News of debate

Fernández sends Congress bill to legalise abortion in Argentina

17-11-2020 17:36 President Alberto Fernández said Tuesday that his government had sent a bill to legalise abortion to Congress, firing the starting gun on what is likely to be another epic legislative showdown.

Abortion bill

Abortion bill will be sent to Congress in November, says Ibarra

11-11-2020 01:43 Legal & Technical Secretary Vilma Ibarra confirms that bill will be sent to Congress this month, with debate to take place in extraordinary sessions.

Abortion bill

Abortion reform battle set to begin – but how will senators vote?

31-10-2020 14:49 President Alberto Fernández has confirmed that he will send a bill to legalise abortion in Argentina to Congress imminently. Here’s how the numbers shape up ahead in the upper house of an era-defining vote.

ABORTION BILL

Fernández set to relaunch delayed bid to legalise abortion

28-10-2020 22:40 President Alberto Fernández is preparing his government to send a bill to allow the voluntary interruption of pregnancy to Argentina’s lower house before the end of the year. Inside Congress, however, the countdown has already begun.

Abortion reform

Fernández says government is 'finishing work' on bill to legalise abortion

27-10-2020 17:14 Peronist leader says in an interview that his government is putting the final touches to a bill to legalise abortion and that it would soon be sent to Congress.

US ELECTION 2020

No knockouts at Biden-Trump debate, 12 days before vote

23-10-2020 02:42 US President Donald Trump and challenger Joe Biden trade accusations of graft and clash on the Covid-19 pandemic in final debate before election.

US ELECTION 2020

US election officials want online debate, but Trump says no

08-10-2020 17:29 Fate of the final US election debates between Donald Trump and Joe Biden thrown into uncertainty after officials try to take them online due to president's Covid-19 diagnosis.

US 2020 Election

US vice-presidential debate takeaways: pandemic looms over a more civil fight

08-10-2020 13:13 US Vice-President Mike Pence and Democratic vice presidential candidate Senator Kamala Harris faced off on Wednesday in the only vice presidential debate of the US 2020 Presidential Election.

US PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE

A debate with only lowlights

03-10-2020 09:58 The debate changed nothing, except to diminish the country’s dignity just a little bit more

US Presidential debate

Unedifying spectacle: Trump, Biden stage chaotic first debate

30-09-2020 09:01 First US debate between Trump and Biden deteriorates into unedifying spectacle, with US president alternating between constant interruption of his opponent, vicious personal attacks

US presidential debate

Foreign observers shocked by 'chaos' and 'rancour' in US debate

30-09-2020 08:46 The first debate pitting Republican President Donald Trump against Democratic challenger Joe Biden was not a highlight of political oratory in the eyes of many overseas.

US presidential debate

Trump to far-right extremists: 'Stand back and stand by'

30-09-2020 08:41 US President Donald Trump skips opportunity to condemn white supremacist groups during first debate, telling one far-right extremist group to “stand back and stand by.”

ABORTION DEBATE

Government confirms abortion bill delayed until 2021

14-08-2020 01:00 Cabinet Chief Santiago Cafiero says bill to legalise abortion in Argentina will not be presented to Congress this year, blaming the coronavirus pandemic.

Abortion rights

City lawmakers vote to adopt ILE abortion protocol

17-07-2020 15:57 After two hours of debate and with 50 votes in favour, the Buenos Aires Legislature grants approval to law guaranteeing national protocol for the voluntary interruption of pregnancy.

Legislative unity

Lower house approves bipartisan project to promote blood plasma donation

26-06-2020 13:50 Tensions put aside as lawmakers in the Chamber of Deputies approve bipartisan bill to encourage donation of blood plasma from patients who have recovered from coronavirus.

Killing of George Floyd

Historical figures reassessed around globe after Floyd death

12-06-2020 15:39 In the midst global protests in response to the killing of George Floyd in the US on May 25, debates have been reignited concerning commemorating controversial historical figures in statues and memorials throughout the world.

Virus update

Coronavirus may spread through normal breathing: US scientists

03-04-2020 17:41 New coronavirus might spread through the air via normal breathing and speaking, a top US scientist said Friday as the government was poised to recommend the use of face masks for everyone.

US Elections

'Bigger than any one of us' – Biden, Sanders tackle pandemic in debate

16-03-2020 14:33 Two Democratic candidates discuss climate change, VP running mates, and how they would handle the coronavirus if they were president in televised debate with no audience.

ANALYSIS: US ELECTION 2020

2020 US primary takeaways: It's Joe Biden's nomination to lose

11-03-2020 12:02 After another weak showing in Tuesday's round of primaries, Bernie Sanders' path to the democratic nomination appears all the more improbable.

BEEB IN ARGENTINA

BBC brings World Questions panel debate to Buenos Aires

28-02-2020 13:02 BBC and British Council partner up to host an interactive debate on Argentina's new government and the country's future. Learn how you can sign up for this free event.

US Elections

Democratic rivals rush to slow front-runner Bernie Sanders

25-02-2020 14:20 Self-described democratic socialist is coming off a landslide victory in Nevada and an upward trend in the polls, ahead of US election

BLOOMBERG

Robot analysts outwit humans on investment picks, study shows

12-02-2020 07:00 Empirical data demonstrates that machines and algorithms are more efficient than human decisions in terms of investment selections. The situation submerges Wall Street under robot supremacy debate.

ABORTION DEBATE

Government aims at legalisation, Church challenges abortion plan

07-02-2020 20:44 While the government looks to forward to the legalisation and decriminalisation of abortion, Archbishop Emeritus of La Plata Héctor Aguer challenged the Fernández administration: "Let's see if they get the votes.”

EXTRAORDINARY SESSIONS

Full agenda for Congress ahead of return to activity

14-01-2020 12:36 President Fernández says law to create an "Economic and Social Council" is ready to be sent to Congress for debate, along with a host of other bills.

by James Grainger

Ley de Solidaridad

Fernández's economic emergency law wins approval in Senate

21-12-2019 09:13 Sweeping legislative package will include imposing tax increases on sectors of the upper and middle classes, as well as providing tax incentives for production and tax benefits to the most impoverished.

EMERGENCY BILL

Senate set to approve Fernández’s emergency bill

21-12-2019 08:20 After a marathon session, lawmakers in the Chamber of Deputies approve new president’s legislative project, sending bill to Senate.

LEGISLATIVE PACKAGE

Fernandez paves way for changes as Congress debates emergency law

19-12-2019 22:16 President says in message posted on Twitter that he wants lawmakers to "improve" legislative package, saying he has the votes to pass bill but wants to "build trust among everyone."

Abortion debate

Ex-ambassador to the Vatican: 'Abortion will be legal in Argentina'

27-11-2019 08:00 Mercosur Parliament lawmaker Eduardo Valdés says he finds the debate over the legalisation of abortion to be “archaic” and predicts it will be legalised in the coming years.

ELECTION 2019

British ambassador congratulates Fernández on election win

28-10-2019 00:14 Britain's representative in Argentina says he's ready to "continue expanding relations" between two countries, in wake of recent reports suggesting Peronist leader may review existing agreements with London.

ELECTION 2019

Macri and Fernández trade blows in aggressive second debate

21-10-2019 03:04 More aggressive tone to second and last debate in Buenos Aires, as President Macri links rival to corrupt Kirchnerite officials and Peronist rival hits back, citing president's family. Left-winger Del Caño the pick of other four candidates.

by James Grainger

CAMPAIGN WATCH

Do Argentina’s candidates care about the wider world around them?

19-10-2019 12:27 A navel-gazing campaign and the overwhelmingly local political discussion has prevented the main candidates and their teams from following the larger world picture around them.

by Marcelo J. Garcia

ELECTION 2019

Impact of debate is debatable

19-10-2019 12:07 Presidential debates regulated by law are a first in Argentina. They also drag the public back into the living rooms to partake in another dying practice: watching television

by Martín Gambarotta

ELECTION 2019

Fernández to toughen Argentina’s stance on Malvinas, if elected

18-10-2019 07:00 Frente de Todos frontrunner plans to review all of Argentina’s bilateral agreements with the United Kingdom dating back to 1989 if elected, according to reports in local outlets.

ELECTION 2019

Candidates clash over economy, Venezuela in first presidential debate

14-10-2019 01:39 Macri and Fernández clash over economic turmoil, debt and the crisis in Venezuela took in Santa Fe, as the country’s six presidential candidates went face-to-face in the campaign’s first debate.

CAMPAIGN WATCH

A non-debate for a non-campaign

12-10-2019 09:43 With that strategy in mind, Macri is unlikely to be on the offensive too much when he faces Fernández in the city of Santa Fe tomorrow evening. Faced with the choice of taking a risk and trying to win a few extra votes or consolidating his support base more safely, the president will probably go for the latter.

by Marcelo J. Garcia

PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE

Poll concerns for Macri as he prepares to face Fernández in debate

11-10-2019 16:53 New survey indicates Frente de Todos frontrunner has extended lead to more than 20 points since PASO primaries. Sunday’s presidential debate in Santa Fe offers opportunity for Macri to shake-up race.

ABORTION DEBATE

Activists on both sides mark one-year anniversary of abortion vote

08-08-2019 18:44 A year ago today, the Senate rejected by seven votes a measure to legalise abortion in the first 14 weeks of pregnancy. The battle, however, is far from over.

Abortion Debate

Pro-life activists march in support of convicted anti-abortion doctor

10-06-2019 18:11 Protestors marched with handkerchiefs reading “Saving two lives is not a crime” in support of Leandro Rodríguez Lastra, a doctor found guilty of preventing the abortion of 19-year-old rape victim.