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Feletti resigns as domestic trade secretary, strengthening Guzmán's hand

23-05-2022 17:21 Kirchnerite official steps down as head of Domestic Trade Secretariat, strengthening position of Economy Minister Martín Guzmán.

economy

Kirchnerites told to resign if they won’t approve gas, electricity hikes

13-05-2022 00:06 Challenging critical Kirchnerite voices, sources close to the Presidency said this week that any public official that opposes rises in utility prices “will not be able to continue in the government.”

THE INSIDE TRACK

Máximo’s post-resignation plans and IMF deal strategy

03-02-2022 22:25 Frente de Todos lawmaker will not obstruct debate of the government’s IMF bill in Congress. The orders to his troops in Congress and what comes next.

by Rosario Ayerdi

#1F MARCH

Inside the Kirchnerite march on the Supreme Court

03-02-2022 16:46 Representatives of the ruling party and trade unionists sympathetic to the government were present. The reaction of the opposition.

Alberto vs the courts

President echoes Kirchnerites and renews criticism of Supreme Court

11-01-2022 22:49 Ruling coalition steps up criticism of the Judiciary, with President Alberto Fernández declaring that the Supreme Court has “very serious problems.” Kirchnerites plan February 1 protest rally, as opposition leaders push back.

CORRUPTION & THE COURTS

Courts free ex-public works secretary José López on bail

09-11-2021 09:00 Former Public Works secretary, who has been in jail since he was famously discovered throwing bags containing some US$9 million over a convent wall in Greater Buenos Aires, released on a reduced bail to 14.5 million pesos, covered thanks to the properties and cars of three of his friends.

POLITICS

Frente de Todos puts on show of ‘unity’ as problems mount

07-05-2021 01:05 President Alberto Fernández hails the strength of his ruling coalition in wake of Supreme Court ruling.

POLITICS

Frente de Todos at odds over future of energy official

01-05-2021 00:16 Rumours sweep through political circles speculating that Economy Minister Martín Guzmán is seeking removal of energy undersecretary. Kirchnerite officials aggressively deny claims that Federico Basualdo has resigned his post.

PERONIST LOYALTY DAY

Peronistas vs Camporistas

17-10-2020 08:44 Ahead of today’s historic 75th Peronist Loyalty Day, the movement’s various strands seem more concerned with jostling for space than making the most of a historic opportunity to overcome polarisation.

by Gustavo González

EDITORIAL

No immunity from impunity

18-07-2020 09:10 The bloodiest attack against the Jewish Diaspora anywhere in the world since the Shoah, the AMIA massacre still marks this city’s biggest loss of life in a single day.

POLITICS & THE PANDEMIC

Fernández TV

20-06-2020 09:02 Time will tell if the delays with the Vicentin and wealth tax bills are a deliberate strategy by the president to buffer the complaints by the lobbies who have historically clashed with Kirchnerismo.

by Martín Gambarotta