News of kirchnerism

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.

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

News of kirchnerism

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

Plan Máximo: First the province, then the presidency

Frente de Todos infighting as Alberto prepares to chair the PJ

Study: One in four young people in Argentina neither study nor work

Hunt for lithium sparks frantic rush into Argentina's mountains

Covid cases continue to rise in Argentina, rising 28% from previous week

What a Russian defeat could mean

Pope 'heartbroken' over Texas shooting, condemns arms trade

Luis Juez lapidó a la Corte por el caso de la fiscal Goyeneche: “Si tuviera un poco más de huevos, podría intervenir”

La salud del papa Francisco: un importante nombramiento agita el fantasma de la dimisión

A pesar de representar a la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, la diputada de Milei gastó todos los pasajes aéreos del Estado

Elon Musk advierte que los italianos podrían extinguirse

Tiroteo en Texas: la historia de la heroína de 10 años que murió mientras llamaba al 911