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Gabriel Ziblat

Editor de Política - Diario Perfil.

Candidates and leaders from the opposition Juntos por el Cambio coalition pose for a photograph at a hotel in Buenos Aires City in September 2021.

ELECTIONS 2021

Opposition presents united front as its eyes PASO repeat in November

22-09-2021 12:10 Juntos por el Cambio’s candidates for Congress unite for national meeting. Strong criticism of government, especially regarding internal disputes, as opposition eyes 45% of vote in November.

by Gabriel Ziblat

PASO 2021: OPINION & ANALYSIS

November repeat would leave Frente de Todos losers in both Houses of Congress

14-09-2021 15:20 With their lower house margin potentially down to one deputy and the possible loss of a comfortable Senate majority, the ruling coalition emerges badly damaged from last Sunday’s PASO primary voting.

by Gabriel Ziblat

Candidates on the campaign trail before the PASO primaries, in the final week of campaigning.

ELECTIONS 2021: PASO PRIMARIES

Turnout and undecided voters prove to be obstacles for pollsters

09-09-2021 23:27 Pollsters agree that the result in Buenos Aires Province will be closer than expected, but none pick the same winner. Most of the undefined are Frente de Todos voters in 2019.

by Gabriel Ziblat

The 16-29 age-group in the 2021 PASO primaries represents 30 percent of the electorate, or well over 10 million possible votes.

ELECTIONS 2021: PASO PRIMARIES

Chasing the elusive youth vote

07-09-2021 14:21 The 16-29 age-group in the PASO represents 30 percent of the electorate, or well over 10 million possible votes.

by Gabriel Ziblat

Disarray? Moderates and hardliners in the opposition vie for leadership ahead of this year’s PASO primaries and midterm elections.

POLITICS

Opposition lacking definitions and a leader as elections near

05-06-2021 00:26 There’s plenty left to resolve for Juntos por el Cambio as this year’s PASO primaries and midterm elections approach. Internal tensions are growing and the lack of a clear leader leaves a lot of room for debate.

by Gabriel Ziblat

From left to right: Patricia Bullrich, Horacio Rodriguez Larreta, María Eugenia Vidal. At the back, Mauricio Macri.

CITY MAYOR, NEXT PRESIDENT?

Rodríguez Larreta’s labyrinth

17-04-2021 09:06 Buenos Aires City Mayor Horacio Rodríguez Larreta marks out his differences with the government and the hardliners in the opposition Juntos por el Cambio coalition.

by Gabriel Ziblat

What the State spent funds on (in millions of pesos).

ANALYSING BUDGET

Budget 2020: 60% used to pay pensions, social plans or subsidies

16-01-2021 08:26 Six out of every 10 pesos in last year’s Budget went to paying for pensions, social plans or business subsidies. Both government and private calculations estimate last year’s primary deficit to be around 6.5% of GDP.

by Gabriel Ziblat

MACRI'S NEXT MOVE?

Macri ponders post-presidential role as global anti-populist leader

20-11-2019 22:02 Argentina's outgoing leader is not just convinced he has a role to play as opposition leader, he's also looking farther afield.

by Gabriel Ziblat

Despite fierce opposition, the Macri government's 2019 Budget passed the Lower House.

2019 Elections

Peronists set to dominate divided Congress

23-06-2019 16:53 While all eyes are on the presidential elections in Argentina, the race for the country's Congress is key to understanding what policy scenarios the next government will face.

by Gabriel Ziblat