Five years after Jorge Julio López’ disappearance, Patricia di Filippo says the unresolved case shows that some elements of the military-police state active in the 1976-83 dictatorship are still alive and kicking.

Argentina will shut down again on Saturday night in preparation for the country’s first ever national primary elections on Sunday. But what exactly are people voting for? Celina Andreassi explains all.

On Sunday, voters in the province of Santa Fe will elect a new governor. Alejandro C.M. Alberto takes a look at the three main candidates and how it could have an impact on October’s presidential election.

To conclude our series looking at the main candidates for Sunday’s mayoral election, Jorge Santander assesses the chances of Proyecto Sur’s Fernando Ezequiel Solanas Pacheco causing an upset.

In the second part of our city election series, Jorge Santander analyses the president’s pick for mayor, Senator Daniel Filmus.

In the first of a three-part series looking at the main candidates for Sunday’s mayoral election in Buenos Aires city, Jorge Santander profiles the incumbent, Mauricio Macri.

Three months ago, the president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner said defiantly: “Has anyone heard me say that I am going to run for re-election in 2011?” As of yesterday, the answer is yes.

Though statistics suggest Buenos Aires is a relatively safe city, there is an pervading sense that crime is everywhere. Patricia Di Filippo asks: just how safe or unsafe really is the Argentine capital?

On, Sunday 10th April, Salta became the third Argentine province to vote for a new governor. Anna Hill takes a look at what’s happened so far.

Kyle Younker investigates the relationship between Argentina and it’s northern neighbour, Latin America’s unchallenged behemoth, Brazil.