AND THAT REMINDS ME… State of the nation 04-03-2023 05:59 The state-of-the nation speech to open Congress tradition long predates that experience, going all the way back to 1864 and then-president Bartolomé Mitre. by Michael Soltys
POLITICS Rodríguez Larreta pitches presidential bid in speech to City legislature 02-03-2023 17:17 Buenos Aires City Mayor Horacio Rodríguez Larreta inaugurated the opening of ordinary sessions of the City Legislature on Wednesday by plugging his administration as an example of how "we can advance in the same direction nationwide" – an implicit nod to his presidential ambitions.
ELECTIONS 2021: ANALYSIS Left’s great election provides support for the battles to come 20-11-2021 12:13 We know that we’re living in hard times for the working-class majorities who expressed their social discontent at the ballot box. by Nicolás del Caño, via Noticias Argentinas
ELECTIONS 2021: ANALYSIS How to freak out the IMF, an Argentine story 20-11-2021 11:55 It is difficult to fathom an IMF that will ink a deal with a nation that upholds dual exchange rates, price controls, relentless monetary expansion, and massive energy and utility subsidies in the context of perpetual deficits and extremely high inflation. by Agustino Fontevecchia
ELECTIONS 2021: ANALYSIS The second half 20-11-2021 11:54 Lessons from last Sunday’s election – and pointers for what lies ahead. by Jorge Fontevecchia
IMF DEBT IMF asks Argentina for a plan with ‘broad political and social support’ 16-11-2021 14:17 First comments from IMF official after election; President Alberto Fernandez plans to send bill to Congress outline ‘multi-year’ economic programme.
ELECTIONS 2021 Midterm elections deliver president polarised Congress 16-11-2021 11:31 President Alberto Fernández will face a polarised new Congress in December following Sunday's midterm elections.
ELECTIONS 2021: ANALYSIS Kirchnerism renews its control of the Conurbano 15-11-2021 21:37 In Greater Buenos Aires, the ruling party increased its number of votes from the PASOs, reversing defeats Quilmes and San Martín. Opposition did manage to turn round the race in Lanús, where Juntos por el Cambio won by less than a point.
ELECTIONS 2021: ANALYSIS Todos contentos 15-11-2021 16:10 With less catastrophic results than those anticipated by the PASO primaries, all the politicians have to do now is open dialogue and get the country out of the national crisis... by Carlos De Angelis
ELECTIONS 2021: ANALYSIS President vows to send ‘multi-year economic programme’ to Congress 15-11-2021 13:12 President Alberto Fernández announced Sunday night that he will send a bill to Congress outlining a “multi-year economic programme” for Argentina – and he says it has the “full support” of his coalition, including Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner. by Lorena Rodríguez
ELECTIONS 2021: REACTION Argentina's bonds climb as president promises new plan after vote 15-11-2021 12:32 Bonds gain after voters rejected the government’s handling of the economy in midterm elections and President Alberto Fernández promised to cooperate with opposition lawmakers on a new agenda.
ELECTIONS 2021: ANALYSIS Why the ruling coalition is celebrating an electoral defeat 15-11-2021 01:36 The optimism of Frente de Todos, despite the ruling coalition having lost its majority in the Senate. Challenges lie ahead. by Javier Calvo
ELECTIONS 2021 Government loses majority in Congress, seeks dialogue with opposition 15-11-2021 00:22 Frente de Todos coalition set to drop from 41 to 35 seats in the 72-member Senate, based on projections with more than 98% of votes counted.
ELECTIONS 2021 Macri on election: ‘It’s the end of one era and the beginning of another’ 15-11-2021 00:00 “The result confirms that it is the end of one era and the beginning of another," declares former president Mauricio Macri.
Elections 2021 Fernández calls for dialogue with opposition after election defeat 14-11-2021 22:44 In a new way of acknowledging defeat, President Alberto Fernández broadcasts a recorded message from the Olivos presidential residence in which he calls for dialogue with the opposition.
ELECTIONS 2021: ANALYSIS With these results, Cristina loses control and quorum in the Senate 14-11-2021 22:12 Preliminary results confirm PASO losses in La Pampa, Chubut and Santa Fe. Add in the seats lost in Córdoba and Corrientes and Frente de Todos has just 35 senators to play with. by Gabriel Ziblat
ELECTIONS 2021 Initial results show opposition winning key races across country 14-11-2021 21:36 Opposition scores resounding victory in Buenos Aires City, while emerging with a lead in Buenos Aires Province; Preliminary results indicate that ruling Peronist coalition will lose majority in the Senate.
ELECTIONS 2021 Polling stations close as authorities reveal turnout up to 71% 14-11-2021 18:52 Interior Minister Eduardo 'Wado' de Pedro confirms that 71% of voters had cast a ballot by the time polling stations closed at 6pm. When the PASO primaries were held last September, turnout reached 67%.
ELECTIONS 2021 Massa: Alberto Fernández 'will call for dialogue with opposition' after vote 14-11-2021 17:14 President "will call for dialogue with opposition" after midterm elections whatever the result, says Lower House speaker as he casts vote.
ELECTIONS 2021: PREVIEW Ten races to watch in Argentina’s midterm elections 14-11-2021 08:57 Two issues will attract the most attention as Sunday night’s results come in: what happens in the provinces and whether Kirchnerismo loses quorum in the Senate. The results in Santa Fe, Chubut and La Pampa will be crucial. by Gabriel Ziblat
ELECTIONS 2021 President under pressure as polarised nation heads to polls 14-11-2021 08:14 President Alberto Fernández faces a crunch 24 hours as Argentina heads to the polls for crucial midterm legislative elections. Frente de Todos could lose control of Congress, in a vote already looking ahead to 2023.
ELECTIONS 2021 Nation prepares to vote in bellwether election 12-11-2021 05:59 Country heads to the ballot box for crucial legislative elections that could determine President Alberto Fernández's ability to govern effectively for the next two years.
MIDTERM ELECTIONS 2021 Midterm elections 2021: Pollsters forecast similar results to PASO 10-11-2021 16:01 Seven of Argentina’s top pollsters agree that the numbers won’t change much from the primaries, though there will be some differences. Some see the government pulling back points in the midterms; others envisage the opposition stretching their advantage. by Gabriel Ziblat