News of cfk 2023

Exit Alberto... and enter Milei

09-12-2023 08:01 Milei has to be seen as a work in progress – even if many would see him as a piece of work. But one thing is certain, he is where the buck stops, as from today.

VICE-PRESIDENTIAL HANDOVER

Fernández de Kirchner, Villarruel hold ‘historic’ transition meeting

23-11-2023 00:48 “Cordial and respectful” meeting held in the outgoing vice-president’s office at Senate, with no photographs taken; Villarruel says she will be "working all summer through."

ELECTIONS 2023

Argentina’s heartland shows quandary of election choice few want

17-11-2023 07:24 Argentina’s electoral dilemma is arguably felt most acutely in Cordoba, where 1.2 million voters opted for neither of the candidates in the run-off — the highest percentage of any district in the country.

ELECTION 2023: OPINION

Macri hates Massa more than Cristina and her Kirchnerites

04-11-2023 05:21 The talk of vanquishing Kirchnerism is as meaningless as when Milei speaks of Communists. Kirchnerism today is not Macri’s enemy, Massa is.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

ELECTION 2023

‘I was not listened to’ – CFK delivers election day jab to Alberto Fernández

22-10-2023 16:44 Cristina Fernández de Kirchner livens up election day with a jab at President Alberto Fernández; Argentina’s vice-president distances herself from current government and complains she hasn't been “listened to.”

ELECTION 2023

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner returns to Buenos Aires

18-10-2023 14:06 Argentina's vice-president plans series of meetings with her closest leaders and allies as ruling coalition looks to boost votes in key Buenos Aires Province municipalities to ensure Axel Kiciloff’s re-election as governor and Sergio Massa’s spot in the presidential run-off.

ELECTION 2023

Ruling coalition lines up behind Massa, prepares ‘unity’ photo

06-07-2023 21:03 Sergio Massa, Alberto Fernández and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner in talks to “unite”at July 9 rally; Máximo Kirchner comes to presidential hopeful's defence, attacking IMF and Macrismo as social movements, mayors and provincial governors get in line behind candidate.

by James Grainger

ELECTION 2023

Backstabbing and cursing your way onto the ticket

01-07-2023 06:06 Peronism's lack of clear leaders and a debilitated Cristina resulted in a messy process that confirmed what had been on the table for months. The opposition’s presidential primary appears to have been less improvised, but it promises to leave collateral damage.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

BLOOMBERG - ANALYSIS

Minister loyal to Fernández de Kirchner launches run for president

23-06-2023 00:26 Interior Minister Eduardo de Pedro announces he will compete to represent the ruling Peronist coalition in presidential election.

ELECTION 2023: FRENTE DE TODOS

With Cristina out the race, talks over ruling coalition's candidates ramp up

24-05-2023 10:23 With Cristina Fernández de Kirchner officially out of the running, discussions over Frente de Todos’ potential presidential candidates are speeding up.

ELECTIONS 2023: ANALYSIS

Candidate without a ballot: CFK will campaign to ensure transfer of votes

23-05-2023 15:31 Cristina Fernández de Kirchner does not want an extended PASO campaign for the ruling party. In this election, the most important thing is the ‘floor,’ not the ‘ceiling,’ she believes.

by Rosario Ayerdi

POLITICAL INSIDER

Veep seeks square of unity instead of clamour for Cristina

20-05-2023 15:51 Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner will address the 25 de Mayo rally this week, but will not bless a new candidate for the October elections. She will repeat, however, that her name will not be on the ballot.

by Rosario Ayerdi

ELECTIONS 2023 – ANALYSIS

Politics in a labyrinth

20-05-2023 07:00 Cristina’s political renouncement was nothing more than the acknowledgement that winning a presidential election was statistically impossible and would cause more harm than good for her political cause.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

As I see it

The queen bee is leaving the hive

20-05-2023 07:00 Unfortunately for Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, and for the movement that sprung up around her, almost all her acolytes are minor figures, as are most of her allies.

by James Neilson

ELECTIONS 2023

Rebuffing clamour for candidacy, Cristina says she won't run

16-05-2023 20:10 In an open letter published on her website, Argentina's vice-president details her "reasoned and thought-out decision" not to run for office in October elections.