Congress & Politics Lawmakers head for early recess, leaving a host of pending bills 29-12-2022 00:10 With little chance of congressional activity resuming in the immediate future, Argentina's lawmakers are heading off for recess, leaving a host of bills pending.
POLITICS & CONGRESS Lower house approves 2023 Budget after marathon session 26-10-2022 12:23 Ruling coalition secures approval of 2023 Budget bill with 180 votes in favour, 22 against and 49 abstentions, though articles to strip income tax exemptions for judges and judicial workers fails to win support.
Politics Micaela Morán to replace Tolosa Paz in lower house 11-10-2022 14:37 Victoria Tolosa Paz to take on Social Development Ministry, with ex-Transport ministry official and Frente Renovador politician Micaela Morán entering the Chamber of Deputies.
Politics Political unity remains elusive despite failed attack on vice-president 04-09-2022 09:30 Lawmakers in the lower house Chamber of Deputies meet to condemn failed shooting attack on Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, but signs of unity in the wake of the shocking event are few and far between.
POLITICS & THE COURTS Council of Magistrates reform bill clears Senate 08-04-2022 23:47 Government advances with Council of the Magistrates reform, leaving out the Supreme Court.
IMF DEBT DEAL Congress greenlights debt deal – ball now in IMF’s court 18-03-2022 21:46 US$45-billion agreement signed into law by president; Deal now needs approval by IMF’s Executive Board.
IMF DEBT DEAL Senate set to open debate on government's IMF bill 13-03-2022 21:25 IMF bill due to reach Senate Budget Committee on Monday, with the ruling coalition wanting it approved by the end of the week.
LAWMAKERS DEBATE DEBT DEAL IN CONGRESS Senate prepares to debate IMF deal after lower house backs bill 11-03-2022 16:25 Upper house to begin debate on bill on Monday, with government seeking approval before start of following week, when US$2.9-billion maturity is due.
IMF DEBT DEAL Argentina’s draft IMF agreement heads to Congress 02-03-2022 23:46 Sources close to Lower House Speaker Sergio Massa confirm to local media outlets that a bill outlining Argentina’s agreement with the International Monetary Fund will be sent to Congress this Thursday.
Congress & Politics ‘Grateful’ president picks Germán Martínez as Máximo Kirchner’s successor 03-02-2022 16:03 Close to former cabinet minister Agustín Rossi, Santa Fe deputy has been sitting in Congress since 2019. Germán Martínez belongs to the Corriente Nacional de la Militancia, a Kirchnerite grouping headed by Rossi in Rosario.
BLOOMBERG – ANALYSIS Máximo Kirchner quits Argentina Congress role in IMF protest 01-02-2022 14:21 Argentina’s tentative IMF agreement suffers a setback as Máximo Kirchner, the ruling coalition’s leader in the lower house, resigns in protest over the deal.
FRENTE DE TODOS Máximo Kirchner resigns lower house post over IMF deal 31-01-2022 21:49 Leader of the ruling coalition’s bloc in the Chamber of Deputies steps down in protest over government's new deal with IMF. President admits in a TV interview that Cristina Fernández de Kirchner "has a different view" to him.
IMF DEBT TALKS President Fernández speaks with IMF chief after budget fiasco 18-12-2021 08:09 IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva and President Alberto Fernández share “very good meeting” as talks over debt restructuring continue.
Politics Blow for government as 2022 budget bill is rejected in Congress 17-12-2021 17:07 In a blow to President Fernández, deputies in lower house reject ruling coalition’s proposal. Economy Minister Guzmán confirms government will extend current budget via decree.
BLOOMBERG Lower house unexpectedly rejects 2022 Budget bill 17-12-2021 14:55 Lower house of Congress unexpectedly rejects government’s 2022 budget proposal, a blow to President Alberto Fernández as he enters the second half of his presidency.
POLITICS 2022 Budget bill: Government suffers defeat in Congress 17-12-2021 14:50 Argentina's government suffered an embarrassing defeat on Friday as its 2022 Budget was rejected by Congress, underlining tensions over the country's economic policies.
NEW CONGRESS SWORN-IN New deputies, senators take seats in Congress, shifting balance of power 10-12-2021 23:13 The 127 deputies elected last November 14 were sworn into their seats for the next four years; 24 new senators take benches in upper house.
POLITICS UCR split: 12 deputies break away to form their own lower house caucus 06-12-2021 23:15 Group of Radical leaders aligned with Senador Martín Lousteau decide to break up UCR's caucus in lower house, forming a new sector that will be headed by Córdoba’s Rodrigo De Loredo once he is sworn-in as a deputy. Breakaway lawmakers will remain within Juntos por el Cambio.
ELECTIONS 2021: ANALYSIS Left’s great election provides support for the battles to come 20-11-2021 12:13 We know that we’re living in hard times for the working-class majorities who expressed their social discontent at the ballot box. by Nicolás del Caño, via Noticias Argentinas
ELECTIONS 2021: ANALYSIS How to freak out the IMF, an Argentine story 20-11-2021 11:55 It is difficult to fathom an IMF that will ink a deal with a nation that upholds dual exchange rates, price controls, relentless monetary expansion, and massive energy and utility subsidies in the context of perpetual deficits and extremely high inflation. by Agustino Fontevecchia
ELECTIONS 2021: ANALYSIS The second half 20-11-2021 11:54 Lessons from last Sunday’s election – and pointers for what lies ahead. by Jorge Fontevecchia
POST-ELECTION ROW Government seeks approval for 116 decrees, prompting opposition walkout 19-11-2021 03:01 Little sign of post-election dialogue as Juntos por el Cambio refuses to support debate on 116 presidential decrees. Ruling coalition wants DNUs approved by Senate before new lawmakers are sworn-in.
PANDORA PAPERS Chile President Sebastián Piñera survives impeachment vote 17-11-2021 12:42 Chile's Senate declines to impeach President Sebastián Piñera over a business deal revealed in the Pandora Papers leaks, refusing to go along with the lower house of Congress in opening proceedings against him.
ELECTIONS 2021 Midterm elections deliver president polarised Congress 16-11-2021 11:31 President Alberto Fernández will face a polarised new Congress in December following Sunday's midterm elections.
ELECTIONS 2021: ANALYSIS Kirchnerism renews its control of the Conurbano 15-11-2021 21:37 In Greater Buenos Aires, the ruling party increased its number of votes from the PASOs, reversing defeats Quilmes and San Martín. Opposition did manage to turn round the race in Lanús, where Juntos por el Cambio won by less than a point.
ELECTIONS 2021: ANALYSIS Todos contentos 15-11-2021 16:10 With less catastrophic results than those anticipated by the PASO primaries, all the politicians have to do now is open dialogue and get the country out of the national crisis... by Carlos De Angelis
ELECTIONS 2021: ANALYSIS President vows to send ‘multi-year economic programme’ to Congress 15-11-2021 13:12 President Alberto Fernández announced Sunday night that he will send a bill to Congress outlining a “multi-year economic programme” for Argentina – and he says it has the “full support” of his coalition, including Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner. by Lorena Rodríguez
ELECTIONS 2021: REACTION Argentina's bonds climb as president promises new plan after vote 15-11-2021 12:32 Bonds gain after voters rejected the government’s handling of the economy in midterm elections and President Alberto Fernández promised to cooperate with opposition lawmakers on a new agenda.
ELECTIONS 2021: ANALYSIS Why the ruling coalition is celebrating an electoral defeat 15-11-2021 01:36 The optimism of Frente de Todos, despite the ruling coalition having lost its majority in the Senate. Challenges lie ahead. by Javier Calvo
ELECTIONS 2021 Government loses majority in Congress, seeks dialogue with opposition 15-11-2021 00:22 Frente de Todos coalition set to drop from 41 to 35 seats in the 72-member Senate, based on projections with more than 98% of votes counted.
ELECTIONS 2021 Macri on election: ‘It’s the end of one era and the beginning of another’ 15-11-2021 00:00 “The result confirms that it is the end of one era and the beginning of another," declares former president Mauricio Macri.
Elections 2021 Fernández calls for dialogue with opposition after election defeat 14-11-2021 22:44 In a new way of acknowledging defeat, President Alberto Fernández broadcasts a recorded message from the Olivos presidential residence in which he calls for dialogue with the opposition.
ELECTIONS 2021: ANALYSIS With these results, Cristina loses control and quorum in the Senate 14-11-2021 22:12 Preliminary results confirm PASO losses in La Pampa, Chubut and Santa Fe. Add in the seats lost in Córdoba and Corrientes and Frente de Todos has just 35 senators to play with. by Gabriel Ziblat
ELECTIONS 2021 Initial results show opposition winning key races across country 14-11-2021 21:36 Opposition scores resounding victory in Buenos Aires City, while emerging with a lead in Buenos Aires Province; Preliminary results indicate that ruling Peronist coalition will lose majority in the Senate.
ELECTIONS 2021 Polling stations close as authorities reveal turnout up to 71% 14-11-2021 18:52 Interior Minister Eduardo 'Wado' de Pedro confirms that 71% of voters had cast a ballot by the time polling stations closed at 6pm. When the PASO primaries were held last September, turnout reached 67%.
ELECTIONS 2021 Massa: Alberto Fernández 'will call for dialogue with opposition' after vote 14-11-2021 17:14 President "will call for dialogue with opposition" after midterm elections whatever the result, says Lower House speaker as he casts vote.
ELECTIONS 2021: PREVIEW Ten races to watch in Argentina’s midterm elections 14-11-2021 08:57 Two issues will attract the most attention as Sunday night’s results come in: what happens in the provinces and whether Kirchnerismo loses quorum in the Senate. The results in Santa Fe, Chubut and La Pampa will be crucial. by Gabriel Ziblat
ELECTIONS 2021 President under pressure as polarised nation heads to polls 14-11-2021 08:14 President Alberto Fernández faces a crunch 24 hours as Argentina heads to the polls for crucial midterm legislative elections. Frente de Todos could lose control of Congress, in a vote already looking ahead to 2023.
BLOOMBERG Government faces midterm pain amid wrecked economy 12-11-2021 06:00 Voters will pick half of the lower house seats and a third of the senate, in an election that will act as a crucial test for the government’s fragile unity.
ELECTIONS 2021 Nation prepares to vote in bellwether election 12-11-2021 05:59 Country heads to the ballot box for crucial legislative elections that could determine President Alberto Fernández's ability to govern effectively for the next two years.
POLITICS IN CHILE Chile's lower house approves impeachment trial of President Piñera 09-11-2021 13:04 Chile's lower house approves impeachment trial of President Sebastián Piñera over corruption allegations that appeared in the Pandora Papers leaks.
Congress Lower house unanimously approves tax relief bill pushed by Massa 28-10-2021 17:29 With the unanimous support of both government and opposition legislators, Chamber of Deputies approves tax relief bill pushed by Lower House Speaker Sergio Massa.
Guest voice The case for streamlining Congress 16-10-2021 00:01 Streamlining Congress would establish criteria of austerity, meritocracy and transparency in the use of human resources, but has not been considered for the past two decades. by Gabriel C. Salvia
ELECTIONS 2021: MIDTERMS Opposition nationalises campaign, keeping Frente de Todos on its feet 10-10-2021 10:41 Juntos por el Cambio prioritises five senatorial seats in upcoming midterms, part of a bid to strip Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner of her majority in the Senate; A look at the candidates on tour, the key battlegrounds and strategic aims for the opposition coalition. by Ezequiel Spillman
PASO 2021: OPINION & ANALYSIS November repeat would leave Frente de Todos losers in both Houses of Congress 14-09-2021 15:20 With their lower house margin potentially down to one deputy and the possible loss of a comfortable Senate majority, the ruling coalition emerges badly damaged from last Sunday’s PASO primary voting. by Gabriel Ziblat
LGBT+ RIGHTS Chile senators approve gay marriage bill; one step left 21-07-2021 15:21 Senators in Chile passed a long-awaited bill Wednesday authorising same-sex marriage in what gay campaigners hope will be the penultimate step to its final approval.
'Ganancias' reform ‘Ganancias’: Senate official says income tax bill will clear upper house 30-03-2021 20:49 Senate Budget Committee chair predicts income tax bill recently approved in the lower house will clear upper chamber next Tuesday or Wednesday.
LOWER HOUSE APPROVAL Government advances bill exempting 1.3 million from income tax 28-03-2021 16:08 Argentina’s lawmakers have taken a major step in exempting about 1.3 million citizens from paying income taxes.