News of coalition

Hanging in the balance (of powers)

26-11-2022 01:52 Argentina has very concrete problems resulting from the seemingly abstract factor of legal security.

Eliminating the primaries: Cristina & Alberto’s new face-off

05-11-2022 06:50 The debate regarding the suspension of Argentina’s controversial PASO primaries is dictated by the personal interests of the involved parties.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Elisa Carrió's attacks expose rift among opposition coalition leaders

11-08-2022 10:46 Veteran opposition leader ‘Lilita’ once again sparks controversy, this time with comments slamming several PRO and Radical leaders; PRO leader Patricia Bullrich pushes back, declaring “the impunity of the word has to end."

Argentina Names Third Economy Minister in a Month Amid Crisis

28-07-2022 19:55 Sergio Massa is the new economy minister, in an expanded role. The former lower house speaker takes over from Silvina Batakis, who held office for only three weeks.

Soap opera over? The private meeting between Alberto, Cristina and Massa

07-07-2022 23:29 On Wednesday, July 6, at 8pm, president, vice-president and lower house speaker sat down for their first face-to-face meeting of the year so far.

by Rosario Ayerdi

Stiglitz: Frente de Todos divisions made Guzmán’s work impossible

06-07-2022 16:34 Economist and 2001 Nobel Prize for Economics winner Joseph Stiglitz blames coalition tensions for Martín Guzmán's departure from office.

Batakis takes reins of Argentina’s economy as markets tumble

04-07-2022 21:34 Silvina Batakis declares that she "believes in fiscal balance" as she is sworn-in as economy minister.

Analysts: Argentina's IMF deal at risk with new economy minister

04-07-2022 15:08 Analysts say Argentina's US$44-billion programme with the International Monetary Fund may be in jeopardy after President Alberto Fernández chose leftist economist Silvina Batakis as the country's new economy minister.

Argentines seek hedging in crypto after minister resigns

02-07-2022 22:59 Moves on crypto markets could indicate unease over the growing rift within the ruling coalition and concern over the government’s ability to tackle rising inflation and other economic challenges.   

Guzmán resigns as coalition divisions grow

02-07-2022 22:55 Shake-up raises doubts over whether Argentina can comply with a US$44-billion IMF programme, whose goals and objectives for the second half are seen by private economists view as too challenging to reach. 

Alberto and CFK expose their differences yet again – but with good manners

04-06-2022 10:41 President and the vice-president re-appear together at event marking 100 years of YPF; There were smiles – but also warnings from both sides.

by Rosario Ayerdi

Fernández de Kirchner tells president to embrace 'conflict' and govern

04-06-2022 09:21 Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, speaking at an event marking the 100th anniversary of state energy firm YPF, declares that it is impossible to “govern without conflict” in Argentina and calls on President Fernández to embrace the challenge.

Leftist Colombia candidate Gustavo Petro demands audit of vote count software

18-05-2022 17:59 The campaign team of leftist Gustavo Petro on Monday demanded an "immediate" audit of vote-counting software, less than two weeks before the first election round.

April showers without May flowers

14-05-2022 00:01 Far from leaving his problems at home, while in Europe President Fernández took them on with a vigour almost never seen when staring him in the face at home.

Ricardo López Murphy: 'Argentina’s economic regime is very absurd’

15-04-2022 15:10 Lawmaker, economist, former minister and ex-presidential candidate Ricardo López Murphy on Argentina’s struggles with inflation and the future of the opposition Juntos por el Cambio coalition.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

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

The ‘war’ against inflation – an Argentine classic

08-04-2022 23:30 Inflation has now become the key battleground for an embattled government that was naïve enough to declare a war against it as the world observes the brutal showdown between Russia and Ukraine.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Stumbling into the dark

08-04-2022 23:27 Unless the politicians who are currently in opposition come up with a realistic recovery plan and acquire the power and authority to carry it through, the future could be far worse than even the most pessimistic dare to imagine.

by James Neilson

Sergio Massa: ‘I stopped basing my politics on articles or opinion polls a long time ago’

25-03-2022 12:00 Lower House speaker on tensions in the ruling coalition, the approval of the IMF debt deal and whether he’ll run for the Presidency in 2023.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Government admits to growing tensions within Frente de Todos

18-03-2022 21:18 Vote on IMF debt deal exposes split within ruling coalition; Government spokesperson Gabriela Cerruti admits to tensions between President Alberto Fernández and Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.