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Registration of alliances for elections in Argentina concludes
June 15 |
The registration of electoral alliances that will participate in the presidential elections in Argentina, scheduled for next October 22, concluded on Wednesday.
According to local media, both the ruling party and the opposition negotiated until the last minute which parties to include or exclude from the coalitions, their electoral strategies and other details.
For the justicialism (officialism), Unión por la Patria was registered, which replaces Frente de Todos, winner of the 2019 elections, of which the Partido Justicialista, Frente Renovador, Kolina, Nuevo Encuentro, Partido de la Victoria, Frente Grande, Partido Comunista and Partido Solidario, among others, are part of.
Meanwhile, for the opposition, Juntos por el Cambio (Together for Change) was registered, formerly led by the right-wing former President Mauricio Macri (2015-2019).
According to the electoral calendar, the political alliances must register ten days before the official registration of the presidential pre-candidates, which will take place on June 24, and 60 days before the primary elections or PASO (Primarias, Abiertas, Simultáneas y Obligatorias), to be held on August 13, which will define the presidential candidates to be voted for on October 22.
Within the Peronism, the debate continues between two tendencies: to choose the presidential candidate through the PASO, an idea defended by President Alberto Fernández, or that Vice-President Cristina Fernández -who will not run in the elections- designates a single candidate and transfers her political wealth to him.
Among the candidates are the current Minister of Economy, Sergio Massa, the Minister of the Interior, Eduardo “Wado” de Pedro, the governor of the province of Buenos Aires, Axel Kicillof, and the Argentine ambassador in Brazil, Daniel Scioli, former vice-president (2003-2007) and candidate for president for Peronism in 2015.
In the case of Juntos por el Cambio, it was formed by the Unión Cívica Radical (UCR), the Coalición Cívica and Propuesta Republicana (PRO). Now, Encuentro Republicano Federal, Partido Demócrata Progresista, Partido Unión Popular, Generación para un Encuentro Nacional (GEN), Partido Unir and Movimiento de Integración y Desarrollo (MID) have joined.
Within these forces, the former Minister of Security, Patricia Bullrich (supported by Macri), as well as the head of the Government of the city of Buenos Aires, Horacio Rodríguez Larreta, and the governor of the province of Jujuy (north), Gerardo Morales, stand out as candidates.
Days before the closing of alliances, Rodríguez Larreta tried to include in the coalition a group of Peronists who define themselves as non-Kirchnerists, led by the governor of Córdoba, Juan Schiaretti, but this was rejected by Bullrich.
In view of this, Schiaretti registered the alliance Hacemos por Nuestro País, which includes the Socialist Party, the Christian Democratic Party, the Autonomist Party and other forces of Córdoba.
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Bolsonaro diagnosed with skin cancer amid coup conviction
Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has been diagnosed with skin cancer while serving a historic sentence for attempting a coup d’état. His medical team confirmed that the lesions have been removed and that, for now, he does not require further procedures, though he will need regular monitoring.
On Wednesday, September 17, Bolsonaro’s doctors confirmed the diagnosis. The announcement comes shortly after the former leader was convicted of orchestrating an attempted coup.
According to his physician, Claudio Birolini, Bolsonaro has “squamous cell carcinoma, which is neither the most benign nor the most aggressive form — it is intermediate.” Birolini warned, however, that this type of skin cancer “can carry more serious consequences.”
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Milei praises Paraguay’s growth, calls Argentina’s last 20 years a ‘decline’
Argentine President Javier Milei praised Paraguay’s economic growth over the past two decades during a speech before the Paraguayan Congress on Wednesday (Sept. 17, 2025), crediting it to incentives that favored capitalism. At the same time, he contrasted that progress with what he described as Argentina’s deepening “decline” during the same period.
“If we compare the last 20 years of Paraguay with those of the Argentine Republic, we will find almost diametrically opposite results,” Milei told lawmakers during a special session of Parliament on the second and final day of his official visit to Asunción.
“While you have not stopped growing, we have deepened our decline. If we understand incentives as the engine of capitalism, Paraguay focused on preserving and strengthening them, while Argentina dedicated itself to chaining, directing, and suffocating them,” the right-wing leader stated.
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The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump intensified a large-scale immigration operation in the Chicago area with the arrival of additional Border Patrol agents on Tuesday and the presence of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem during a raid.
Noem posted a video on her X account showing the immigration operation, in which DHS reportedly removed “violent criminals” from the streets. The footage shows Noem observing the arrest of a man taken into custody at his home early Tuesday morning at an undisclosed location.
“I was in Chicago today to make it clear that we will not back down,” the secretary wrote. “Our work is just beginning,” she added.
The warning from Noem was echoed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Chief Gregory Bovino, who posted a video on X Tuesday showing multiple Border Patrol vehicles arriving in the city with the caption: “Chicago, we are here!”
Bovino, who led the immigration crackdown in Los Angeles implemented since last June, said the team will remain in Chicago to continue the mission they started in California.
Operation “Midway Blitz” is currently focused on the Chicago metropolitan area and its suburbs. Activists and residents have reported sightings of masked agents and unmarked vehicles in predominantly Latino neighborhoods.
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