First, links to reports from the Associated Press, National Public Radio, Reuters, and Agencia EFE; others are accessible by clicking on their initials below. NOTE: For today’s previous post, scroll further down or click HERE. — MCM
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Political leader in Ecuador is killed less than a week after presidential candidate’s assassination, by Regina García Cano | AP GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador — The unprecedented violence shaking Ecuador claimed the life of another political leader Monday, bringing the number of politics-related slayings within the last four weeks to three, including that of a presidential candidate. The fatal shooting of Pedro Briones, a local leader of Revolución Ciudadana, the party of former President Rafael Correa, was confirmed by Luisa González, the frontrunner in Sunday’s special presidential election and member of the same party. READ MORE . . .
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Argentine peso plunges after rightist who admires Trump comes first in primary vote, by Daniel Politi | AP BUENOS AIRES — The Argentine peso plunged Monday after an anti-establishment candidate who admires former President Donald Trump came first in primary elections that will help determine the country’s next president. Javier Milei rocked Argentina’s political establishment in a nation battered by economic woes. Milei wants to replace the peso with the dollar, and says that Argentina’s Central Bank should be abolished, that climate change is a lie and has characterized . . . READ MORE . . .
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Argentina braces for more economic upheaval after a major political shakeup. Reported by Carrie Kahn | NPR Argentina’s battered peso took a dive after an outsider far-right candidate won the most votes in Sunday’s presidential primary election. Click HERE to listen and read.
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Santiago Peña, Paraguay’s new president, faces tricky balancing act, by Daniela Desantis and Lucinda Elliott | Reuters ASUNCION — Paraguay’s new president Santiago Pena took office today, a clean-cut economist for the conservative Colorado party who will need to juggle ties with Taiwan, pressure from farmers, rising crime and a U.S. probe into his political mentor. Pena, 44, scored a strong win in April elections against a center-left opposition challenger, and helped his secure a majority in both chambers of Congress. READ MORE . . .
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Santiago Peña asume como presidente de Paraguay y promete prosperidad y presencia Internacional. De AP. — El economista Santiago Peña asumió hoy como nuevo presidente de Paraguay con la promesa de promover la prosperidad para todos en su país y llevar a la nación sudamericana a ser un protagonista en la escena internacional. Peña, de 44 años, se convirtió en el mandatario más joven desde el retorno a la democracia y mantiene la continuidad en el poder del conservador Partido Colorado en Paraguay, un país que . . . LEA MÁS . . .
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Peña asume la Presidencia dispuesto a consensuar y convertir a Paraguay en protagonista. De EFE. ASUNCIÓN — El economista Santiago Peña, quien juró hoy como el presidente 51° de Paraguay, llamó a generar consensos y manifestó su aspiración de convertir a su país en “protagonista en el concierto de las naciones”, por cuenta de su acceso al agua, su seguridad alimentaria y suficiencia energética. Con 44 años, Peña, del gobernante Partido Colorado, fue investido ante . . . LEA MÁS . . .