News of deputy

Dog-loving, Central-Bank-hating economist upends polls

14-08-2023 11:10 Outsider Milei turns race on its head with primary win; Libertarian has proposed scrapping Central Bank, ditching peso.

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

Carlos Heller: ‘Lowering inflation is a must, otherwise no success is possible’

20-05-2023 07:00 Banco Credicoop banker and national deputy Carlos Heller on the never-ending battle against inflation, its causes and the impact of the drought on Argentina’s economy.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

POLITICAL CRISIS IN PERU

Seven dead as Peru's new leader fails to quell protests

13-12-2022 09:24 Five more protesters died in Peru as violent demonstrations over the ousting of former president Pedro Castillo continue; Demostrators are demanding fresh elections and the resignation of new President Dina Boluarte.

PROFILE

Dina Boluarte: Peru's first female president

08-12-2022 15:22 Dina Boluarte was virtually unknown on the Peruvian political scene a year and a half ago, when she rode into office in July 2021 as Pedro Castillo's vice-president.

POLITICAL CRISIS IN PERU

Peru's new president under pressure after predecessor's arrest

08-12-2022 15:14 Peru's Pedro Castillo was impeached and replaced as president by his deputy on Wednesday in a dizzying series of events in a country that has long been prone to political upheaval.

Performance report

Javier Milei in Congress: Regular attendance, but an irregular voter

13-07-2022 14:56 The deputy for La Libertad Avanza has missed only one of five sessions but passed up voting on half the occasions to date. Neither he nor his fellow-libertarian Victoria Villarroel have yet presented any bills and nor do they belong to any committee.

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.

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

Facundo Manes: ‘I didn’t become a candidate to represent what lost in 2019’

09-10-2021 12:46 Fresh from an impressive political debut in the recent PASO primaries, neuroscientist Facundo Manes discusses his run for national deputy, the ‘new’ Radicalism and differences within the opposition coalition.

by Jorge Fontevecchia