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United yet disorganised: Peronism comes to terms with a year of Milei

12-12-2024 18:10 What remains of the Unión por la Patria coalition could only manage a photo-op and is far from placing things in order. The internal differences and disputes stalling the bid to reach unity in 2025.

by Rosario Ayerdi

Education

Students are turning on Milei after helping him win power

11-12-2024 14:18 President Milei derides universities as bastions of wokeness and elitism. But publicly funded higher education is a point of civic pride. Now, graduates are turning on Milei after helping him win power.

POLITICS & ECONOMY

President targets rivals as he confirms he will veto university law

02-10-2024 20:22 President responds to mass demonstration in favour of state universities by confirming he will veto new law; Head of state ramps up rhetoric, namechecking rivals and accusing them of forming “new populist left front.”

POLITICS

Peronism forced to react to Fernández gender violence allegations

12-08-2024 12:32 Peronism, now in opposition, has been unable to recover from its electoral defeat and now faces a scandal that shows no sign of stopping. The accusations against Alberto Fernández by his former partner exposes the isolated responses of leaders who are unable to articulate joined-up thinking.

by Rosario Ayerdi

POLITICS

Tussle for Peronist protagonism clashes with calls for unity

05-07-2024 15:27 Former presidential candidate Sergio Massa will break his silence on the first Saturday of August with criticism of Javier Milei’s government. Buenos Aires Province Governor Axel Kicillof continues to raise his national profile, with next year’s battles being brought forward.

by Rosario Ayerdi

Marcha federal universitaria

Milei on education march: ‘Using a noble cause to defend caste interests’

24-04-2024 17:44 Milei used social media to unload on critics and dismisses universities march, accusing "the caste" of using a “noble cause” like education to “defend their caste interests.”

POLITICS

Sergio Massa to work for US investment fund Greylock Capital

26-02-2024 06:05 Former Peronist presidential candidate will join a total of ten projects aimed at the real economy; Massa will soon make a “reappearance” in Buenos Aires Province with Frente Renovador mayors and a book is coming in March.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Economy posted mild contraction amid run-off election

23-01-2024 22:40 Economic activity in November fell 1.4% from October, according to government data. From the same month a year earlier, activity fell 0.9%.

POLITICS

Massa re-appears with a warning for union leaders

06-01-2024 11:29 Former economy minister and presidential candidate attends CGT lunch, where he offers his opinion on the labour grouping's call to strike. Offering self-criticism, unsuccessful presidential candidate says he should have been more vehement in warning the middle class about “what was coming with Milei.”

As I see it

Milei steps into the breach

09-12-2023 03:53 Javier Milei will soon find that completely reshaping a long-established political and economic order is sure to be a terribly difficult undertaking.

by James Neilson

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

President Alberto Fernández: ‘Milei should give Macri as wide a berth as possible’

01-12-2023 15:04 Just days after meeting with his successor, Argentina’s outgoing president sits down to reflect on his four years of government, the challenges he faced and why he believes Javier Milei won last month’s run-off.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

ELECTIONS 2023 – ANALYSIS

Living in Milei’s world

25-11-2023 14:22 These initial steps are positive in maintaining the situation from blowing up but they are insufficient in and of themselves. Not only would this cordiality and cooperation have to be maintained over time, Milei’s strategy would actually have to work.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

CAMPAIGN COMMENTS

Method in his madness?

25-11-2023 14:16 Javier Milei’s solitary rise to the top from almost nowhere in a couple of years is more apparent than real. The key to this success is more like the solution to Agatha Christie’s 'Murder on the Orient Express' – they all did it.

by Michael Soltys

IMF DEBT PROGRAMME

Javier Milei may find an unexpected friend in the IMF

21-11-2023 16:43 What will the relationship be like between Javier Milei and the International Monetary Fund, given the impact of Argentina's ongoing US$44-billion loan agreement?

ELECTION 2023: FALL-OUT

Fernández, Milei meet at Olivos for talks on transition of power

21-11-2023 10:02 Argentina's current president and president-elect meet at Olivos presidential residence for talks over transition of power; Official photograph of encounter released by government.

ELECTIONS 2023 – OPINION

Milei's win sealed by a risky gamble that turned rival into ally

20-11-2023 21:06 Bullrich’s voters ended up following her and backing Milei; Milei still faces dilemma over balancing both sides of support.

ELECTION 2023: FALL-OUT

Milei says no transition meeting planned as Massa decides to stay on

20-11-2023 18:39 Javier Milei says that "there is no meeting planned" with President Alberto Fernández and says responsibility for period until December 10 inauguration lies with head of state and Sergio Massa, who decides to stay on as economy minister.

ELECTIONS 2023 – ANALYSIS

Into the unknown

20-11-2023 16:44 The emergence of an anti-political outsider and redrawing the map of the political scenario on yet uncertain bases – those are the first conclusions left by the consecration of Javier Milei.

by Walter Curia

ELECTION 2023: ANALYSIS

The lion king

20-11-2023 13:57 This presidential election was about change, and we knew that at least two years ago when the government lost the midterm legislative elections. The question was which opponent would take the laurels.

by Carlos Fara

ELECTION 2023: FALL-OUT

Milei vows swift measures to pull Argentina out of crisis

20-11-2023 00:32 Argentina’s president-elect vows swift measures to pull the economy out of a deep crisis.

LIBERTARIANS CELEBRATE RESULT

'The caste is afraid!' – Milei's voters roar for change in Argentina

20-11-2023 00:22 Javier Milei's supporters celebrated wildly on Sunday night as election results confirmed him as Argentina's next president-elect.

ELECTION 2023: FALL-OUT

Report: Economy Minister Massa ‘to take leave of absence’

19-11-2023 23:59 Argentina’s Economy Minister Sergio Massa will reportedly seek a leave of absence from his post to "facilitate the transition" with President-elect Javier Milei; President Alberto Fernández speaks with election winner and duo agree to meet Monday for talks.

PRESIDENT MILEI: REACTION

Governments in Americas congratulate Milei on election triumph

19-11-2023 22:09 Presidents, prime ministers and political leaders across the Americas offer congratulations to Argentina's President-elect Javier Milei.

ELECTION 2023: RUN-OFF

Argentina takes leap into unknown with Javier Milei as president

19-11-2023 21:20 Attention will now turn to how Javier Milei implements his most contested measures with only a handful of representatives in a fragmented congress and an impatient electorate. He will take office December 10.

ELECTION 2023

Libertarian lawmaker Milei wins presidential election

19-11-2023 20:58 Libertarian outsider pulls off massive upset with a resounding win in Argentina's presidential election, a stinging rebuke of the traditional parties that have overseen decades of economic decline.

Election 2023

'The results are not what we hoped for' – Massa concedes defeat

19-11-2023 20:41 Economy Minister Sergio Massa pre-empted the publication of provisional results on Sunday night, conceding defeat in the presidential run-off to Javier Milei.

ELECTION 2023

Outsider Milei beats Massa in Argentina presidential run-off

19-11-2023 20:31 Javier Milei, a libertarian candidate with radical solutions to Argentina’s economic crisis, has won the presidential run-off.

Election 2023 run-off results

President Milei – Libertarian wins Argentina's election run-off

19-11-2023 20:03 Outspoken libertarian lawmaker Javier Milei – who has promised to dollarise Argentina's economy and "dynamite" the Central Bank – wins race to be nation's next president; Sergio Massa concedes defeat in speech from ruling coalition's bunker.

ELECTION 2023: RUN-OFF

Massa concedes defeat; Milei elected Argentina's next president

19-11-2023 17:47 Economy Minister Sergio Massa concedes defeat in election run-off and congratulates rival; Libertarian lawmaker Javier Milei elected Argentina's next president.

Election 2023

Nation votes in cliffhanger election run-off

19-11-2023 12:58 According to Argentina's National Electoral Chamber, 30% of the electoral roll had voted by midday – close to the same level is in the election's first round.

ELECTIONS 2023 – ANALYSIS

Already in unchartered territory

18-11-2023 06:55 The emergence of Javier Milei and his libertarian coalition, La Libertad Avanza, has happened in tandem with a fatal erosion of the bonds holding Argentina’s hegemonic coalitions together.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

CAMPAIGN COMMENTS

Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow

18-11-2023 06:42 Democratic voting in Argentina ran on the basis of simple majorities until 1972 when that system was a non-starter for a military régime since it would guarantee victory for a Juan Domingo Perón. In order to give themselves the faint chance of the anti-Peronist chunk of society outnumbering the Peronist masses if obliged to vote en bloc, they introduced a system whereby nothing short of an absolute majority would permit victory in the first round.

by Michael Soltys

EDITORIAL

A long road ends and a journey begins

18-11-2023 06:08 Nothing ends irreversibly tomorrow – rather than any apocalypse now, it needs to be seen within the grander context of these four continuing decades of democracy.

ELECTION 2023

What happens if Argentina's presidential run-off is too close to call?

17-11-2023 17:23 Detailing the differences between the provisional and definitive count – how long it could take to get the final result?

by Julian D'Imperio

ELECTIONS 2023

La Libertad Avanza walk back election fraud claims

17-11-2023 17:14 Libertarian party’s lawyer presents Twitter screenshots and press clippings to support allegations of irregularities, but says LLA isn’t denouncing fraud but seeking greater precautions.

ELECTIONS 2023

Argentina’s heartland shows quandary of election choice few want

17-11-2023 07:24 Argentina’s electoral dilemma is arguably felt most acutely in Cordoba, where 1.2 million voters opted for neither of the candidates in the run-off — the highest percentage of any district in the country.

ELECTION 2023: RUN-OFF

Concern over libertarian fraud claims with tight run-off expected

17-11-2023 07:20 Argentines go to the polls on Sunday to decide if Sergio Massa or Javier Milei will be the country’s next president; Libertarian’s party raises spectre of fraud with ‘irregularities’ and ballots claims but electoral authorities say they are unfounded.

ELECTIONS 2023

Haunted by inflation, Sergio Massa seeks the Presidency

17-11-2023 00:57 A wily and seasoned politician, Sergio Massa confounded pollsters by winning the most votes in a first-round election. Can he convince voters, despite his performance as economy minister?

ELECTIONS 2023

Nation faces nail-biter election as economy crumbles

17-11-2023 00:47 Sergio Massa and Javier Milei will face off in a run-off presidential election on Sunday, a battle between two wildly different versions of the country. Polls have the candidates neck-and-neck, with Milei at a very slight advantage.

CANDIDATE PROFILES

Massa: Experienced operator running on an unenviable record

17-11-2023 00:36 Two candidates, one winner. A look at the two hopefuls competing for the Casa Rosada.

As I see it

Who is the scarier?

17-11-2023 00:27 Seeing that from the very beginning whoever wins will be forced to take measures that make life even more difficult for many who voted for him, he could become very unpopular indeed well before he has settled in.

by James Neilson

ELECTIONS 2023

Massa and Milei end campaigns ahead of tight vote

17-11-2023 00:25 Economy Minister Sergio Massa and libertarian lawmaker Javier Milei closed their campaigns on Thursday, ahead of a tense and tight contest in which every vote counts.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Massa, ‘the Washington panel,’ geopolitics – uncertainty in Argentine-US relations

16-11-2023 14:31 Javier Milei offers alignment with the interests of the United States, while Sergio Massa talks multilateralism. Concerns oversensitive issues such as the Hidrovía waterway, 5G technology and the Chinese base.

DEVALUATION

Argentina begins daily micro-devaluations, days from run-off

16-11-2023 12:36 Four days out from the presidential run-off, Argentina's Central Bank begins micro devaluations of the peso.

ELECTIONS 2023 – ANALYSIS

Macri has a Plan A and a Plan B

16-11-2023 11:41 Former president's bet on Javier Milei, outlined during campaigning and quickly confirmed after the first round vote, has put Mauricio Macri back in the spotlight.

by Javier Calvo

ELECTIONS 2023 – MARKETS

After US$24-billion wipeout, Argentina’s bonds face election test

16-11-2023 11:12 Holders of some US$65 billion of sovereign debt — including major investors like Pimco, BlackRock and Fidelity — have seen Argentina's bonds haemorrhage in value since 2020. And they know, if history is any guide, that more losses are likely.

ELECTIONS 2023

'The lesser evil': Argentina frozen by indecision ahead of vote

16-11-2023 00:36 According to an average of opinion polls, between 7% and 13% of voters in Argentina are undecided or planning to cast a blank ballot in this Sunday's run-off.

ELECTION 2023

Youths and older adults – Massa targets two voting groups on way to run-off

15-11-2023 16:23 Economy minister and ruling coalition presidential candidate is working to consolidate the votes he got in the October election and stepping up his efforts to reach sectors where his rival, Javier Milei, is out ahead.

Living with inflation

A shirt for rice: bartering to survive in inflation-battered Argentina

15-11-2023 11:06 Faced with soaring prices as inflation bites away at purchasing power, ever-increasing numbers of Argentines are turning to bartering to make ends meet.