News of macri

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.

Government faces midterm pain amid wrecked economy

12-11-2021 06:00 Voters will pick half of the lower house seats and a third of the senate, in an election that will act as a crucial test for the government’s fragile unity.

Illegal espionage case: Judge sets new court date for Macri

29-10-2021 23:49 Media scrum set to descend on Dolores once again; Former president must attend hearing on November 3, rules judge; President lifts secrecy rules.

Mauricio Macri appears in court over illicit spying claims

28-10-2021 18:44 Former president briefly appears before a judge in a probe investigating claims his government illegally spied on relatives of 44 sailors who died in the tragic sinking of the ARA San Juan Navy submarine.

Macri back in Argentina, says he won't testify in ARA San Juan spying case

20-10-2021 11:28 Former president returns to Argentina – but says he will not give a statement in a probe about alleged spying on relatives of 44 crew-members who died in the sinking of the ARA San Juan submarine.

Peronist Loyalty Day rallies deliver IMF criticism and controversy

19-10-2021 11:11 Peronist Loyalty Day celebrated over two days with anti-IMF declarations, marchers trampling on stones honouring Covid victims, President Fernández noticeably absent and CGT marchers blocking traffic.

Judge summons Macri in ARA San Juan espionage case

01-10-2021 17:16 Dolores Judge Martín Bava summons Macri to October 7 hearing under framework of case probing alleged espionage of relatives of deceased crew of ARA San Juan submarine. Former president barred from leaving the country.

Opposition presents united front as its eyes PASO repeat in November

22-09-2021 12:10 Juntos por el Cambio’s candidates for Congress unite for national meeting. Strong criticism of government, especially regarding internal disputes, as opposition eyes 45% of vote in November.

by Gabriel Ziblat

Norberto Oyarbide, controversial former judge, dies aged 70

03-09-2021 03:13 Norberto Oyarbide was one of the most controversial judges in Argentina’s history. He died last Wednesday at the age of 70, after spending two months in hospital with double pneumonia produced by coronavirus.

PASO Primaries: Round 1

27-08-2021 23:26 It will be a tough election for the pan-Peronist coalition in the Province of Buenos Aires.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Mariano Macri: ‘Unmasking Mauricio is fundamental for me’

24-07-2021 00:14 Mariano Macri, the younger brother of former president Mauricio Macri, on their father Franco, SOCMA and why “politics and business life are not compatible.”

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Geopolitics and the ideological populism of Macri and Cristina

17-07-2021 11:23 Beginning to leave the Macri-Cristina grieta in the rearview mirror is a necessary condition for progress.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Bolivia: Argentina sent tear gas, ammunition to Áñez administration in 2019

09-07-2021 22:15 President Alberto Fernández apologises to the Bolivian government amid claims that tear gas and live ammunition were shipped then used to repress protests.

Hugo Moyano: ‘We’ve always defended workers to the death’

09-07-2021 20:32 Veteran teamster and union leader Hugo Moyano riffs on his meteoric rise through the labour movement, relationships with Argentina’s presidents and why he is targeted for being on the side of the worker.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Neuroscientist Facundo Manes confirms midterms run

06-07-2021 14:27 Popular neuroscientist says he has decided "to accept the invitation from the Radical Civic Union and participate in the next elections.” Manes expected to run for national deputy representing Buenos Aires Province.

by James Grainger

Opposition's PASO line-up comes into focus as Bullrich drops out

04-07-2021 23:50 PRO party leader Patricia Bullrich says she won't seek office in Buenos Aires City and will instead look ahead to 2023. Decision allows Horacio Rodríguez Larreta to impose a unified list headed by María Eugenia Vidal.

by James Grainger

Argentina abstains in vote condemning Nicaragua's jailing of opposition leaders

16-06-2021 00:41 Casa Rosada fails to endorse OAS resolution against Nicaragua demanding "immediate release of the presidential candidates and all political prisoners."

Interpol issues red notice for arrest of 'Pepín' Rodríguez Simón

09-06-2021 16:25 Ex-Macri administration official and alleged ‘judicial operator,’ accused of "extortion and illicit association,” has been living in Uruguay since the end of 2020. Rodríguez Simón has requested asylum due to political “persecution.”

Is it time to leave or is Argentina worth it?

08-05-2021 00:06 Even more dangerous than outdated economics is the constant trench warfare that is Argentine politics, which begets disillusionment and feeds the brain drain.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Kirchnerite leaders escalate rhetoric against 'opposition directed by Macri'

17-04-2021 15:37 Axel Kicillof and Máximo Kirchner criticise Buenos Aires City Mayor Horacio Rodríguez Larreta, defend new Covid restrictions and talk up influence of former president Mauricio Macri on opposition coalition.

by Rosario Ayerdi