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Jorge Fontevecchia

Cofundador de Editorial Perfil - CEO de Perfil Network.

Pope Francis: ‘Reaching my age in good health is a grace but I don’t know how long it will last’

17-03-2023 07:41 A special interview with Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the leader of the Catholic Church, to mark the tenth anniversary of his papacy. A historic interview for a historic personality.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

Monsignor Oscar Vicente Ojea: ‘Pope Francis bothers the elites’

10-03-2023 10:58 Monsignor Oscar Vicente Ojea, the head of the Argentine Synod and one of the persons closest to Pope Francis, discusses the pontiff’s decade leading the Catholic Church.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Priest José María Di Paola, better known as 'Padre Pepe.'

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

José María Di Paola, Padre Pepe: ‘We have to get the Pope to come to Argentina at some point’

04-03-2023 06:00 José María Di Paola, the priest better known as ‘Padre Pepe,’ on Pope Francis and his 10 years leading the Catholic Church, life in the villas and the Federación del Hogar de Cristo.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Jujuy Province Governor and UCR chair Gerardo Morales.

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

Gerardo Morales: ‘Kirchnerism has to understand that its time is up’

10-02-2023 21:00 Radical party chair and Governor of Jujuy Province on the lithium industry, 2023 candidates, presidential ambitions and why Kirchnerism and Peronism must step aside.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero: ‘Argentina needs a dynamic Brazil’

27-01-2023 14:04 Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero on Lula’s visit to Argentina, the revival of bilateral relations following Bolsonaro’s departure from office and the president’s re-election hopes.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

Horacio Rodríguez Larreta: ‘I do not see any clear government plan to lower inflation’

20-01-2023 12:53 Buenos Aires City Mayor and likely 2023 presidential hopeful Horacio Rodríguez Larreta on the Supreme Court’s federal revenue-sharing ruling, next year’s election and developments from the last 12 months.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

Sergio Massa: ‘Argentina is a country which has a lot to offer a world in crisis’

14-01-2023 06:38 In his first long interview since assuming office as Argentina’s ‘super economy minister,’ Sergio Massa analyses his first few months in office and outlines his goals for 2023.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

Hauke Hartmann: ‘In the last decade we have seen authoritarian populism emerge with tougher autocracies’

01-01-2023 04:34 Feature interview with German historian and political scientist.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

President Alberto Fernández, pictured at the offices of Editorial Perfil, which he visited for a feature-length interview with Jorge Fontevecchia.

PRESIDENT ON MERCOSUR

President: ‘Agricultural protectionism’ blocking EU-Mercosur deal

01-01-2023 03:00 President Alberto Fernández on tensions within the Mercosur, the future of the regional trade bloc and what is really blocking its controversial free-trade deal with the European Union.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

Alberto Fernández: ‘This government, of which I’m president, is also Cristina’s government’

16-12-2022 14:11 Interviewed at the Editorial Perfil newsroom, President Alberto Fernández offers an evaluation of his three years in government in a feature interview. He addresses the economy, his relationship with Sergio Massa, Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s corruption conviction and his recent national broadcast highlighting allegations of political and judicial collusion.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

POLITICS – ANALYSIS

Reset

13-12-2022 15:20 In May 2019, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner announced in a video that she was choosing Alberto Fernández as the Frente de Todos presidential candidate. Last week, she excluded herself from any candidacy in next year’s elections, once again shaking up the political status quo.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Sergio Massa: Between Cristina and Kristalina.

FEATURE COLUMN

Cristina candidate, Sergio candidate

03-12-2022 05:02 Cristina Fernández de Kirchner may well have embarked upon a path which will lead to her presidential run. Sergio Massa, looking further ahead, maintains that he will not run. But if his economic experiment succeeds, he may become the natural Frente de Todos candidate for 2023.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

Emmanuel Álvarez Agis: ‘The challenge is to halt inflation with everybody aboard’

25-11-2022 09:14 Director of PxQ consultants and former deputy economy minister Emmanuel Álvarez Agis on Sergio Massa’s approach, turning down the chance to head the portfolio and the challenges facing Argentina in the next two years.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

Patricia Bullrich: ‘Alberto Fernández, after the role he has played, cannot run again’

12-11-2022 07:24 PRO party chair and 2023 presidential hopeful on candidacies, Mauricio Macri’s role moving forward and the failed attack on Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

Kelly 'Raquel' Olmos: ‘Argentina has an exemplary labour movement’

05-11-2022 06:10 New Labour Minister Kelly 'Raquel' Olmos on Argentina’s labour movement, employment rights, collective bargaining, and Alberto Fernández’s re-election hopes.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

FEATURE INTERVIEW

Mauricio Macri: ‘Argentina is on the point of leaving behind decades of populism’

29-10-2022 06:48 Former president Mauricio Macri discusses his ideals, beliefs, Juntos por el Cambio’s chances in the 2023 elections, the last three years of President Alberto Fernández’s government and his four-year spell in office – and what he would do differently in retrospect.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

Cristian Ritondo: ‘I see Kirchnerism as a political adversary, not as an enemy’

08-10-2022 04:55 Cristian Ritondo, chair of the PRO caucus in the lower house, on security, fighting crime, the attack on the vice-president and running for office in Buenos Aires Province.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

Henrique Meirelles: ‘Whether the president-elect is Lula or Bolsonaro, they face a difficult situation’

30-09-2022 09:32 Brazil's former economy minister and Central Bank governor Henrique Meirelles on the challenges facing his country, Lula’s run for office and whether Jair Bolsonaro is a threat to democracy.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

Juan Grabois: ‘If Cristina decides to run in 2023, I’m behind her’

16-09-2022 16:00 Catholic social leader and lawyer Juan Grabois on the failed attack on the vice-president, political violence, hate speech and the gravity of the socio-economic situation in Argentina.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

Eduardo Levy Yeyati: ‘Devaluation is political kryptonite’

02-09-2022 12:00 Economist, public policy specialist and dean of the Government School of Torcuato Di Tella University Eduardo Levy Yeyati on the challenges facing Sergio Massa and Argentina’s economy.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

This screen grab obtained from a handout video published by the YouTube channel of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner shows the vice-president speaking from her office at the National Congress in Buenos Aires, on August 23, 2022.

POLITICS

Consequences of a conviction

23-08-2022 22:26 Cristina Fernández de Kirchner's exposure in this trial will be a deep blow to the vice-president's prestige, with significant political consequences.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

Guy Standing: ‘A basic income is a right of every individual in every society’

19-08-2022 16:29 British labour economist and University of London professor on unconditional basic income, the poverty trap and the ‘precariat.’

by Jorge Fontevecchia

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

Milagro Sala: ‘The courts do not work to do justice but according to political colours’

19-08-2022 13:18 In a feature-length interview, jailed Túpac Amaru leader Milagro Sala criticises Jujuy Province Governor Gerardo Morales and the courts, while calling on all political parties to work together to tackle rising poverty.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Supreme Court Justice Ricardo Lorenzetti.

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

Ricardo Lorenzetti: ‘We’ve passed from a democracy of projects to vetocracy’

15-07-2022 08:00 Supreme Court justice discusses his experience in and the future of the Judiciary, ecology and the environment, and the problems facing Argentina and the wider world.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

OPINION

Last supper with Guzmán

08-07-2022 09:38 Guzmán backed the laws which increased taxes but not those increasing spending … to reduce or not to reduce the deficit is the question separating the vice-president and the ex-minister.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Grounded plane mystery

Don’t shed light on the dark

02-07-2022 07:00 Straight news, half-truths, omissions and fake news – the case of the grounded Venezuelan plane with the Iranian crew grounded at an airport in Argentina is a very interesting case study for analysis.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Productive Development Minister Daniel Scioli.

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

Daniel Scioli: ‘In 2015, I proposed Wado as my running-mate to Cristina’

24-06-2022 09:17 Argentina’s newly installed productive development minister discusses bilateral relations with Brazil and its upcoming election, his return to the Cabinet and Frente de Todos’ chances in 2023.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

Nicolás Dujovne: ‘This government’s economic programme is inflationary’

17-06-2022 08:00 Former economy minister Nicolás Dujovne on the Cambiemos administration, the IMF debt deals and Argentina’s ongoing struggle with inflation.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

Eduardo ‘Wado’ de Pedro: ‘Talking of candidacies today is a lack of respect to society’

10-06-2022 17:00 Interior Minister Eduardo ‘Wado’ de Pedro on running for the Presidency, stuttering and bullying and the future of La Cámpora and Frente de Todos.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

Hernán Lacunza: 'The healthy antidote for avoiding capital flight is confidence'

03-06-2022 10:27 Former economy minister Hernán Lacunza on the IMF debt agreement, eyeing short-term fetishes instead of solutions and capital flight.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Former Buenos Aires Province governor and ex-foreign minister Felipe Solá.

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

Felipe Solá: ‘Cristina is dogmatic in her words but pragmatic in her actions’

27-05-2022 09:16 Former governor of Buenos Aires Province addresses his ouster as foreign minister, Peronist unity and his relationships with Alberto Fernández and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

Jaime Duran Barba: ‘It’s perfectly possible for Milei to reach the run-off next year’

20-05-2022 10:00 Jaime Duran Barba, one of the region's most important political analysts and consultants, discusses Javier Milei's chances of being president, Latin American politics and Argentina's coalitions.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Former senator and education minister Esteban Bullrich.

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

Esteban Bullrich: ‘When the future is uncertain, all you have is the present’

13-05-2022 12:21 Former senator and education minister Esteban Bullrich on being diagnosed with ALS, faith and why Argentina must overcome the ‘grieta’ rift that dominates the country’s politics.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Luciano Laspina, pictured during an interview with Perfil's Jorge Fontevecchia.

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

Luciano Laspina: ‘The ideas Argentina needs today are similar to those pushed by Milei’

06-05-2022 00:01 Rosario-born economist and national deputy Luciano Laspina on Javier Milei, the Mauricio Macri government and the reforms Argentina needs to undertake.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Jeffrey Sachs: 'Argentina has the human capital and the natural capital to thrive. What is missing is the financial capital.'

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

Jeffrey Sachs: ‘Argentina needs the continuity of reasonable policies, not heroics’

29-04-2022 16:32 Renowned economist Jeffrey Sachs on Argentina’s IMF debt restructuring deal, the global economic impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and post-pandemic politics.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Lawmaker, economist, former minister and ex-presidential candidate Ricardo López Murphy.

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

Ricardo López Murphy: 'Argentina’s economic regime is very absurd’

15-04-2022 15:10 Lawmaker, economist, former minister and ex-presidential candidate Ricardo López Murphy on Argentina’s struggles with inflation and the future of the opposition Juntos por el Cambio coalition.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Joseph Stiglitz, economics professor at Columbia University and Nobel laureate.

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

Joseph Stiglitz: ‘The world needs the IMF – if we didn't have it, we'd invent it’

09-04-2022 00:21 Nobel Prize winner and influential economist Joseph Stiglitz on neoliberalism, Argentina’s IMF debt deal and his protégé, Economy Minister Martín Guzmán.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

Martín Balza: ‘The Malvinas War is the only conflict in memory in which both sides respected the dignity of the adversary’

01-04-2022 12:00 Lieutenant-General Martín Balza, former chief-of-staff of Argentina’s Army, on the 40th anniversary of the Malvinas War, the conflict in Ukraine and ideology in the Armed Forces.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Sergio Massa, pictured during his interview with Jorge Fontevecchia.

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

Sergio Massa: ‘I stopped basing my politics on articles or opinion polls a long time ago’

25-03-2022 12:00 Lower House speaker on tensions in the ruling coalition, the approval of the IMF debt deal and whether he’ll run for the Presidency in 2023.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Cecilia Todesca Bocco, pictured during her interview with Perfil's Jorge Fontevecchia.

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

Cecilia Todesca Bocco: ‘Labour rights do not explain Argentina’s macroeconomic problems'

18-03-2022 12:20 International Relations Secretary Cecilia Todesca Bocco on the freshly approved IMF deal, policies to deliver economic growth in Argentina and politics in the family.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

Federico Sturzenegger: ‘Once the Central Bank is independent, the planets align’

10-03-2022 15:50 Economist Federico Sturzenegger on his time leading the Central Bank, Economy Minister Martín Guzmán and Argentina’s IMF debt deals in 2018 and 2022.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

Patricia Bullrich: ‘Argentina needs convictions to come out of the crisis’

04-03-2022 17:50 PRO party chair, opposition leader and former security minister Patricia Bullrich on Argentina and the IMF, upheaval in the ruling coalition and Mauricio Macri’s future role.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Germán Martínez, the head of the ruling coalition's caucus in the lower house Chamber of Deputies.

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

Germán Martínez: ‘If we do things well, the IMF agreement will be settled in March’

25-02-2022 22:00 Germán Martínez, the ruling coalition’s whip in the lower house, discusses congressional approval of the IMF agreement, replacing Máximo Kirchner and the future of Frente de Todos.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

POLITICS

The future of coalitions and the end of strong presidents

25-02-2022 13:55 Macri will probably turn out to be the last president who tried – and in some measure succeeded – to exercise absolute power. And Alberto Fernández will probably be the first president of a saga where nobody will again exercise power as in the past.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

Jaime Perczyk: ‘The prime educational policy is economic policy’

18-02-2022 22:00 Education Minister Jaime Perczyk on the importance of classroom attendance, the pandemic’s impact on learning and the make-up of Argentina’s education system.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Sergio Chodos, pictured in an interview with Perfil's Jorge Fontevecchia.

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

Sergio Chodos: ‘The 2018 agreement left us Argentines with nothing’

11-02-2022 00:01 Executive Director for the Southern Cone at the IMF explains in detail how the agreement was reached, anticipating some of the fine print and unfolding the government’s economic vision.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Central Bank chief Miguel Ángel Pesce, pictured during an interview with Perfil's Jorge Fontevecchia.

FINTECH

Central Bank chief Miguel Ángel Pesce: ‘Not all fintechs are the same’

04-02-2022 01:15 Central Bank chief Miguel Ángel Pesce responds to questions on fintech and their regulation in Argentina. Extract taken from recent interview with Perfil's Jorge Fontevecchia.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

Miguel Ángel Pesce: ‘The IMF agreement reduces uncertainty’

04-02-2022 01:08 Miguel Ángel Pesce, head of Argentina’s Central Bank, on the IMF deal, the currency swap with China and President Alberto Fernández’s chances of re-election.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

Horacio Rodríguez Larreta: 'I’m not seeking absolute leadership'

21-01-2022 22:00 Buenos Aires City mayor and likely 2023 presidential candidate on the IMF, economic policy, Mauricio Macri and why he’s not seeking the “absolute leadership” of Juntos por el Cambio.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero, pictured during an interview with Perfil's Jorge Fontevecchia.

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

Santiago Cafiero: ‘The principle of non-intervention guides Argentina’s foreign policy’

14-01-2022 20:00 Argentina’s foreign minister discusses his relationship with President Alberto Fernández, the nation’s ties with the United States and debt talks with the International Monetary Fund.

by Jorge Fontevecchia