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ELECTION 2023

Tolosa Paz confirms run for Buenos Aires Province governor

Yesterdat 15:43 Social Development Victoria Tolosa Paz signs up with Daniel Scioli and announces she will run for governor in the Frente de Todos primary in Buenos Aires Province.

ELECTIONS 2023

Manzur withdraws Tucumán candidacy after Supreme Court ruling

12-05-2023 09:03 Ex-Cabinet chief governor announces he will no longer run as lieutenant governor for northern province, with provincial Interior Minister Miguel Acevedo set to replace him as Osvaldo Jaldo’s running-mate.

POLITICS & JUDICIARY

Government’s row with Supreme Court hits new heights

11-05-2023 23:36 Explosive reaction to ruling suspending gubernatorial elections in San Juan and Tucumán; President Alberto Fernández accuses justices of targeting Peronist candidates.

ELECTIONS 2023

Supreme Court suspends elections in San Juan, Tucumán

09-05-2023 18:19 Supreme Court suspends provincial elections in San Juan and Tucumán, just five days before voters are due to go to the ballot-box.

ELECTION 2023: TWO SUPER-SUNDAYS

Eight provincial elections to watch with national impact

04-05-2023 00:23 The first two weekends of May come with several provincial elections in which Argentina’s two main coalitions (Frente de Todos and Juntos por el Cambio) can take the temperature of the hinterland. This Sunday will see gubernatorial elections in Jujuy, Misiones and La Rioja, followed by Tucumán, San Juan, Salta, La Pampa and Tierra del Fuego the next Sunday. In all cases the incumbent governments, whether belonging to one of the two main coalitions or provincial parties are tipped as favourites.

BRAZIL ELECTION 2022

Election showed Brazil's far-right was sold short, say analysts

06-10-2022 01:20 Jair Bolsonaro was not the only one to have a surprisingly strong night in Brazil's elections: the far-right incumbent's allies also outperformed expectations in key congressional and governor's races.

COURTS

Ex-Tucumán governor José Alperovich indicted on sex abuse, rape charges

04-05-2022 21:40 Former national senator and governor of Tucumán Province José Alperovich formally indicted by courts for alleged sexual abuse and rape. Complaint made by his niece and ex-personal assistant.

ENVIRONMENT & ENERGY

Deepwater oil targeted by Argentine activists who quashed mining

11-01-2022 21:50 After a recent victory in Chubut Province, environmental activists in Argentina are trying to prevent new oil exploration in the Atlantic Ocean.

PREVIAJE PROGRAMME

Santa Claus does not exist – but the tourist industry does

07-01-2022 23:08 Tourism & Sports Minister Matías Lammens responds directly to Federico Sturzenegger’s critique of the government's Previaje scheme.

by Matías Lammens

PREVIAJE PROGRAMME

There is no Santa Claus!

07-01-2022 23:06 Former Central Bank governor gives his take on the national government’s Previaje programme.

by Federico Sturzenegger

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

Gerardo Morales: ‘I wouldn’t vote for Mauricio Macri again, no’

02-10-2021 08:36 Jujuy Governor Gerardo Morales on Radicalism, his fellow opposition leaders, the 2021 elections and why cannabis will soon mean more to his province than lithium and renewable energies.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

DEBT SWAP DEAL

Buenos Aires Province scares creditors into accepting bond restructuring

31-08-2021 15:41 La Plata announced Monday that it had managed to restructure almost all its US$7.1 billion of defaulted debt, swapping it for new securities valued at just over 50 cents on the dollar. But some creditors say in practical terms they had no other choice than to accept the deal.

ELECTIONS 2021

Spoiled ballots the star in Salta elections won by Governor Sáenz

17-08-2021 15:06 A low turnout and a high percentage of number of blank ballots characterised the weekend's provincial elections in Salta.

UNITED STATES

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo resigns after harassment claims

10-08-2021 15:01 New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, facing possible impeachment over sexual harassment claims from 11 women and mounting pressure to quit from fellow Democrats, announced his resignation on Tuesday.

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

María Eugenia Vidal: ‘Losing an election was an enormous learning curve’

07-08-2021 09:42 Former Buenos Aires Province governor, now running in the Federal Capital for national deputy, on tensions in the opposition coalition, her presidential ambitions and what she learnt from losing an election.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Bloomberg

Creditors now split over Buenos Aires Province's restructuring offer

22-07-2021 15:54 Buenos Aires Province's creditors are now divided over a US$7.1-billion debt restructuring proposal, signalling that Argentina’s largest province still has work to do to emerge from default.

Bloomberg

Buenos Aires Province reaches debt accord with key holders

21-07-2021 11:52 Buenos Aires Province and creditors reach initial agreement to restructure US$7.1 billion of overseas debt, paving the way for region to emerge from default.

AND THAT REMINDS ME…

Reutemann: A life in multispeed

09-07-2021 22:26 Although never losing an election, whether for governor or senator, all in his native province of Santa Fe, the abiding memory of Reutemann’s political career will always be ducking a presidential run in 2003, thus effectively bequeathing Kirchnerismo to this country.

by Michael Soltys

Brazilian politics

Brazilian presidential hopeful Eduardo Leite announces he is gay

05-07-2021 11:18 "I am a gay governor and I am proud of it, declares Rio Grande do Sul state governor Eduardo Leite, as he denounces intolerable attacks from political rivals.

Bloomberg

Buenos Aires Province's creditors raise lawsuit stakes, add trustee to case

02-07-2021 16:34 Buenos Aires Province's creditors have stepped up their lawsuit against the region after talks failed last month to restructure US$7.1-billion in foreign debt.

ELECTIONS IN JUJUY

Gerardo Morales consolidates power in Jujuy elections

29-06-2021 21:09 Jujuy Province's Radical Governor Gerardo Morales registered a huge landslide win last Sunday – his Cambia Jujuy list finished almost 30 percent ahead of the Frente de Todos coalition in provincial legislative and municipal elections.