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High voter turnout closes polls in Argentine province of Chaco
September 18 |
The representative of the opposition alliance Juntos por el Cambio, Leandro César Zdero, won this Sunday the governorship of the Argentine province of Chaco, where elections were held to elect, in addition, the vice-governor, provincial deputies, mayors and councilors of all municipalities.
According to results released after 99.5 percent of the counted tables, Zdero obtained 46.2 percent of the votes against Jorge Milton Capitanich, candidate for Frente Chaqueño (at national level Unión por la Patria), who obtained 41.7 percent. Silvina Schneider was the vice-governor.
Next were Gustavo Martínez (Corriente de Expresión Renovada, 5 percent of votes), Alfredo Rodríguez (La Libertad Avanza, 3.4 percent), Juan C. Bacilef (Frente Integrador, 2.1 percent), Ruben Galassi (Libertarios en Acción, 0.97 percent) and Germán Báez (Partido Obrero, 0.8 percent).
Capitanich, current governor who was seeking reelection, acknowledged the defeat and wished Zdero the best in his administration. He also made himself available for the transition.
In a message to his followers, Zdero said: “Starting tomorrow we will start working hard to have an orderly transition”.
The Argentine President, Alberto Fernández, congratulated the winner and wished a prosperous future to the province. “I celebrate the democratic journey that the people of Chaco have carried out to elect their new governor”, said the head of state through the social network X.
According to the electoral authority, the turnout reached 68 percent. In the PASO (Simultaneous and Compulsory Open Primary Elections), more than 62 percent of the voters went to the polls.
Blank votes accounted for 5 percent.
The elections took place in a calm atmosphere, said the Minister of Government of Chaco, Juan Manuel Chapo, in a press conference. During the election day, the Frente Chaqueño presented a complaint to the provincial Electoral Court in which they pointed out that Zdero violated the electoral ban.
After voting, Zdero made statements to the press. According to the Frente Chaqueño, on that occasion “he made projections in reference to the officialism, naming also candidates of his political space”, thus violating article 71 of Law 384-Q.
According to the website of the Government of Chaco, said political force also went to the electoral authority to denounce thefts and destruction of ballots in some voting centers.
International
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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Trump administration launches large-scale immigration operation in Chicago
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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