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Agustín Rossi: ‘Alberto Fernández will not put his aspirations first’

25-02-2023 09:34 Following Juan Manzur’s exit, veteran Santa Fe politician Agustín Rossi has returned to the Cabinet at the helm of the ministerial team. His main challenge is to maintain coalition unity in the midst of the debate over electoral strategy.

by Rosario Ayerdi

Rodríguez Larreta kicks off PRO’s tense race for presidential nod

23-02-2023 20:44 PRO party front-runner and Buenos Aires City Mayor Horacio Rodríguez Larreta officially declares his intention to run for president with ‘anti-grieta’ video; Battle-lines drawn as opposition politicians clash over route to Casa Rosada.

The ornithology of Frente de Todos and Juntos por el Cambio

11-02-2023 07:00 Argentina has been locked in a bi-coalitionism over the past several electoral periods, but the novel element this time around is the internal fragmentation of both spaces.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Secret pacts between Massa & Alberto and Macri & Rodríguez Larreta

28-01-2023 01:19 Have the tables turned on Cristina Fernández de Kirchner? Public and private information indicates that Alberto Fernández and Sergio Massa have an explicit agreement regarding the 2023 presidential election.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Supreme Court rules in favour of City Hall in federal revenue-sharing row

22-12-2022 09:49 Casa Rosada analysing next steps to follow after big judicial setback; Buenos Aires City Mayor Horacio Rodríguez Larreta hails decision that boosts capital’s share of revenue-sharing percentage.

Macri sparks controversy with remarks on Qatar’s LGBT community

22-12-2022 02:30 Former president, who spent last month in Qatar attending Argentina’s World Cup matches, says there is “plenty of homosexuality” in Arab country and that the LGBT+ community in Arab country “lives in absolute calm."

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

Ah, but Macri…

29-10-2022 06:00 My first interaction with Mauricio Macri started off on the wrong foot but, far more importantly, I would argue that he started off on the wrong foot.

by Michael Soltys

Rain dampens reception for Macri’s new book

22-10-2022 06:26 Former president’s latest tome, Para Que, hits shelves across the country – is it the precursor to a presidential candidacy?

by Xander Christou

Juntos now has more infighting within parties than between allies

21-10-2022 09:06 Radicals and PRO showing more tension between party colleagues than alliance partners. Meetings, whether public or secret, are drawing attention.

by Gabriel Ziblat

No approach yet but long-shot CFK-Macri summit still a possibility

20-09-2022 15:20 Argentina’s Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner recognises that were she to sit down with anybody from the opposition, it would be with the ex-president, whom she considers is the true boss of Juntos por el Cambio. Mauricio Macri would agree to the meeting but believes that Cristina must make the invitation.

President Fernández condemns death threats against Mauricio Macri

10-09-2022 11:49 President Alberto Fernández condemns death threats made against his predecessor in office, opposition leader Mauricio Macri.

Underlining the vice in vice-president

27-08-2022 00:01 The difference here is that while Cristina Fernández de Kirchner is effectively being charged with past misdoings during her presidency like Carlos Menem before her or Macri now, she still holds executive office.

by Michael Soltys

Cristina has her back against the wall

27-08-2022 00:01 Cristina’s arraignment and her followers’ reaction to it are having an ambiguous effect on the country’s reputation.

by James Neilson

Argentina pays tribute to icon Eva Peron on 70th anniversary of death

27-07-2022 16:33 Argentina celebrated Eva Peròn on the 70th anniversary of her premature death this week, despite continued economic crises.

Cristina at it again with her own VAR against judiciary

25-07-2022 17:41 Vice-President blasts Supreme Court for convicting her in advance and compounding economic crisis, presidential defence.

Opposition outraged as President Fernández visits Milagro Sala

01-07-2022 09:35 Peronist leader sparks outrage among opposition by visiting detained Túpac Amaru leader in hospital; Frente de Todos leader sends strong message to Supreme Court and Jujuy tribunals.

Poll: 75% of voters disapprove of President Fernández’s government

16-06-2022 10:40 Presidential approval has picked up slightly but remains close to its lowest levels – three-quarters of voters disapprove of the Alberto Fernández government, according to a new UDESA survey. Inflation spans the grieta rift and is the biggest worry.

by Gabriel Irungaray

‘Unsalted eggs’ and Rodríguez Larreta’s fight against everyone (including Milei) for 2023

28-05-2022 00:54 Given Argentina’s particular electoral system, we have a three-round bout ahead of us.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Milei’s star continues to rise – at the expense of traditional politicians

19-05-2022 21:22 Libertarian economist continues to dominate the headlines while capitalising on voters’ rejection of both the Peronist government and the troubled opposition coalition.