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The United States Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent received his Argentinian counterpart Luis Caputo and confirmed that he will advance with the economic team in “the various options that the Treasury has prepared to support Argentina's solid policies.” "The big question is whether Caputo returns with money or not. Although there was a pronouncement from the Treasury Secretary and the director of the International Monetary Fund, not a dollar has yet entered of everything they said," said Ismael Bermudez, Argentinian economist in Heads or Tails. "Meanwhile, the Argentinian Treasury continues selling dollars to prevent the dollar's price from hitting the band's ceiling," he added. "From Bessent's statements, we believe that there will be a flexibilization in the exchange market, which would mean a devaluation. We still don't know how much, but if it happens, it will imply an increase in costs and a benefit for exporters," he concluded. After the resignation of Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu, France faces a new political storm The now former Prime Minister of France resigned just one day after the presentation of his new cabinet. In his resignation speech, the former official criticized the lack of willingness of political parties to reach compromises. "France is in a serious political crisis. Since Emmanuel Macron took office, five prime ministers chosen by him have passed. It is not normal in our Constitution. Not even that can guarantee the stability of a Government," said in Heads or Tails Pascal Drouhaud, French political analyst. "The president has three options: appoint another prime minister, dissolve the National Assembly again, several parties are calling for a dissolution or call for Macron's resignation. It is a difficult political debate in the midst of a complicated social and economic situation that, by the way, there are still no traces of the 2026 budget," he concluded.

Carlos Pagni's analysis on Argentine Odyssey aired on LN+ on October 6, 2025.

The decision comes amid the scandal over the libertarian deputy's ties to businessman Fred Machado, which forced him to also resign his candidacy as the leading national deputy for La Libertad Avanza in the strategic province of Buenos Aires, a key electoral section ahead of the legislative elections on October 26. "José Luis Espert got caught up in his own lies. We had asked him to step aside from the presidency of the commission because he had already received enormous accusations," said Oscar Zago, deputy of the Movement for Integration and Development, former member of La Libertad Avanza, on Cara o Ceca. "Every week there is a serious act of corruption. There was the case of the former head of the National Disability Agency, the alleged cryptocurrency Libra scam, and that's how we cover up the cases. All of La Libertad Avanza should be giving a response, they hurt the presidential investiture," he added. On the other hand, we spoke with the deputy of Republican Proposal (PRO) Sergio Capozzi, who assured that Espert's decision to withdraw from the candidacy "was delayed longer than it should have been" and that "it harmed the entire electorate." "I believe that Diego Santilli [who will replace Espert on the list for the province of Buenos Aires] is an excellent candidate, it is not a loss but the representation of someone who comes from politics," he concluded. Israel and Hamas will begin negotiating a ceasefire agreement. Egypt will host the first negotiations between both parties proposed by Donald Trump. In this way, a possible agreement is expected for an exchange that would allow the release of hostages and thousands of Palestinians held in Israeli prisons. "Hamas approved part of the plan proposed by the US, not in its entirety, because it believes that a couple of points need clarification. What they did emphasize is that they will not hand over weapons until the sovereignty of a Palestinian state is guaranteed. For his part, Netanyahu made it clear that the fleets and troops are not going to leave Gaza because he wants to take it in its entirety," said Esteban Carrillo, news editor of The Cradle, on Cara o Ceca. Middle East specialist.

New setback for the Argentinian Government. The Senate rejected Javier Milei's vetoes to the financing of the Garrahan pediatric hospital and the universities. Thus, the laws come back into effect and Javier Milei is obligated to enact and implement the norms approved by Congress. "We are very pleased with the result, there were almost 60 votes against the veto. I don't know who could vote against children and young people. Evidently, the Government wants to leave them without protection and without the opportunity to study," said Florencia López, senator of Unión por la Patria, in dialogue with Cara o Ceca.

Este 9 de octubre se conmemora el 57.º aniversario del asesinato del comandante Ernesto Guevara de la Serna, mundialmente conocido como 'Che'. Juan Martín Guevara, su hermano, visitó los estudios de Sputnik para recordarlo y reflexionar sobre su legado. "Cuando murió yo estaba en Buenos Aires y trabajaba en una empresa de productos lácteos. Salíamos temprano y vi en una parada un periódico que contaba la noticia de su muerte. Mi viejo decía que era trucado, pero a la noche nos llamaron desde Cuba y nos confirmaron que era él", afirmó Guevara.

Mexico's first female president, leading Morena's second six-year term, surpassed her predecessor Andrés Manuel López Obrador's approval with a 75% positive image, according to a Polls MX survey. "This is a new style of governing. This year sees a great reduction in poverty, continuing the trend of López Obrador's administration. In this period, we made the first reforms: security laws were changed, constitutional changes," assured Verónica Camino, vice president of the Board of Directors of the Senate of the Republic, senator for the state of Yucatán of the National Regeneration Movement (Morena), in Cara o Ceca. "With Sheinbaum, all women arrived. She put her stamp on it and allocated a specific program of economic support for women between 60 and 64 years old and took on the task of distributing a booklet on women's rights so that they know them and can exercise them," she added. On the other hand, Camino defended the judicial reform in Mexico, through which magistrates are popularly elected. They decide on our future and must be people free from interests so that they respond to the people. Milei authorizes the entry of foreign troops without Congress permission by decree The Argentine president authorized the entry of foreign troops to carry out military exercises by decree, despite the Constitution establishing that this decision must go through Congress. The president argued that it was an "emergency" because these practices already have defined dates. "Skipping Congress is a common practice of this Government, but this measure has the particularity of being carried out in a special context, just after the financial bailout from the US for political reasons. This is a natural reflection of a Government whose officials think more about foreign interests than their own," said Luciano Anzelini, former National Director of Planning and Strategy of the Ministry of Defense, in dialogue with Cara o Ceca. "The objective of the US is clear; all the great powers project power. I see the problem on the Argentine side: this is a policy of denationalization that benefits Washington in the midst of the discussion of the installation of a naval base in Tierra del Fuego," he concluded.

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Tras el triple femicidio en la provincia de Buenos Aires por banda narco, Olga Wornat visitó Sputnik y analizó la penetración del narcotráfico en latinoamérica y la falta de políticas para luchar contra esta situación. "El caso de las tres chicas es un parteaguas en Argentina, nunca ocurrió algo así. Somos un país de tráfico, pero no productor. No creo que el narco alcance el nivel de México, estamos lejos de allí", sostuvo Wornat. "La región está cartelizada muy profundamente, desde hace muchos años. Recuerdo que en los 90 fui a cubrir la caída de Pablo Escobar y vi cómo muchas personas lo veneraban, le decían 'Don Pablo'. La gente adoraba a quien le dio todo, a quien ayudaba a una operación de un niño; es imposible ir contra eso", agregó. Milei negó las vinculaciones de José Luis Espert con el narcotráfico. El presidente argentino desmintió el caso que investiga un aporte de 200.000 dólares de Fred Machado, condenado por narcotráfico, a José Luis Espert, quien encabeza la lista de diputados en la Provincia de Buenos Aires para las elecciones legislativas de octubre y atribuyó las acusaciones a una operación política en la previa de las elecciones nacionales del 26 de octubre. "Hay pruebas de que hubo encuentros entre Espert y Machado, cuya relación terminó en 2021 cuando éste fue detenido en el aeropuerto de Neuquén, luego de fugarse de la Justicia de Texas. Se lo acusó de lavado de dinero y de narcotráfico", dijo Sebastián Lacunza. "La prueba surge de un canal de televisión en Dallas, donde se mostró el registro de 1.042 aviones en un pueblo de tan solo 3.000 habitantes en Texas. Había el doble de aviones que los registrados en Nueva York. En esa investigación se encontró un Excel donde se constató una transferencia de Machado a Espert", agregó.

Carlos Pagni's analysis on Argentine Odyssey aired on LN+ on September 29, 2025.

Following a death and over ten injuries in protests against diesel subsidy removal, Ecuador's Parliament agreed to analyze Imbabura events and assess potential public force abuses against protesters. "We are living in very turbulent times. Protesters only requested [Daniel] Noboa fulfill his campaign promise, not to remove that subsidy because it affects Ecuadorians' economy," said Luisa González, Revolución Ciudadana Movement president and former Ecuadorian presidential candidate. "Ecuador is the second most violent country globally. An Ecuadorian dies hourly, and the leading cause of death in children and adolescents is murder. Noboa had already applied measures in 2024 to change laws and guarantee security, but violence and insecurity grew. The Armed Forces have neither equipment nor fuel for vehicles," she added. "I don't dialogue with those who impoverish, kill, and destroy my people," she concluded. Milei returned from the US tour and continues the electoral campaign. The Argentine president returned from New York with the US Treasury's promise to provide tools to "stabilize the economy." Now, Milei will travel to Tierra del Fuego to support local candidates for the national legislative elections on October 26th. "Milei's erratic policy puts Argentina in absolute international marginality. The Government has no economic plan, only tries to sustain the dollar's price. Those tricks of arranging with one sector or another to arrive well at the elections continue," said Gabriel Fuks, Parlasur legislator for Unión por la Patria and former Argentine ambassador to Ecuador. "It's a strong alignment of Argentina with the US. What would come now is renouncing the Chinese swap that had already worked and generating an architecture for an American loan with considerations we don't know," he added.

Argentina's medium and small producers were enraged by not being able to take advantage of the very brief suspension of export taxes, from which only the large grain companies benefited, earning more than 1.5 billion dollars in a few hours, while the Central Bank bought 7 billion dollars. "This measure benefited a small sector. The Government lowered the withholdings due to pressure and, after the liquidation of 55% of the harvest, raised them again. And this generated a loss of income for the State that is equivalent to the money required by the laws that the Government vetoed," Julián Domínguez, former Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, told Cara o Ceca.

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Javier Milei concludes his New York tour meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu, the Argentine president's second bilateral meeting within the framework of the UN Assembly: "The meeting takes place in a context of weakness between both leaders. Milei's government is seeking to strengthen international alliances to see if that can sustain it and reach the national elections in October," Gabriel Merino, international analyst, said on Heads or Tails.

Strong Donald Trump support for Milei: US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced he is negotiating a $20 billion swap with Argentina and would buy debt bonds if the situation requires it. "This is a purely political loan where we do not yet know the terms. The government was very weakened and the US seeks to strengthen Milei ahead of the [national October] elections," said Alejandro Vanoli, former president of the Argentine Central Bank, on Cara o Ceca.

En la 80ª sesión de la Asamblea General de la ONU, la atención se centra en Gaza debido a la crisis humanitaria posterior a la guerra. Con el reconocimiento formal de 10 países más, 157 aceptan a Palestina como Estado soberano. "Esto no cambiará la realidad sobre el terreno y representa solo una medida de eficacia relativa. Cuando la resolución pacífica se vuelve imposible, se debe aplicar el capítulo siete de la Carta de las Naciones Unidas, que se acciona cuando la paz y la seguridad internacional están en riesgo. Hay que repensar la ONU para que represente la correlación de fuerzas actuales", aseguró Lautaro Rivara, sociólogo y doctor en Historia en diálogo con Cara o Ceca.

Carlos Pagni's analysis on Argentine Odyssey aired on LN+ on Monday, September 22, 2025.

The Argentinian president, Javier Milei, appreciated the explicit support of the US Treasury Secretary prior to his visit to that country to finalize financial assistance to his country and participate in the UN General Assembly. "This support is good news given the delicate situation we are going through. That there is an American guarantee for the payment of debts will give the Government more flexibility and freedom, so that the scarce resources of the Central Bank can be used to support the exchange rate," said Diego Guelar, a renowned Argentine diplomat, former ambassador to the US, China, the EU, and Brazil, on Heads or Tails.

The presidential spokesman, Manuel Adorni, explained that the plan consists of selling 44% of the shares of the company that operates nuclear power plants and implementing an Employee Stock Ownership Plan that will reserve up to 5% of the capital for the company's workers. "Leaving in foreign hands a part of the company that owns a technology such as CAREM [first Argentine modular reactor] where there are few countries with this type of development, is giving up part of knowledge and is very serious," said Roberto Salvarezza, former Minister of Science, Technology and Productive Innovation, in Cara o Ceca. "Losing part of that capital is a huge risk strategically and in terms of security. Argentina has a very powerful nuclear sector that does not generate losses. This will be for the worse," he added. "The Government should listen to the experts to reflect and not take a step that will be difficult to reverse later. It is not only a matter of sovereignty, it is important in terms of job creation," he concluded. After the increase in diesel, indigenous sectors call for an indefinite strike in Ecuador. The president of the National Confederation of Indigenous Organizations of Ecuador (Conaie), Marlon Vargas, was in charge of reporting on the measure and pointed out that the decision was made after an analysis with the bases of the indigenous peoples and nationalities. "This is historic because the diesel subsidy has been maintained for 50 years despite the fact that there were previous leaders who wanted to remove it. This event marked a point of discontent, the population is waiting to see if a stoppage occurs as it did in 2019 and 2022," commented Andrés Jaramillo, a journalist from Ecuador, in Cara o Ceca.

Javier Milei's government tries to regroup after tough parliamentary defeats and summoned the first pro-government candidates from the 24 provinces to analyze the main axes prior to the national elections on October 26. "We are in an election year and the opposition has united to make governance difficult for us. But the people voted for change and we will respect it. I don't know where the legislators will get the money. We agree that items should be increased for the sectors that need it most, but it must be done efficiently," Bruno Olivera, senator of La Libertad Avanza, on Heads or Tails.

Javier Milei's vetoes of laws funding the Garrahan Children's Hospital and universities are debated today in Deputies where the opposition will try to overturn the president's decision and insist on the projects. In recent days, the Argentine government tried to seek support in the provinces with allied governors. "We will insist on two laws that were approved to focus on those priorities without breaking fiscal balance. These are transcendental issues that cannot be attacked by the 'chainsaw'. We will work to convince the deputies who follow the line of the governors," said Pablo Juliano, national deputy for Democracy Forever, in dialogue with Heads or Tails.