News of 2023

‘Cristina presidenta’ – Kirchnerites ramp up calls for CFK 2023 run

07-11-2022 20:46 Politicians aligned with Cristina Fernández de Kirchner seek to capitalise on last Friday’s speech in Pilar, as clamour among grassroots activists for vice-president to launch another Casa Rosada candidacy grows.

María Eugenia Vidal: ‘Opposition has to compete in a PASO without hostility’

01-11-2022 12:22 National deputy and former Buenos Aires Province governor on her presidential ambitions, relations with key opposition leaders and why libertarian lawmakers should have helped avoid a tax hike.

by Ezequiel Spillman

Máximo Kirchner: ‘I don't think Cristina will be a candidate in 2023’

24-10-2022 16:17 Frente de Todos national deputy says that “today, Peronism has no candidates” but that his mother, Cristina Fernándex de Kirchner, is unlikely to run for president next year.

Argentina must aim to let the peso float, says Rodríguez Larreta

21-10-2022 14:04 Buenos Aires City Mayor Rodriguez Larreta speaks in an interview; Opposition leader says economic strategy needs political accord first.

Cristina the candidate?

21-09-2022 22:32 Frente de Todos closed ranks on vice-president after failed attack after the assassination attempt. What the opinion polls say about her chances of running for office – and her image.

by Rodis Recalt

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

‘Chaos’ – Vice-president's neighbour angry at Recoleta vigil

01-09-2022 15:24 Ever since prosecutors requested a prison sentence for Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, Kirchnerite militants have staged demonstrations and held vigils outside her flat. At least one neighbour is not happy about it.

Tensions soar as riot police clash with pro-CFK demonstrators in Recoleta

28-08-2022 09:15 Demonstrations in support of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner take place across Argentina, with clashes between activists and police at their epicentre in the wealthy City neighbourhood of Recoleta; Vice-president accuses opposition of wanting to "exterminate Peronism" in speech to supporters.

Ted Cruz urges sanctions on Argentina’s Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner

26-08-2022 20:33 US Senator Ted Cruz calls on US State Department to impose sanctions against Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner over corruption allegations.

New poll claims two-thirds think Cristina should go to jail

25-08-2022 22:10 Survey, carried out by Giacobbe y Asociados examined public perception of the six main leaders of the ruling party and the opposition, including the new Economy Minister Sergio Massa.

Fernández de Kirchner goes on offensive, denying graft trial claims

23-08-2022 22:09 Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner delivers long and political charged speech in livestream broadcast; Ex-president points finger at prosecutors, judges, opposition and their allies as she denies corruption allegations.

Prosecutor urges 12 years of prison for Fernández de Kirchner

22-08-2022 22:03 Federal prosecutor calls for Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner to serve a 12-year prison sentence on corruption allegations.

Here’s how radical Gustavo Petro can be as Colombian president

20-06-2022 14:26 Investors in Colombia are trying to gauge how radical Gustavo Petro's government will be. Here's a look at some of the leftist leader's main proposals for the economy.

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

Colombia’s number one banker has no fear of leftist front-runner

19-05-2022 08:00 Luis Carlos Sarmiento Gutiérrez would figure to be one of the people fretting the most about the looming election of the first left-wing leader in Colombia’s modern history. But, at least publicly, he betrays little angst about the outcome of the vote this month. 

We need to talk about Mauricio – the dilemma facing the opposition

15-04-2022 12:03 Some in Juntos por el Cambio want the former president to step aside, though all the coalition’s key leaders recognise they will need him for the 2023 election. The former president has reached a peace accord with Horacio Rodríguez Larreta but it’s daggers drawn with Gerardo Morales – what is Mauricio Macri’s place in the grand scheme of things?

by Carlos Claá

Macri returns to political foreground as 2023 speculation picks up

15-04-2022 01:36 Former presidents meets with members of the opposition Juntos por el Cambio coalition as speculation over another run at the Casa Rosada picks up.

All the time in the world

04-02-2022 23:07 The ill-tempered conflict between those who still hope Alberto will succeed in taming the Kirchnerites and their rivals who want him to remain under Cristina’s thumb confronts the opposition alliance with an awkward dilemma.

Colombia presidential front-runner Gustavo Petro seeks global anti-oil bloc

17-01-2022 06:59 Colombia’s presidential front-runner Gustavo Petro is calling on ideological allies across Latin America and the world to join him in forming a new bloc to lead the economy away from fossil fuels.