News of kirchnerism

Opposition demands Maduro’s arrest as he confirms CELAC attendance

19-01-2023 14:54 Key figures in Juntos por el Cambio call for Venezuelan “dictator” to be arrested if he sets foot in Argentina for upcoming CELAC summit; US President Joe Biden to skip event in Buenos Aires.

LAGO ESCONDIDO SCANDAL

There are no coincidences in the Hidden Lake

10-12-2022 06:41 There is nothing inherently criminal in having these magistrates and officials accept an invitation to a public retreat from an interest group that happens to be the country’s largest media conglomerate. The issue here is ethical.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

SUPREME COURT

Cristina at it again with her own VAR against judiciary

25-07-2022 17:41 Vice-President blasts Supreme Court for convicting her in advance and compounding economic crisis, presidential defence.

As I see it

Jobs for the boys in the patronage state

28-05-2022 00:50 As far as the Kirchnerites are concerned, a cat’s political colour is the only thing that really matters.

by James Neilson

POLITICS

The end of Kirchnerism?

31-12-2021 10:55 The question of Kirchnerism’s resilience pierces the socio-political-economic ecosystem in Argentina, and will help determine the near future of the beleaguered nation.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

As I see it

A puzzle nobody wants

24-12-2021 08:35 While it is easy for opposition leaders to criticise the Kirchnerites for their handling of the economy and a great many other things, coming clean about what they themselves would do is far more difficult.

by James Neilson

PASO 2021: OPINION & ANALYSIS

Facing up to defeat

14-09-2021 10:09 The defeat was logical enough, but in Argentina, the logical does not always happen.

by Rosendo Fraga

INTERVIEW: PERIODISMO PURO

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.

News of kirchnerism

Opposition demands Maduro’s arrest as he confirms CELAC attendance

There are no coincidences in the Hidden Lake

Cristina at it again with her own VAR against judiciary

Jobs for the boys in the patronage state

The end of Kirchnerism?

A puzzle nobody wants

Facing up to defeat

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

Profile: Martín Soria, Argentina’s next justice minister

Vaccines bring problems in their wake

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

More of the same?

Fernández yet to decide replacement for departing justice minister

Radicalised

Supreme Court upholds two-year prison sentence against Milagro Sala

Lucio Dupuy trial: Mother, partner found guilty of killing five-year-old

Climbers in Argentina discover corpse frozen inside glacier

Verdict due in trial for horrific killing of five-year-old Lucio Dupuy

Gruesome killing of five-year-old Lucio Dupuy shocks Argentina

Supercopa goes global as Racing see off Boca in UAE

Quién es Ana Clara Pérez Ballester, la jueza que dio la tenencia a la madre de Lucio

Felipe Pigna: "El Conicet estableció que la mayoría de los argentinos tiene sangre indígena"

Caso Lucio: Adepa repudió el "hostigamiento en línea" contra la editora de género de TN

Fue a comprar ibuprofeno para su hijo y le dieron viagra: el niño terminó internado

Regresó en avión desde Canadá y quiso ingresar 100 pares de zapatillas, pero la aduana lo detuvo