News of kirchnerism

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.

Election 2019

Urtubey to contest presidency as his former allies abandon Alternativa Federal

12-06-2019 10:12 The departure of Miguel Angel Pichetto and Sergio Massa from the Alternativa Federal ('Federal Alternative') front leaves Salta Governor Juan Manuel Urtubey contesting the presidency solo.

2019 Elections

Reports: Lavagna, Urtubey working to salvage 'third option'

04-06-2019 10:44 Alternativa Federal member, Governor of Salta Juan Manuel Urtubey, and presidential hopeful Roberto Lavagna are reportedly in talks to salvage the so-called "third option" campaign.

2019 Elections

Recalde, Donda to contest BA City: report

02-06-2019 08:49 The Kirchnerite movement in Buenos Aires City will not hold a primaries race to determine its candidates. Instead, all eyes are on Mariano Recalde and Victoria Donda.

EDITORIAL

Bottom lines and battlegrounds

25-05-2019 11:26 Beyond Kirchnerism, the Peronist panorama is confused between Roberto Lavagna, Sergio Massa and various others with its strongest candidate, recently re-elected Córdoba Governor Juan Schiaretti, not even in the running. Even the Fernández-Fernández ticket is not engraved in stone.