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Peronism: Argentina's eternal political mystery

19-10-2023 16:04 Struggling to avoid a historic reverse in Sunday’s election, the forces of Peronism are looking to extend their historical dominance of national politics.

Massa closes campaign with declaration that crisis ‘is passing’

17-10-2023 21:51 Economy minister and ruling coalition presidential candidate leads Peronist Loyalty Day ceremony as he closes campaign for Casa Rosada; Sergio Massa declares worst of crisis is passing and says nation is being revitalised from "Buenos Aires, to the north of Argentina and Patagonia."

PASO primaries: Final count narrows gap between Milei, Bullrich, Massa

01-09-2023 15:30 Election authorities issue final vote count from August 13 primaries; Difference between top three coalitions trimmed to just 2.58 points; La Libertad Avanza on 29.86%, Juntos por el Cambio on 28% and Unión por la Patria on 27.27%.

Bullrich appeals to the epic, vowing to end Kirchnerismo

28-08-2023 15:14 Patricia Bullrich believes she has unified the opposition coalition behind her and is convinced of the message she needs to express: only Juntos por el Cambio can end Kirchnerism once and for all.

by Ezequiel Spillman

Ruling coalition ramps up rhetoric as primaries draw closer

07-08-2023 14:39 Alberto Fernández slams lack of proposals from opposition presidential candidates on Sunday as ruling coalition leaders ramp up rhetoric ahead of the PASOs.

Voter turnout set to be defining factor in Argentina’s election

26-07-2023 15:04 Voter turnout will impact Argentina's presidential race, benefiting passionate candidates Bullrich and Milei, while low expected turnout poses challenges for Larreta.

Of infighting and inland voting

10-06-2023 06:27 The deadline for defining electoral alliances nationwide expires in only four days’ time but tomorrow’s provincial elections are even more immediate … Tucumán is looking safe for the Frente de Todos government while San Luis could be close.

by Michael Soltys

Martín Guzmán: ‘Abandoning the currency never did anybody any good’

10-06-2023 06:27 Argentina’s former economy minister on tackling inflation, unifying the exchange rate regime, the IMF debt deal he negotiated and what happens after the October election.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Lacking results, Massa tries to sustain a possible presidential bid

16-05-2023 16:39 With inflation soaring and damaging his chances of a run for the Casa Rosada, Argentina’s economy minister is shifting back to a political approach

by Rosario Ayerdi

Patricia Bullrich vows crackdown to halt sell-off

14-05-2023 08:06 Argentina is suffering economic carnage – this hard-liner thinks she has the solution.

PASO primaries: Alberto's favoured candidates, who’s in the race

25-04-2023 17:47 Alberto Fernández will not seek re-election, but he still wants a presence and influence over the Frente de Todos line-up for the primaries. Who are the candidates the president is promoting for the nation, provincial and city races? And who from the ruling coalition has publicly declared their intentions in the race for the Casa Rosada?

Milei sees fragmented opposition and moves closer to Bullrich

24-04-2023 12:41 Javier Milei observes fragmentation in the opposition Juntos por el Cambio coalition and believes he can reach an agreement with Patricia Bullrich, should he make it to the run-off.

by Juan Pablo Kavanagh

‘Plan Platita II’? Government to stuff pockets as inflation bites

18-04-2023 14:02 To mitigate the coalition friendly fire that has been rekindled by the confirmation of accelerating price hikes, Serio Massa’s economic cabinet is drawing up a new programme to stimulate consumption.

María Eugenia Vidal: ‘The government never had a serious and consistent economic programme’

15-04-2023 06:43 National deputy and former Buenos Aires Province governor on her presidential ambitions, hawks and doves, her recent marriage and learning from defeat.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Mauricio Macri says he won’t run for president in 2023 election

26-03-2023 14:33 Former president announces he won't stand in opposition's presidential primaries, paving way for a heated battle for Juntos por el Cambio's nomination.

Enemies

15-03-2023 11:55 Does Alberto Fernández really believe that he has a chance of winning a head-to-head battle with a candidate supported by Cristina, or better still, with the vice-president herself?

by Carlos De Angelis

Cold war between Rodríguez Larreta, Bullrich heats up

16-02-2023 01:33 Two leading PRO party figures – Horacio Rodríguez Larreta and Patricia Bullrich – are immersed in an opinion poll battle as they jostle for position ahead of the August PASO primaries. The City Mayor knows that the typical UCR voter is closer to him, but former security minister is making Radical hardliners her focus.

by Ezequiel Spillman

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