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Mauricio Macri says he won’t run for president in 2023 election

26-03-2023 14:33 Former president announces he won't stand in opposition's presidential primaries, paving way for a heated battle for Juntos por el Cambio's nomination.

Economy grew 5.2% in 2022, second straight year of growth

23-03-2023 16:49 Improvement in GDP was consumer-led (up 9.4%) with exports up 5.7%, new INDEC report reveals.

Agustín Rossi: ‘Alberto Fernández will not put his aspirations first’

25-02-2023 09:34 Following Juan Manzur’s exit, veteran Santa Fe politician Agustín Rossi has returned to the Cabinet at the helm of the ministerial team. His main challenge is to maintain coalition unity in the midst of the debate over electoral strategy.

by Rosario Ayerdi

Rodríguez Larreta kicks off PRO’s tense race for presidential nod

23-02-2023 20:44 PRO party front-runner and Buenos Aires City Mayor Horacio Rodríguez Larreta officially declares his intention to run for president with ‘anti-grieta’ video; Battle-lines drawn as opposition politicians clash over route to Casa Rosada.

The ornithology of Frente de Todos and Juntos por el Cambio

11-02-2023 07:00 Argentina has been locked in a bi-coalitionism over the past several electoral periods, but the novel element this time around is the internal fragmentation of both spaces.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Secret pacts between Massa & Alberto and Macri & Rodríguez Larreta

28-01-2023 01:19 Have the tables turned on Cristina Fernández de Kirchner? Public and private information indicates that Alberto Fernández and Sergio Massa have an explicit agreement regarding the 2023 presidential election.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Supreme Court rules in favour of City Hall in federal revenue-sharing row

22-12-2022 09:49 Casa Rosada analysing next steps to follow after big judicial setback; Buenos Aires City Mayor Horacio Rodríguez Larreta hails decision that boosts capital’s share of revenue-sharing percentage.

Macri sparks controversy with remarks on Qatar’s LGBT community

22-12-2022 02:30 Former president, who spent last month in Qatar attending Argentina’s World Cup matches, says there is “plenty of homosexuality” in Arab country and that the LGBT+ community in Arab country “lives in absolute calm."

Opposition infighting hits new peak as leaders admit to ‘tensions’

03-11-2022 23:57 Argentina’s main opposition coalition, Juntos por el Cambio, gripped anew by internal tensions as two of its likely presidential candidates clash.

Mauricio Macri: ‘Argentina is on the point of leaving behind decades of populism’

29-10-2022 06:48 Former president Mauricio Macri discusses his ideals, beliefs, Juntos por el Cambio’s chances in the 2023 elections, the last three years of President Alberto Fernández’s government and his four-year spell in office – and what he would do differently in retrospect.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Macri calls for unity but gives little away at book launch

25-10-2022 15:55 Potential 2023 candidates are the talk of the town as top names from the opposition Juntos por el Cambio coalition turn out in large numbers at La Rural for the launch of former president Mauricio Macri’s new book, ‘Para Qué.’

Rain dampens reception for Macri’s new book

22-10-2022 06:26 Former president’s latest tome, Para Que, hits shelves across the country – is it the precursor to a presidential candidacy?

by Xander Christou

Macri says he’s not registered to run in 2023

14-10-2022 08:38 Former president and PRO leader indicates he has no intention of running for Argentina’s top office in next year’s federal election.

Macri sparks controversy as rumours of presidential run ramp up

07-10-2022 00:00 Former president makes waves after describing Argentine society as "the biggest failure of the last 70 years" at event in Spain; Opposition leader says he hopes that "the country which invented populism with Evita and Perón will be the first to remove it."

Macri says Kirchnerism is using attack on VP to persecute ‘symbolic enemies’

04-09-2022 16:18 Former president Mauricio Macri has accused members of Argentina’s government of using last Thursday's attack on Cristina Fernández de Kirchner for political gain.

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner: a politically persecuted crook

27-08-2022 00:01 Argentina’s Judiciary is deeply political and impressively dexterous in shifting the sails to match the winds, whether it’s time to speed up or slow down.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Carpetazo

12-08-2022 09:58 Political persecution through the Judiciary is a real thing in Argentina.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner counter-attacks with claims against Judiciary

12-08-2022 09:48 Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner seeks recusal of prosecutor and judge in Vialidad public works graft trial as court allegations get air time.

Japan in shock as former PM Shinzo Abe assassinated by gunman

08-07-2022 13:25 Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe assassinated today by a gunman who shot the influential politician as he delivered a campaign speech.

The fateful 30th month of the Fernández-Fernández administration

02-07-2022 07:00 President Alberto Fernández has been hit by a crippling run on the peso that has stretched out over several weeks during the 30th month of his Presidency, as an exhausted economic model has failed to generate confidence and Central Bank reserves.

by Agustino Fontevecchia