18/12/2012 | Argentina

Human trafficking law bill cleared for debate

Lower House's committees cleared the Human trafficking law bill for debate, and will discussed at the floor tomorrow. The bill has been preliminary approved by the Upper House.

14/01/2013 | Argentina

'Congress Index': 2012 Inflation hits 25.6%

The inflation has climbed to 25.6 percent in 2012, two times the figures registered by the official data, according to the index presented by opposition lawmakers based in the analysis of nine private agencies.

11/11/2012 | Argentina

Kirchnerites willing to approve 'Per Saltum' this week

The Lower House of Congress will hold a debate on Wednesday, as the pro-goverment bloc is willing to approve the "Per Saltum" bill.

13/11/2012 | Argentina

Congress Index: Inflation hits 1.8% in October

Opposition lawmakers presented October’s inflation index based in the analysis of nine private agencies, which showed a 1.8 percent increase against the previous month.

13/12/2012 | Argentina

'Congress Index': Inflation hits 1.8%

Opposition lawmakers presented November's inflation rate based in the analysis of nine private agencies, which showed a 1.8 percent increase against the previous month.

03/10/2012 | Argentina

Congress calls on Coast Guards to 'adapt their actions to democratic guidelines'

Amidst the conflict triggered by the Coast Guard and Gendarmerie officials' claim, the pro-government bloc, along with other opposition blocs, summoned the heads of the Upper and Lower House of Congress to analyze the situation.

11/10/2012 | Argentina

'Congress Index': Inflation hits 1.9% in September

Opposition lawmakers presented September’s inflation index based in the analysis of nine private agencies, which showed a 1.93 percent increase against the previous month.

08/11/2012 | Argentina

Opposition leaders avoid march, Twitter

Although many members of opposition blocs took advantage of this demonstration and had already confirmed they were going to take part of it, the main leaders were not present in the "8N" gathering points.

26/08/2012 | Argentina

BA province opposition lawmakers to take co-participation case to SC

Lawmakers from all opposition caucuses in the Buenos Aires province Legislature will take their claim for unpaid co-participation funds to the Supreme Court, sources confirmed.

10/09/2012 | Argentina

Congress Index: Inflation hits 1.9% in August

Opposition lawmakers presented August’s inflation index based in the analysis of nine private agencies, which showed a 1.9 percent increase against the previous month.

11/09/2012 | Argentina

Opposition parties launch plans against re-reelection

The main opposition blocs had set different actions to reject and try to avoid the government's will to carry out a constitutional reform to allow the re-reelection for President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.

27/07/2012 | Argentina

Gov't assures Moyano is part of the opposition'

Interior and Transport Minister Florencio Randazzo today reiterated that CGT umbrella union leader Hugo Moyano now “forms part of the opposition,” adding the fact that “it was Moyano who changed.”

09/08/2012 | Argentina

Congress Index: Inflation hits 1.76% in July

Opposition lawmakers presented July’s inflation index based in the analysis of nine private agencies, which showed a 1.76 percent increase against the previous month.

22/08/2012 | Argentina

Lawmakers approve Ciccone expropriation bill

The Lower House of Congress has approved the bill that declares the mint South American Values Company (CSV), formerly known as Ciccone Calcográfica, of public use and subject to expropriation by the national government, in a special session.

11/06/2012 | Argentina

'Congress Index:' Inflation hits 1.7% in May

Opposition lawmakers unveiled the inflation index based on the analysis of nine private agencies, which in May reached 1.71 percent.

27/06/2012 | Argentina

CGT group to put forward income tax proposal to Gov't

A group of unionists within the CGT umbrella union that oppose Hugo Moyano predicted today that the national government will produce an improved tax rate for workers who pay income tax adding they plan to put forward an ‘intelligent proposal’ to the government regarding the matter.

10/07/2012 | Argentina

Moyano blasts 'frightened' opposition for 'siding with Gov't, business leaders'

The head of the CGT labour confederation, Hugo Moyano, targeted opposition leaders who oppose him as the leader of the organization and accused them of “being frightened and associating” with the national Government and business leaders.

27/05/2012 | Argentina

Opposition continues to question Reposo's appointment as Procurator General

The eventual appointment of the head of the SIGEN, Daniel Reposo, as the new nation’s new Procurator General continues to be highly criticized by members of the opposition who claim he is not qualified for office.

31/05/2012 | Argentina

Opposition blasts Medina's approach to the economy

Members of the opposition came on stage to criticise points made during Cabinet Chief Juan Abal Medina’s address in the Senate yesterday.

08/06/2012 | Argentina

Opposition celebrates Reposo's stepping down

A sense of relief was felt among opposition lawmakers, as they celebrated the decision made by Daniel Reposo on Thursday, Kirchnernite candidate for the post of prosecutor-general, to step down.

19/04/2012 | Argentina

YPF: CFK thanks opposition for supporting expropriation

While giving a speech in San Juan, President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner thanked “all political parties who supported the bill calling for the expropriation of Repsol YPF,” assuring that the gesture shows “how mature our civil and political society” has become.

10/05/2012 | Argentina

Congress index: inflation hits 2.16% in April

Opposition lawmakers presented April’s inflation index based in the analysis carried out by private agencies, which showed 2.16 percent increase in comparison to the previous month.

22/05/2012 | Argentina

Opposition leads rallies calling for 'independent' justice system

The Broad Progressive Front (FAP), led by Socialist Hermes Binner, demonstrated in front of the historic Cabildo building, while several PRO and Federal Peronism lawmakers joined in a symbolic embrace in front of the Tribunales Courthouse in order to demand “an independent justice system.”

04/04/2012 | Argentina

Opposition members urge Boudou to 'take leave of absence'

After one of his properties was raided by gendarmerie officials on Wednesday, several referents in the opposition publicly asked Vice-President Amado Boudou to take a “leave of absence” and “step aside,” while other Kirchnerite officials expressed their support. 

12/04/2012 | Argentina

Congress Index: Inflation hit 2.3% in March

Opposition lawmakers presented March’s inflation index based in the analysis of nine private agencies, which showed a 2.3 percent increase against the previous month.

16/04/2012 | Argentina

Opposition, Kirchnerite officials sound off on YPF expropriation

After Fernández de Kirchner’s announcement of the Government’s decision to expropriate Repsol-YPF, officials from all parties came in support or condemnation of the measure. Fernando “Pino” Solanas celebrated the “recovery of our oil,” while Civic Coalition leader Elisa Carrió considered that despite the initiative, “there is no rational plan to face the energy problem.”

28/02/2012 | Argentina

Cautious opposition celebrates TBA's take over

Lawmakers expressed their agreement and their concerns regarding the Government’s decision of taking over Trenes de Buenos Aires (TBA). Nuevo Encuentro's Martin Sabbatella said the  contract should terminated, while Peronist Eduardo Amadeo stressed the need of making "drastic changes."

01/03/2012 | Argentina

Opposition blasts and praises CFK's speech

Lawmakers in the opposition reacted to President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s three-hour speech and said her statements regarding the recent Once railway tragedy were “regrettable” and “disappointing,” but praised her decision to add more flights to the Malvinas Islands. 

08/03/2012 | Argentina

‘Congress Index:’ Inflation hits 1.6% in February

Opposition Lawmakers presented the inflation index based in the analysis of private agencies, which reached 1.65 percent in February against the volume registered in January.

11/01/2012 | Argentina

'Congress index': Inflation hits 1.9% in December

Opposition lawmakers announced December’s inflation index based in the analysis of nine private agencies, which showed a 1.9 percent increase against the previous month.

20/02/2012 | Argentina

Opposition presents doubts over Malvinas session at Tierra del Fuego

Members of the opposition presented doubts regarding the agenda that will be debated in a session next Friday in Ushuaia, where the committees of Foreign Affairs and Senate and Lower House Cult will meet over the Malvinas Islands case.

23/02/2012 | Argentina

Lawmakers postpone Friday's special session over Malvinas

Pro-government and opposition legislators decided to postpone until Saturday the trip to Tierra del Fuego to present the document that will be the base for the “State policy” regarding the sovereignty claim over the Malvinas Islands.

02/11/2011 | Argentina

Opposition praises lift on subsidies but remains cautious

Opposition leaders celebrated the Government’s decision to lift subsidies on public services and agreed that it was both “necessary and a decision that had to be made now.”

19/12/2011 | Argentina

Budget: Fernández says 'no one can tell the President how to govern'

Senator and former Cabinet Chief Aníbal Fernández blasted the opposition’s intention to modify the bill for the “law of laws” sent by the Executive branch and considered that “no one can tell the President (Cristina Fernández de Kirchner) how to govern.”

27/12/2011 | Argentina

Opposition leaders wish CFK 'a speedy recovery'

After learning that President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner has been diagnosed with cancer, several opposition leaders offered their support and wished her a speedy recovery. President Fernández de Kirchner will undergo surgery on January 4th and will remain inactive until January 24th.

19/10/2011 | Argentina

Rodríguez Sáa closes campaign, blasts Gov't, opposition

While surrounded by followers of Raúl Castell’s followers, Compromiso Federal’s presidential candidate Alberto Rodríguez Sáa gave his campaign’s final speech and blasted the Government, the Socialist party and his former Federal Peronism ally Eduardo Duhalde.

23/10/2011 | Argentina

'Those who voted for CFK are responsible for what happens next,' Carrió

Civic Coalition presidential candidate Elisa Carrió assured during a press conference that the bloc has had “the worst election in its history” and stated that they no longer “lead the opposition.”

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.

29/09/2011 | Argentina

Opposition calls for 'transparency rules' during elections

Authorities in most of the opposition political parties running in the October presidential elections released a document on Thursday in which the urge the Electoral Chamber to apply “sixteen new measures that will guarantee transparency.”

09/10/2011 | Argentina

Alfonsín, Macri blast possible constitutional reform

The Radical Party presidential candidate Ricardo Alfonsín, and Buenos Aires City Mayor Mauricio Macri criticized the potential motion for a constitutional amendment that could take place after the October 23 presidential elections, and would permit successive re-elections.

09/10/2011 | Argentina

Binner will be part of 'responsible opposition' if defeated

Frente Amplio Progresista’s (FAP) presidential candidate Hermes Binner assured that if he doesn’t make it to a second round after October 23rd, his party will be part of a “responsible opposition.”

13/09/2011 | Argentina

Opposition leaders blast Menem's acquittal

Opposition leaders including Hermes Binner, Fernando Solanas, Adrián Pérez and Graciela Ocaña blasted former president Carlos Menem’s acquittal in the gun running case.

22/09/2011 | Argentina

Duhalde blasts Solá, says he 'never was a politics' man'

Ever since lawmaker Felipe Solá announced he did not feel “identified” with the opposition, the pro-government parties praised his decision, while the members of the opposicion harshly criticized him. Popular Front’s presidential candidate, Eduardo Duhalde, blasted his former ally bye saying “he never was a politics' man.”

24/09/2011 | Argentina

'If we can't win, we have to be the strongest party in the opposition,' Alfonsín

UDESO presidential candidate Ricardo Alfonsín ratified that he is working “in order to win the October elections” although he highlighted that “in case of a defeat we have to be the largest party in the opposition so we can win in 2013 and 2015.”

18/08/2011 | Argentina

'The opposition is using scare tactics to frighten society,' Mariotto

Buenos Aires province deputy gubernatorial candidate Gabriel Mariotto said that “the opposition is using scare tactics to frighten society,” after last Sunday’s electoral results, in which President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner gathered 50 percent of votes.

22/08/2011 | Argentina

'Duhalde, Alfonsín and Biolcatti are enemies,' Bonafini

Mothers of Plaza de Mayo leader Hebe de Bonafini said that those who oppose President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s administration are “enemies” and that they “work within the shadows.”

03/09/2011 | Argentina

Gov't hopes 'opposition won't reject 2012's budget'

Economy Minister Amado Boudou stated that the Government expects "to deal with a more serious opposition this year that won’t leave the country without a budget again,” while meeting with Bariloche businessmen affected by volcanic ash spewed by Chile’s Puyehue volcano.

21/06/2011 | Argentina

Opposition, Kirchnerites react to CFK’s announcement

Members of the opposition and pro-government blocs reacted to the official announcement of President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, who confirmed she will seek reelection in October.

29/06/2011 | Argentina

Filmus seeks opposition support in case of round off, offers 'coalition cabinet'

The Victory Front mayoral candidate in the City, Daniel Filmus, assured that if in case of a round off he would try to create a front with “all the progressive forces looking for a change in the city.” The current senator even seemed willing to negotiate with candidate Fernando “Pino” Solanas.

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.

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.

01/05/2011 | Argentina

'The opposition isn't showing signs of renewal,' Felipe Solá says

Dissident Peronism presidential pre-candidate Felipe Solá said that “the great spirit of renewal that people are claiming for is not yet visible,” adding that an eventual political front between members of the opposition should appoint a president, a Cabinet Chief, and ministers, all belonging to different parties.

14/06/2011 | Argentina

Opposition reports inflation hits 1.5% on May

Opposition lawmakers reported today that the inflation rate reached 1.5 percent in May, according to the estimates provided by eight "censored" economic consultants.

12/04/2011 | Argentina

Macri urges opposition to 'come together, define State policies'

After calling a press conference, City Mayor Mauricio Macri made a call to all parties in the opposition and urged them to come together and "define their state policies" before running against the Victory Front next October. He also said he hoped for "change" this year.

13/04/2011 | Argentina

Senate opposition fails to pass bill on APE's investigation

The opposition in the Senate failed to pass a bill which intended to launch an investigation into alleged irregularities taking place between the Healthcare Services and the Special Programmes Administration (APE).

19/04/2011 | Argentina

Sanz urges opposition to join forces against Kirchnerites

Radical party leader Ernesto Sanz urged the opposition "to leave petty aspirations aside and work together”, to defeat the Victory Front in the October elections. He also critiziced the regulation of the Electoral Reform Law.

15/02/2011 | Argentina

Opposition weighs in on US plane conflict

Several lawmakers in the opposition formally requested Congress to ask the Fernández de Kirchner administration for a full briefing on the case involving a US Air Force plane which was allegedly "trying to smuggle sensitive material in the country."

17/03/2011 | Argentina

Opposition accuses Moyano of using strike for 'personal issues'

Members of the opposition harshly criticized the head of the CGT Labour Confederation Hugo Moyano for the truck drivers’ union strike and demanded that President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner must intervene in the issue to stop the measure.

01/04/2011 | Argentina

Opposition considers increase of income tax floor 'a mockery'

Members of the opposition considered the decision of President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner to increase the income tax floor by decree as a “mockery to the Congress, it’s embarassing.”

29/12/2010 | Argentina

Opposition rejects Gov't use of BCRA reserves

Members of the opposition blasted the government’s authorization for the use of 7.5 billion dollars of the reserves of the Central Bank (BCRA) assigned to the payment of foreign debt in 2011 published in the Official Gazette, calling it a “shameful” measure.

01/02/2011 | Argentina

Cabinet Chief says 'if presidential bid means Macri-Duhalde pair we’re in trouble'

Cabinet Chief Aníbal Fernández has issued statements against a possible joining of Mauricio Macri with Eduardo Duhalde to discuss a presidential bid, in saying that, ‘we’d be in trouble.’

10/02/2011 | Argentina

Mario Fera to head Council of Magistrates

After a tough voting, the Kirchnerite candidate Mario Frea has been elected as the new president of the Council of Magistrates for 2011, in what was the first victory of the party in the organization.

14/01/2013 | World

Air strike near Damascus kills 20: opposition activists

An air strike on a rebel-held town southwest of the Syrian capital Damascus killed 20 people, resident opposition activists said.

02/02/2013 | World

Syrian opposition talks with Russia, seeks breakthrough

The Syrian opposition leader met Russia's foreign minister in Germany today and said he would also hold talks with the Iranian foreign minister, opening a window to a possible breakthrough in efforts to broker an end to Syria's civil war.

11/11/2012 | World

Syria opposition sign deal to form new body

Syrian opposition groups have signed an initial agreement to form a new coalition of forces fighting to end the rule of President Bashar al-Assad, Syrian delegates at talks in Doha said.

15/12/2012 | World

Thousands protest against Putin rule in Moscow

Russian riot police detained four opposition leaders and broke up a crowd of about 2,000 people who went ahead with a banned rally today to demand an end to Vladimir Putin's 13-year rule.

17/12/2012 | World

Egypt opposition to protest against 'invalid' constitution

Egypt's opposition plans new protests on Tuesday against a planned Islamist-backed constitution that looks set to be approved in the second round of a referendum next weekend.

30/08/2012 | World

German opposition chief hints he won't challenge Merkel

The head of Germany's opposition Social Democrats (SPD) said the arrival of his new baby means he will work less, in the strongest signal yet that he will stand aside to let a rival challenge Angela Merkel for the chancellorship next year.

27/10/2012 | World

Russia activists detained after opposition council meets

Three prominent opponents of Russian President Vladimir Putin were briefly detained at a protest in central Moscow on Saturday that followed the first meeting of a new opposition body elected in an online vote.

05/11/2012 | World

Opposition urges Ukraine vote recounts as crowds rally

Ukraine's opposition demanded a recount or a re-run in 13 constituencies on today, stepping up its campaign against the results of last month's parliamentary election which it says was rigged by President Viktor Yanukovich's ruling party.

20/02/2012 | World

Syrian forces fire on Damascus protests

Syrian forces opened fire with live ammunition on demonstrators in Damascus overnight, wounding at least four, activists said as unrest continued to spread in the capital.

12/05/2012 | World

Clashes rage in Syria, opposition meets abroad

Rebels fought the army in northern Syria today, activists said, and Syrian dissidents abroad gathered to try to unify and project themselves as a credible alternative to President Bashar al-Assad.

17/06/2012 | World

Syria accused of violence rise after UN monitor halt

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's army intensified shelling of Sunni Muslim districts in the northwest city of Homs today, killing at least 11 people and wounding dozens hours after UN monitors suspended their work, opposition activists said.

06/12/2011 | World

Russian police crack down on anti-Putin protests

Hundreds of people demanded an end to Vladimir Putin's 12-year rule in protests in Russia's two largest cities, despite a crackdown by riot police and spoiling tactics by pro-Kremlin youth.

07/12/2011 | World

Russian police block new anti-Putin rally

Plans for big new protests against Vladimir Putin fizzled after a show of force by Russian police who have detained more than 1,000 people in a crackdown since a parliamentary election dismissed by Kremlin foes as a fraud.

19/02/2012 | World

Merkel backs opposition's choice for president

German Chancellor Angela Merkel bowed to pressure on Sunday and agreed to back popular opposition candidate Joachim Gauck to become president, averting a political fight that might have distracted her government from solving the euro zone crisis.

30/04/2011 | World

Syria arrests women, opposition figures-rights groups

Syrian security forces arrested two veteran opposition figures and a group of female protesters, adding to thousands of political prisoners in the country, rights groups said.

24/10/2011 | World

Italy's Berlusconi hits back at EU demands

Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi hit back at European Union partners who have been pressing Italy for swift economic reforms, saying no country in the bloc was in a position to give lessons to others.

05/12/2011 | World

Thousands protest against Putin after Russia vote

Several thousand protesters took to the streets to demand an end to Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's 12-year rule after voters cut his party's parliamentary majority in an election that was condemned as unfair by European monitors.

21/01/2011 | World

Tunisia to pay abuse victims, hunt Ben Ali clan

Tunisia will pay compensation to the families of victims of human rights abuse under its ousted authoritarian leader and will send envoys to other Arab states to pursue him, its prime minister said.

14/02/2011 | World

Iran opposition protests, agency reports shooting

Thousands of Iranian opposition activists rallied in support of popular uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia and a semi-official news agency said one person was shot dead and several wounded by protesters.

25/04/2011 | World

Yemen's opposition agrees to Gulf transition plan

Yemen's opposition has agreed to take part in a transitional government under a Gulf-negotiated peace plan for veteran leader Ali Abdullah Saleh to step aside, an opposition source said.

14/12/2010 | World

Spain eyes extending air traffic state of emergency

Spain's government proposed extending a state of emergency to Jan. 15 to ward off the possibility of air traffic controllers paralysing airports with a wildcat strike over the Christmas and New Year holiday.

07/01/2011 | World

Opposition: Irish election likely at end of March

An Irish parliamentary election, which is widely expected to favour the opposition, will likely be held at the end of March, the opposition's finance spokesman said.

20/01/2011 | World

Tunisia government to lift political ban, police fire shots

Tunisia's new government, faced with violent street protests for retaining members of the deposed president's cabinet, offered a blanket amnesty to all political groups including the banned Islamist opposition.

08/01/2013 | Latin America

Venezuela opposition furious over likely Chávez inauguration delay

Venezuela's opposition has accused the government of violating the constitution by proposing to delay cancer-stricken President Hugo Chávez's inauguration Thursday for a new term amid growing uncertainty over the polarized OPEC nation's political future.

16/01/2013 | Latin America

'Talk to us,' Venezuela's Capriles urges Chávez

Venezuela's opposition leader, Henrique Capriles, called today for a proof of life from ailing President Hugo Chávez who has not been seen since cancer surgery in Cuba five weeks ago.

09/02/2013 | Latin America

Opposition slams Venezuela devaluation, shoppers fret

Opposition leaders derided another currency devaluation by President Hugo Chávez's government as evidence of economic incompetence, while some anxious Venezuelans hit shops on Saturday in fear of price increases.

26/09/2012 | Latin America

Venezuela polls mixed as presidential vote nears

Venezuelan pollsters diverged sharply over whether President Hugo Chávez will win re-election on Oct. 7 or lose to opposition rival Henrique Capriles in an increasingly close election.

30/09/2012 | Latin America

Venezuela opposition fumes about deaths of party activists

Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles demanded justice for the shooting of three of his activists, while President Hugo Chavez promised to expand his socialist agenda if he wins next weekend's election.

02/01/2013 | Latin America

Venezuela's opposition demands 'whole truth' about Chávez health

Venezuela's opposition demanded the government tell "the whole truth" about the health of cancer-stricken President Hugo Chávez, who has not been heard from in three weeks after undergoing a grueling operation in Cuba.

15/02/2012 | Latin America

Venezuela's Chávez taunts 'bourgeois' election foe

Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez vowed to thrash newly chosen opposition leader Henrique Capriles in an October election and mocked his foes for copying him to woo voters.

20/03/2012 | Latin America

Peruvian opposition divided after Humala cancels British frigate permit

Political and media sectors in Peru harshly criticized Peruvian Foreign Minister Rafael Roncagliolo for his last-minute decision to void a permit allowing a British frigate to dock at the El Callao port.

17/09/2012 | Latin America

Venezuela's Capriles slams Chávez for blocking broadcast

Venezuela's opposition candidate Henrique Capriles slammed President Hugo Chávez for blocking a live broadcast of an opposition rally, highlighting criticism the leftist leader abuses state resources to guarantee his re-election.

05/02/2012 | Latin America

Opposition angered as Chavez celebrates coup

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez mounted a lavish celebration to mark the 20th anniversary of the failed coup that helped launch his political career, as opposition leaders slammed the event as a blemish on the country's democracy.

12/02/2012 | Latin America

Venezuela's Capriles to run against Chávez

Youthful state governor Henrique Capriles won Venezuela's opposition primary on Sunday, setting up a potentially close battle with socialist President Hugo Chávez in an October election.

13/02/2012 | Latin America

Venezuela's Capriles seeks to unseat Chávez

Venezuela's opposition primary winner Henrique Capriles exuded confidence that he can unseat President Hugo Chávez and end 13 years of socialism that foes say has left the OPEC nation in crisis.

20/07/2011 | Latin America

Chávez softens on opposition prisoners

Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, humbled by a cancer that has upended the OPEC nation's politics, has set clemency proceedings in motion for convicted opposition activists suffering from health problems.

17/10/2011 | Latin America

Venezuela blocks Chávez rival's presidential bid

Venezuela's Supreme Court blocked high-profile opposition challenger Leopoldo López on Monday from running against President Hugo Chávez in a 2012 vote despite an international ruling in his favour.

14/11/2011 | Latin America

Mexican opposition defeats Calderón on home turf

Mexico's main opposition party edged out President Felipe Calderón's ruling conservatives in a closely fought weekend state election, retaining the upper hand going into next year's presidential vote.

11/12/2010 | Latin America

Venezuela opponents wary of Chávez decree powers

Venezuelan opposition leaders said they feared President Hugo Chávez would use decree powers he has requested to override an electoral setback that stripped him of a super-majority in parliament.

22/12/2010 | Latin America

Venezuela opposition slams "coup d'etat" by Chávez

Venezuela's opposition accused President Hugo Chávez of a "coup d'etat" after the outgoing parliament gave him the power to rule by decree for 18 months and pushed through a host of new laws.

05/05/2011 | Latin America

Chávez denounces opposition plans to ‘destabilize’ Venezuela

Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez denounced that the opposition might be plotting to “destabilize” the country. He urged the people to watch out from those "groups playing to the destabilizing plot."

26/03/2011 | Sports

England and Russia wary of Euro 2012 slip ups

England and Russia are fully aware of the potential pitfalls of facing weaker opposition when they tackle Wales and Armenia respectively today.

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.

11/11/2012 | Argentina

Opposition: CFK autistic, authoritarian