News of kirchnerism

Francis Fukuyama: ‘There’s similarities between populism of Trump and Kirchnerism’

27-03-2021 07:46 US political scientist Francis Fukuyama – perhaps the most important intellectual of the last 50 years – on ‘The End of History,’ the coronavirus pandemic and populism.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

CABINET CHANGE

Profile: Martín Soria, Argentina’s next justice minister

17-03-2021 15:28 After week of speculation, President Alberto Fernández chooses Río Negro deputy Martín Soria as Marcela Losardo’s successor. A vocal critic of “lawfare,” 45-year-old Kirchnerite lawmaker is in line with Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s views on the Judiciary.

AS I SEE IT

Vaccines bring problems in their wake

13-03-2021 08:57 Egalitarians insist that vaccines should be distributed equally the world over and accuse governments in rich countries of cornering the market.

by James Neilson

PERIODISMO PURO – INTERVIEW

Diego Santilli: ‘I’d like Horacio Rodríguez Larreta as our presidential candidate’

13-03-2021 06:01 Buenos Aires City Deputy Mayor Diego Santilli on the future of the Juntos por el Cambio coalition, Horacio Rodríguez Larreta’s “hands-on” leadership and security in the nation’s capital.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK

More of the same?

13-03-2021 05:48 The kick-off of the October electoral campaign promises to be brutal for future expectations. Government and opposition will duke it out once again, using all of the usual dirty tricks.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

CABINET CHANGE

Fernández yet to decide replacement for departing justice minister

10-03-2021 13:01 Justice Minister Marcela Losardo will present her resignation to President Alberto Fernández in the coming hours, government sources confirm. Lawmakers Martín Soria and Ramiro Gutiérrez in line to replace her.

ALBERTO'S PIVOT TO KIRCHNERISMO

Radicalised

06-03-2021 08:11 It is troubling to see how both President Alberto Fernández and certain leaders in the opposition have given up their “post-grieta” posture all too quickly, proving their political and ideological fragility.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

JAILED SOCIAL LEADER

Supreme Court upholds two-year prison sentence against Milagro Sala

13-02-2021 09:48 Jailed Tupac Amaru social activist Milagro Sala, considered a ‘political prisoner’ by most Kirchnerite figures, condemns the decision.

Politics, power & Peronism

Plan Máximo: First the province, then the presidency

16-01-2021 08:03 Máximo Kirchner, 43-year-old son of two former presidents, aims to head the Buenos Aires provincial branch of the PJ movement, before using it as a launching-pad for the 2023 elections. The ultimate goal? The Casa Rosada.

by Carlos Claá & Rodis Recalt, Noticias

PERONIST LOYALTY DAY

Frente de Todos infighting as Alberto prepares to chair the PJ

17-10-2020 08:38 Today, on Peronist Loyalty Day, Alberto Fernández will be offered the chairmanship of the Partido Justicialista, in a bid to boost his presidency. Unity, however, may not last long, with infighting a problem for his Frente de Todos coalition.

by Rosario Ayerdi

OPINION

Force majeure

18-04-2020 10:08 An interview with a president should not be anything uncommon. But in this case the interview means something more. It is a measure of the scale and gravity of the crisis which the country is undergoing, reducing the past to insignificance.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

NEW ERA IN ARGENTINA

Questions arise over next chief of AFI intelligence services

10-12-2019 11:42 New president criticises intelligence services in inaugural speech and hints at overhaul of AFI agency. Fernández has said previously that the next chief of the AFI has been identified – but he has yet to announce a name.

Transition 2019

D-day arrives for Alberto Fernández as he takes office in Argentina

10-12-2019 10:33 Once low-profile politician assumes the presidency Tuesday with Cristina Fernández de Kirchner as his vice-president – a fact almost unthinkable a decade ago.

Election 2019

Peronists expect return to power in polarised election

25-10-2019 20:26 Citizens await results of approaching presidential election in the midst of an economic crisis, including rising rates of poverty and inflation. Potential leftist win could mark a significant departure from trend of increasing conservative governments in the region.

Election 2019

Frente de Todos close campaigns with call to end 'historic cycle' of neoliberalism

25-10-2019 19:45 Alberto Fernández and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner draws Peronists onto streets of Mar del Plata just days before the election, evoking memories of the Kirchnerite era and proclaiming the presidential nominee's vital role, past and present, in the revival of a progressive political agenda.

Peronism

Argentina turns back to Peronism in rebuke to Macri

14-08-2019 12:40 Peronism, with its cross-ideological allure, has managed to endure as a mainstay of Argentine politics even 45 years after the death of its founder, Juan Domingo Peron.

BLOOMBERG

With victory in sight, Alberto Fernández must explain plan for Argentina

13-08-2019 10:28 As opposition candidate continues to blame Macri for Black Monday, investors await the Peronist leader's own economic plan.

ELECTION 2019

CFK, Massa reunite at rally for first joint appearance since 2009 split

05-08-2019 10:28 Sergio Massa, who briefly served as Cabinet chief in Cristina Fernández de Kirchner's government, broke from the then-president in 2009 before successfully campaigning against her coalition in the 2013 mid-term elections.

2019 Elections

Aerolineas alleges pilot message on flights supports Fernandez-Fernandez

24-07-2019 04:40 Luis Malvido took aim at pilots for reading a statement to passenger upon arrival at their destinations, describing the message as 'political' and a 'measure to favour Kirchnerism' electorally.

2019 Elections

Pink House swoops on unaffiliated governors as PASOs loom

20-07-2019 08:02 The first major electoral test for national candidates in 2019 is August 11 when Argentina goes to the polls for a primaries vote.

EDITORIAL

The wood and the trees

22-06-2019 10:46 Although in theory anything could change in the next few hours, the big picture seems firmly defined with most candidates running behind the new polarisation resulting from two surprise moves from Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and Mauricio Macri.