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Juan Pablo Kavanagh

Presidential candidates engage in the Decision 2019 election debate.

ELECTION 2023

Presidential candidates define rules of election debate

06-09-2023 15:19 Negotiations are pressing on over the set-up of the traditional election debate for the presidential candidates; First face-off will take place on October 1 in Santiago del Estero, with the second set for October 8 at the UBA Faculty of Law.

by Juan Pablo Kavanagh

Javier Milei addresses business leaders at a Council of the Americas event.

ELECTION 2023

Milei draws up plans to ‘free’ Argentina’s Judiciary

31-08-2023 13:46 Libertarian presidential hopeful believes that Argentina’s “political caste” has “taken the Judiciary hostage.” Claiming that he wants to remove political pressures and fill judicial vacancies, Javier Milei could make Guillermo Montenegro, a candidate for national deputy and a figure close to Victoria Villarruel, his judicial operator, should he reach the Casa Rosada.

by Juan Pablo Kavanagh

The printing of ballots is fully financed by the State in Argentina.

ELECTION 2023: PASO PRIMARIES

Campaign finance: from solo contributors to generous state aid

10-08-2023 14:13 Both Argentina’s ruling and opposition coalitions are racking up contributors at an accelerating pace to cover the costs of PASO campaigning. Meanwhile, the libertarians have registered a mere 70,000 pesos and the left are spending their state contributions in advance. What does electoral law say about declaring contributions and what are each party’s obligations?

by Juan Pablo Kavanagh

IMF AGREEMENT

IMF reaches agreement with Argentina, will release funds after the PASO primaries

28-07-2023 13:29 IMF finally confirmed it has reached an agreement with Argentina and will disburse US$7.5 billion next month, although this will take place after the primaries. There will be a second disbursement in November.

by Juan Pablo Kavanagh

Javier Milei in election campaign mode, March 2023.

POLITICS – ANALYSIS

Milei sees fragmented opposition and moves closer to Bullrich

24-04-2023 12:41 Javier Milei observes fragmentation in the opposition Juntos por el Cambio coalition and believes he can reach an agreement with Patricia Bullrich, should he make it to the run-off.

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LABOUR TENSIONS

Wage talks, inflation, union divisions: Orange alert as October heats up

12-10-2022 22:39 Runaway three-digit wage increases impact on multiple fronts. Tussle among unions to clinch the biggest wage hikes, conflict between the CGT and leftist groupings over increasingly poor wage-earners. The business world watches on, fearing escalation.

by Juan Pablo Kavanagh