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Javier Milei's rants against the country's traditional political parties struck a nerve with voters weary of decades of economic decline and inflation which has hit 143 percent over the past 12 months.

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Javier Milei: outsider who ignited Argentine rage to become president

With his wild hair and powered-up chainsaw, the libertarian Javier Milei has upended Argentine politics in a meteoric rise from obscurity to the presidency,...

AFPNovember 19, 2023

Riot police stand guard outside the Guatemalan Congress in Guatemala City on November 16, 2023

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Guatemala prosecutor amps up war on president-elect

The Public Prosecutor’s Office ratcheted up a battle with incoming president-elect Bernardo Arevalo on Thursday, calling on the Supreme Court to strip him of...

AFPNovember 16, 2023

Maria Corina Machado, 56, who won Venezuela's opposition primary, is barred from holding office for 15 years

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Venezuela’s top court suspends result of opposition primary

Venezuela’s Supreme Court on Monday suspended the outcome of an opposition primary vote, prompting Washington to warn it would “take action” if President Nicolas...

AFPOctober 30, 2023

Maria Corina Machado, 56, who won the opposition primary, is barred from holding office for 15 years

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Venezuela’s top court suspends result of opposition primary

Venezuela’s Supreme Court on Monday suspended the outcome of an opposition primary vote, heightening uncertainty ahead of 2024 polls the international community hopes will...

AFPOctober 30, 2023

In September, with Milei on the up and up in opinion polls, thousands of Argentine women marched in defense of abortion, a right they feared he would take away

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Argentina’s Milei repels women voters, fires up disgruntled men

In Argentina, where women have made some recent gains but are still fighting for full equal rights, anti-establishment presidential candidate Javier Milei has divided...

AFPOctober 24, 2023

Maria Corina Machado (C) celebrates her victory in an opposition primary in Venezuela on October 22, 2023

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Venezuelan foe of Maduro wins opposition primary, but can she run?

Liberal politician Maria Corina Machado held an overwhelming lead Monday in the opposition’s presidential primary contest, but it remained unclear if her candidacy to...

AFPOctober 24, 2023

Fuerzas de seguridad custodian el inicio de una caravana en apoyo al candidato presidencial ecuatoriano Daniel Noboa, del Partido Acción Democrática Nacional, en Guayaquil el 6 de octubre de 2023

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Noboa vs organized crime: Can Ecuador’s new president rise to the challenge?

Ecuador’s president-elect Daniel Noboa, its youngest ever, is bracing for a titanic clash with narco traffickers that have turned the South American country upside...

AFPOctober 17, 2023

The 35-year-old Daniel Noboa is campaigning hard ahead of an October runoff election, vowing to lock up criminals on prison ships in a bid to curb the lawlessness that has engulfed the country

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Ecuador presidential hopeful vows prison ships, war on narcos

Wearing a bulletproof vest and surrounded by bodyguards, Ecuador presidential hopeful Daniel Noboa vows to lock up convicts on prison ships as his country...

AFPAugust 28, 2023