

07/10/2012 | Latin America

Chávez’s fate lies in Venezuela’s divided barrios

The last time he ran for re-election, President Hugo Chávez won comfortably in Petare, one of Latin America’s biggest slums with nearly half a million people.

07/10/2012 | In Depth - Elections in Venezuela

Why is he unbeatable?

Special report by Carolina Barros from Caracas

06/10/2012 | In Depth - Elections in Venezuela

Nervous Venezuelans stock up on supplies before election

Venezuelans packed supermarkets  to stock up on food and other essentials in case of trouble around Sunday's presidential vote, which was shaping up as the biggest electoral challenge of Hugo Chavez's 14-year rule.

07/10/2012 | In Depth - Elections in Venezuela

Chávez's socialist rule at risk as Venezuelans vote

Hugo Chávez loyalists blew bugles in a wake up call for voters as the Venezuelan leader faced the biggest electoral challenge yet to his socialist rule from a young rival tapping into discontent over crime and cronyism.

07/10/2012 | In Depth - Elections in Venezuela

Queues of voters symbolize a mature democracy, Chávez

Venezuela’s President Hugo Chávez said today he is "very happy" so far with the outcome of the general elections and predicted that given the massive participation in the process it may not close until past 6pm local time.