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This is the first instalment in a series of articles on lessons for the left, and focuses on the case of Bolivia
Argentina’s President is cancer-free, after all
Argentina’s President has been found not to have cancer after all, in a reversal as dramatic as the diagnosis that resulted in removal of her thyroid.
Argentina’s Fernandez sworn in for ‘rocky’ second term
Cristina Fernandez (Kirchner) begins a second four-year term as Argentina’s President with the country’s economy shadowed by the financial crisis.
Argentina enters new political era as Kirchner dies
Tens of thousands of Argentines paid tribute on Thursday to former president Nestor Kirchner, whose death rallied markets.
Former Argentina president Nestor Kirchner dies
Former Argentina president Nestor Kirchner, the current president’s husband and one of the country’s most powerful politicians, died on Wednesday.
Argentine leader suffers severe blow in vote
The ruling coalition of Argentine President Cristina Kirchner was dealt a blow in mid-term elections, losing control of the country’s Congress.
Colombian hostage-rescue deal crumbles
A delicate mission to free three hostages held by Colombian guerrillas appeared to collapse on Monday as the government and rebel leaders accused each other of trying to kill the…
Argentina’s First Lady cruises to victory
Argentine First Lady Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner rode an economic boom and her husband’s popularity to victory in a presidential election on Sunday to become the country’s…
First lady of Argentina ready to be the new Evita
Cristina Kirchner is poised to triumph in Argentina’s presidential election on Sunday after a radical makeover that has redefined political glamour. The first lady and…
President’s wife poised to take power in Argentina
Argentina holds a presidential election on Sunday that is expected to see first lady Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner take over from President Nestor Kirchner. Fernandez has been…