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In the height of Argentina's winter tourist season, Bariloche stands out as a major destination, avoiding the general decline in influx and the increased departure of Argentinians due to the exchange rate. "The number of foreigners coming is impressive. There's 85% occupancy here and between 29 and 30 daily flights. It increased further with the winter vacation season in the province of Buenos Aires. We believe the season will last until September," said the mayor of Bariloche, Walter Cortes, in Cara o Ceca.

Carlos Pagni's analysis on Argentine Odyssey aired on LN+ on July 28, 2025.

Javier Milei will visit the traditional annual Exhibition of the Argentine Rural Society amid demands from the countryside for the level of export duties. "With withholdings on the main crops, the Government collects between 7.5 and 9 billion dollars, money it uses for the Central Bank's reserves. It is a lot of money that they are claiming, but it has been happening since 2002. To eliminate the tax you need a tax reform and for it to be sustained by law," said Leonardo Sarquis, former Minister of Agroindustry of the province of Buenos Aires and director of the consulting firm CONFIagro, on Cara o Ceca.

El portavoz del Kremlin, Dmitri Peskov, valoró positivamente la tercera ronda de negociaciones de paz con Ucrania, especialmente en temas humanitarios. Sin embargo, aseguró que las Fuerzas Armadas rusas tomarán medidas para "organizar la defensa antiaérea y minimizar los riesgos" ante los ataques que continúa recibiendo por parte de Kiev. "Si bien hubo un nuevo acuerdo de intercambio de prisioneros, no hubo más avances que eso. Esto indica que Zelenski y los globalistas se ven en una situación de debilidad, donde están perdiendo iniciativas, sobre todo ante la victoria de [Donald] Trump en EEUU y el fortalecimiento de los BRICS", dijo en Cara o Ceca Sebastián Schulz, sociólogo y analista internacional de la Universidad de La Plata en Argentina.

In an exclusive dialogue with 'Heads or Tails', the Bolivian president, Luis Arce, reiterated his call for unity of the left for the August 17 elections. With the title "Before it's too late: unity now or defeat tomorrow", he recalled the call of Marcelo Quiroga Santa Cruz, disappeared by the dictatorship in 1980, and warned of its risks. — What do you expect from this call for unity of the left in Bolivia and what risks do you consider are run if it is not achieved? — First, what we hope is that all the left-wing forces that are presenting themselves in the elections today, reflect together to be able to face a right that feels victorious, but that does not have the total support of the population. None of the candidates is beyond 20%, or around 20%, depending on the taste and the polls that are being developed in my country. But we also see more and more that there is a greater number of undecided voters who are forming as they listen to the government programs of the right-wing candidates, the number of undecided voters is also increasing, people who are going to vote blank. Therefore, there is a great opportunity for the left to rethink itself in order to face these elections. Our motive is not only an electoral issue, what we are proposing also involves a programmatic unity, at least a minimum program, principles in which all the men of the left in our Bolivia will coincide and be able to join efforts to face a right that, I repeat, feels like a winner, despite the fact that we already know the approaches, they are the old neoliberal approaches. I have made the call precisely by listening to many voices within our own left that are clamoring for unity. We have echoed those impressions that there was a need for unity and we have been pushing for unity since December 18, where we have raised the unity of the left and where unfortunately we have not had an echo. We have taken many actions to demonstrate that the path is unity for the entire left in order to defeat a right that feels like a winner. Therefore, many things are at risk and that is what we have to realize here. Our process of change is at risk, all the social policies that have been applied are at risk, employment is at risk and the risk is to return to the old indicators of poverty and exclusion that existed in our country. Even our own Plurinational State is at risk, because many of them are proposing a return to the Republic. In short, there are many things that unfortunately are at risk of everything that has been advanced. The most important thing of all this is that, observing what is happening in several countries of Latin America, the one who is going to suffer the consequences of all this is the Bolivian people. Therefore, we have made the call precisely to be able to form a bloc of lefts that will face these right-wing approaches, which we already know in the country. In Bolivia neoliberalism lasted 20 years. From 1985 to 2005 this old neoliberal model was in force that brought absolutely nothing good to the people. Perhaps for many of those who were managing the model, they have taken them out perhaps very well, because we as Bolivian people have suffered. Therefore, all that is at risk and that is why our vehement call so that all the left-wing forces can generate a bloc of unity that will face the Bolivian right in that way.

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Intense activity is expected in Istanbul this week with a third round of negotiations, possibly on July 23 or 24. "It is always positive to think that there may be a link between Ukraine and Russia. There is an important role for both the US and Turkey. So far, what has been achieved in these negotiations has been minimal, basically the exchange of prisoners and remains. Although for the Kremlin spokesman, it is very far from achieving another type of rapprochement," said Marcelo Montes, PhD in International Relations, on Cara o Ceca. "The least that can be expected from these approaches is a truce because several European countries are goading the extension of the war, they do not cease in their aid to Ukraine. Not only are they sending military weapons for it to survive this summer, but also the moral and discursive support that European leaders propagate to Kiev is added," he added. "Europe's position is hypocritical. The triangulation of Russian gas continues to exist thanks to the help of India and Turkey. They want to damage the Russian economy but they will never achieve it. Europe is being harmed, above all it is destroying the cultural and social relationship with Russia, it will cost a lot to restore it," he concluded. Rejection of Milei grew and exceeds 50% The Zuban-Córdoba consultancy conducted a survey that exposed an anti-Mileism of 53%. At the same time, in a polarized scenario, anti-Kirchnerism showed a negative image of 45%. "This latest report brought important data. We asked three fundamental questions assuming that 'Mileístas' already exist. 28.1% perceive themselves that way. It would be the hard core that the president has since the internal elections of 2023," said Sofia Chini, a political analyst associated with the Argentine consultancy Zuban-Córdoba, on Cara o Ceca. "Javier Milei had a large component of voters outside that hard core, who were anti-Kirchnerist. But today, with the problems, both with retirees and with the doctors of the Garrahan hospital, 52.8% would exercise a punishment vote in the national legislative elections, while 38% would reward him for his policies, especially in the face of the lack of a strong figure in the opposition," he added.

Carlos Pagni's analysis aired on LN+ on July 21, 2025.

Martin Becerra, secondary and university professor and Doctor of Information Sciences, visited Sputnik's studios to analyze the challenges of the Argentine educational system and how the advancement of artificial intelligence impacts the formative stages. "Children miss more classes for other reasons than due to strikes. The issue of free hours must be urgently resolved. Sometimes class is missed because there is no one to cover positions ceded by retirements or licenses. Private management schools solve it by making teachers precarious, but the public system must find strategies to solve it," he assured.

Before legislative lists close, conflicts escalate between the national ruling party and local leaders of Republican Proposal (PRO) over candidate selection differences, where Karina Milei, Secretary of the Presidency, seeks to impose her names. "We haven't reached an agreement. Mainly because La Libertad Avanza [LLA] in the territory doesn't have representatives who respect the popular will. People need authorities who defend our administration's projects. The ruling party relies heavily on its 'brand' or 'capital,' but their ideas are very far from what people need in the town," said Diego Reyes, mayor of the municipality of Puan, in Cara o Ceca. "I agree with many of the president's ideas, but LLA in our district has a different idea. I want my town to do well, and I know that adding libertarians won't work. In the last election, there was a significant split ticket. People chose Javier Milei as president, but me as mayor," he added. 31 years after the AMIA bombing in Argentina: "I would accept a trial in absentia if there were clear evidence." This July 18 marked the anniversary of the bombing of the Argentine Israelite Mutual Association (AMIA) headquarters in 1994, in which 85 people died and more than 300 were injured. "There is no doubt that these are two attacks. The one on the Israeli Embassy [March 17, 1992] and the AMIA, committed by a radical Islamist group, armed from the Triple Frontier. What is not clear is whether there was a state behind it or not," said Raúl "Tuny" Kollmann, an Argentine journalist specializing in the legal case, in Cara o Ceca. "The investigation of the AMIA case was always directed against Iran due to a geopolitical strategy rather than a conclusion of the evidence. Therefore, I would accept a trial in absentia if there were clear evidence. I have the feeling that they are going to end up putting together a trial whose sole objective will be to condemn Iran," he added.

Access to housing, transportation, and sustainability are problems that afflict the inhabitants of the world's large cities. Urban sociologist Fernando Bercovich visited Sputnik's studios and analyzed current problems in cities and challenges to overcome them. "Over time, the process of becoming a tenant grew. More and more people are renting housing. In the case of the City of Buenos Aires, in the last 20 years, the tenant population went from 20% to 40%. In a short time there will be more tenants than owners. It is urgent that there be public policies that address this issue," said Fernando Bercovich, Argentine urban sociologist, in dialogue with Cara o Ceca. "The State has to intervene with policies for tenants because many people will never be able to access housing. There has to be a comprehensive plan, like Mexico did, with the 'anti-gentrification' project, which addresses different aspects such as the regulation of temporary rentals and participatory urban planning," he added. Israel bombed Damascus and threatened a total offensive The attack, which was unleashed after the kidnapping of a Druze merchant by Sunni Bedouin tribes, occurred despite the express request of the United States to stop the bombings and respect the ceasefire agreed in the region. "The Government of Israel is the main battering ram of this reset attempt that the West seeks. That is why it is attacking different countries beyond Gaza," said Rubén Guzzetti, international analyst and member of the management team at the Argentine Institute of Geopolitical Studies (IADEG), in Cara o Ceca. "Syria has been a secular country where all religions coexisted. But in December of last year, the West managed to overthrow the Government of Bashar Asad and dismember the country to plunge it into absolute chaos, as it did with Libya in 2011," he added.

The strategic Argentine province of Santa Fe began reforming its Constitution, enabling the reelection of its governor Maximiliano Pullaro. It is the only province that has not yet introduced changes to its Magna Carta since the reform of the National Constitution of 1994. "The Constitution has not been modified for 63 years. We have to adapt to the new needs of this time. The circumstances have changed, they are not the same as 40 years ago. We have to be very responsible," said Germana Figueroa Casas, constituent of Santa Fe and national deputy of the Republican Proposal bloc in Cara o Ceca.

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Argentina's June inflation figure of 1.6% was celebrated by Javier Milei's government. The year-on-year variation reached 39.4%, the lowest accumulated record since early 2021. "Argentina has not been able to grow sustainably for 14 years. There are a lot of structural problems in the economy and they are not going to be solved overnight, no matter how much inflation falls," said economist Camilo Tiscornia in Cara o Ceca.

Carlos Pagni's analysis on Argentine Odyssey aired on LN+ on July 14, 2025.

Fights broke out on Saturday the 12th in Murcia, following the assault on an old man by a group of people, allegedly Maghrebi. The Spanish government accused the conservative party Vox of fomenting the climate of violence. "When the old man thing happened, nothing was known about the aggressors, but from social networks it began to be established that they were immigrants and they made a call to go and confront them in Torre Pacheco [town in Murcia]," Andrés Pedreño, professor of Sociology at the University of Murcia, said in Cara o Ceca. "At the same time, Vox and the Popular Party called for a mobilization for citizen security, establishing a relationship between crime and immigration," he added. "In the Murcia region, 60% of migrants are of Moroccan origin. The area specializes in the production of fruits and vegetables, with foreign labor. It is an already established migration. Since Vox has been around, a kind of war has been declared against immigrants," he concluded. Victoria Villarruel lashed out against Milei on social networks and reignited the libertarian internal conflict. After the legislative defeat of the ruling party in the Argentine Senate, Vice President Victoria Villarruel once again criticized Javier Milei, this time for the management of the Executive's spending, and defended retirees and the disabled: "A retiree cannot wait and a disabled person even less. Let [Milei] save on trips and on the State Intelligence Secretariat (SIDE)," she said on social networks. "They never had respect for Villarruel or those of us who are part of the assembly of La Libertad Avanza. Both I and other members were removed from the bloc for defending what we promised in the campaign. Milei was a bad payer," Lourdes Arrieta, national deputy of the "Transformación" bloc, former member of La Libertad Avanza, said in Cara o Ceca. "I agree with the cut to the State, but the adjustment should not affect the people or the retirees. The prices of medicines cannot be liberalized and the National Institute of Social Services for Retirees and Pensioners [PAMI] cannot be privatized. Furthermore, they are not going against the ‘political caste’; we continue to have leaders with privileged pensions," she added. "It is a pity that they have destroyed everything they touched, beyond the fact that the polls give 50% confidence, the reality is that people are not having a good time, mainly the most vulnerable sectors of the country," she concluded.

La moción judicial se presentó ante el Tribunal de Apelaciones del Segundo Circuito. La jueza Loretta Preska ordenó a fines de junio a Argentina transferir sus acciones de YPF para cumplir una sentencia de 16.100 millones de dólares contra el país por supuestas irregularidades en la nacionalización de la empresa. "La corte estadounidense se fija en la solidez del argumento presentado por los jueces en primera instancia. Esta apelación tiene más argumentos por los que Argentina podría salir ilesa: se está obligando a un país soberano a entregar una propiedad que está ubicada en el exterior de los EEUU", dijo en Cara o Ceca Sebastian Maril, CEO de Latam Advisors y experto en el caso. "La causa de YPF siempre fue un caso civil y comercial, nunca criminal. La Justicia norteamericana se limitó a fallar o a consultar sobre las preguntas que se le formularon y nunca se le presentó el tema de la corrupción. Por ende, si Argentina usa ese argumento, la Justicia de EEUU podría derivar esa investigación a la Argentina", agregó. "Intento de desestabilización": Milei contra el Congreso por la aprobación de leyes a favor de los jubilados. El Senado argentino aprobó un aumento del 7,2% a las jubilaciones y la Ley de Emergencia en Discapacidad, en una sesión que doblegó los deseos del Gobierno y expuso su distanciamiento con los gobernadores. El presidente anticipó que vetará las leyes e irá hasta las últimas consecuencias para dejarlas sin efecto y acusó al Congreso de buscar un golpe institucional. "Quedan en evidencia todos los políticos que quieren que vuelva la época de la emisión, la inflación descontrolada y el caos, con tal de tener alguna chance de volver al poder", lanzó el ministro de Economía, Luis Caputo, en la red social X. "Me parece absurdo que el Gobierno utilice el veto, sabiendo que si es rechazado por las dos terceras parte de ambas cámaras, va a ser ley finalmente. Tiene que respetar cada una de las instituciones", dijo en Cara o Ceca Florencia Lopez, senadora nacional de Unión por la Patria en La Rioja. "El órgano más fuerte que tiene la oposición es el Senado. El presidente lo debe tener en cuenta porque ya no tiene ni el apoyo de los senadores que responden a las provincias por estar enfrentado con los gobernadores por no entregarles los recursos que les corresponden", agregó.

Amid criticism of the adjustment's impact, Economy Minister Luis Caputo denied that consumption is falling and assured that, according to official data, it grew by 11.8%. He also predicted a sharp drop in inflation and defended the indicators of his administration. "I don't see the economic plan as unsustainable. The exchange rate is rising in line with inflation and the country risk increased by 23%, but it is not alarming. That there is volatility in the dollar does not mean that it makes it difficult for inflation to fall. All the countries in the region lowered inflation in the 1980s and many did so by freeing the exchange rate," said economist Iván Carrino on Cara o Ceca. "It is certainly potentially risky for the [legislative] elections in October, but the Government is putting itself above issues that relate to economic health and is not purely looking at the electoral short term," he added. **The ruling party joins with PRO in the province of Buenos Aires to defeat Kirchnerism** The Secretary General of the Presidency, Karina Milei, announced the formalization of the agreement between La Libertad Avanza (LLA) and Propuesta Republicana (PRO) for the provincial elections on September 7 in the province of Buenos Aires, where they will face Peronism, united. "People asked us to go together. That is why we are very happy about the agreement we reached. Since [Javier] Milei took office as president, we have supported this option of change to confront Kirchnerism. If we want to improve the country, we need those in the seats to support the model proposed by the Government," said Florencia De Sensi, national deputy of Propuesta Republicana (PRO) for the province of Buenos Aires, on Cara o Ceca. "We are very concerned about the lack of participation. Evidently, we are not knowing how to challenge what people are looking for and, for those who want to do politics, it is worrying," she concluded.

Journalist Emilia Delfino, author of an unauthorized biography of Victoria Villarruel, visited Sputnik studios, and shed light on the profile of the first in line of succession in Argentina. "The union with [Javier] Milei is like a 'Frankenstein'. They represent two different rights: that of nationalism and that of liberalism. Victoria managed to become one of the best spokespersons for the right in the last 20 years. She turned the discourse on the military dictatorship around, where she denies state terrorism and crimes against humanity," the writer stated. "The first to distrust her was Karina Milei [sister and secretary of the Presidency]. Until that moment, Villarruel and Milei had a lot of affection and admiration for each other. I see a reconstruction of the alliance as difficult, especially because Karina is the one in charge," concluded the author of The General. Milei withdrew from the act for Independence Day in Tucumán From Casa Rosada, they argued the heavy fog that prevented flying to suspend the traditional presidential act in San Miguel de Tucumán, cradle of Argentine independence. But the truth, beyond the weather conditions, is that the governors decided not to attend. "It is a broken link. The resources that used to return to the provinces no longer return and that anger of the governors is noticeable. The resources they contribute have to return in works and that does not happen. The president continues to look for enemies, Kirchnerism has already fallen short for him and he is looking for new fronts of confrontation," assured Santiago Giorgetta, Argentine political analyst and associate director of the Proyección consultancy in dialogue with Cara o Ceca.

Journalist Emilia Delfino, author of an unauthorized biography of Victoria Villarruel, visited Sputnik studios, and shed light on the profile of the first in line of succession in Argentina. "The union with [Javier] Milei is like a 'Frankenstein'. They represent two different rights: that of nationalism and that of liberalism. Victoria managed to become one of the best spokespersons for the right in the last 20 years. She turned the discourse on the military dictatorship around, where she denies state terrorism and crimes against humanity," the writer stated. "The first who distrusted her was Karina Milei [sister and secretary of the Presidency]. Until that moment, Villarruel and Milei had a lot of affection and admiration for each other. I see a reconstruction of the alliance as difficult, especially because Karina is the one in charge," concluded the author of The General. Milei withdrew from the act for Independence Day in Tucumán From the Casa Rosada they argued the heavy fog that prevented flying to suspend the traditional presidential act in San Miguel de Tucumán, cradle of Argentine independence. But the truth, beyond the weather conditions, is that the governors decided not to attend. "It is a broken bond. The resources that previously returned to the provinces, now no longer return and that anger of the governors is noticeable. The resources they contribute have to return in works and that does not happen. The president continues to look for enemies, Kirchnerism has already fallen short and he is looking for new fronts of confrontation," assured Santiago Giorgetta, Argentine political analyst and associate director of the Proyección consultancy in dialogue with Cara o Ceca.