News of opposition

Buenos Aires City Mayor Rodríguez Larreta launches presidential run

23-02-2023 14:51 With less than six months to mandatory primary elections, the fight for the candidacies in Argentina’s two main coalitions is heating up.

Argentina willing to grant citizenship to political opposition in Nicaragua

22-02-2023 11:43 Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero says Argentina is willing to grant citizenship to all Nicaraguan political opponents stripped of their nationality by Daniel Ortega's regime, including former vice-president Sergio Ramírez.

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

‘Democracy has won!’ – Opposition celebrates as Maduro’s skips summit

27-01-2023 13:28 Venezuelan leader pulls out of CELAC summit in Buenos Aires, blaming “the US Embassy with the rats of Macrismo, Patricia Bullrich and the judicial party” for his absence; PRO party figures link absence to drug-trafficking probe.

Maduro '100% defeatable' says Venezuela opposition leader Guaidó

10-01-2023 17:32 Venezuela's opposition replaced Juan Guaido as the head of a foreign-backed parallel congress, hammering the final nail in the coffin of his "interim government." Despite the setback, he says he's confident Nicolás Maduro can be defeated at the ballot box.

Venezuelan opposition dissolves Guaido's 'interim government'

31-12-2022 09:08 Venezuelan opposition on Friday dissolved the "interim government" led by Juan Guaidó, once the popular and internationally recognized face of the drive to oust leftist leader Nicolas Maduro.

Reset

13-12-2022 15:20 In May 2019, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner announced in a video that she was choosing Alberto Fernández as the Frente de Todos presidential candidate. Last week, she excluded herself from any candidacy in next year’s elections, once again shaking up the political status quo.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Cabinet ministers accuse opposition of judicial ‘prostitution’

01-12-2022 01:15 Interior Minister Eduardo ‘Wado’ de Pedro accuses opposition Juntos por el Cambio coalition of having corrupt ties with the Judiciary, comparing them to prostitution.

Patricia Bullrich: ‘Alberto Fernández, after the role he has played, cannot run again’

12-11-2022 07:24 PRO party chair and 2023 presidential hopeful on candidacies, Mauricio Macri’s role moving forward and the failed attack on Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Eliminating the primaries: Cristina & Alberto’s new face-off

05-11-2022 06:50 The debate regarding the suspension of Argentina’s controversial PASO primaries is dictated by the personal interests of the involved parties.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

‘Plan M’: Ratify leadership, promote competition and delay definitions

28-10-2022 14:28 Mauricio Macri has yet to answer whether he intends to run for a return to the presidency, a question he plans to resolve between next March and April. Meanwhile, he will continue encouraging competition while seeking to position himself as the leader insisting on the need to underwrite change.

by Gabriel Ziblat

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.’

President reshuffles his pack with ‘militant women’

14-10-2022 09:23 Raquel Olmos takes on Labour portfolio, Victoria Tolosa Paz to helm Social Development Ministry, Ayelén Mazzina becomes Women, Gender & Diversity minister.

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.

Call for ‘hate speech’ law divides government and galvanises opposition

09-09-2022 11:22 Ruling coalition U-turns on proposal after INADI anti-discrimination institute Director Victoria Donda demands introduction of ‘hate speech’ law in wake of attack on vice-president.

by Sam Forster, for the Buenos Aires Times

Political unity remains elusive despite failed attack on vice-president

04-09-2022 09:30 Lawmakers in the lower house Chamber of Deputies meet to condemn failed shooting attack on Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, but signs of unity in the wake of the shocking event are few and far between.

City Hall bans use of inclusive language in Buenos Aires' schools

10-06-2022 17:22 Buenos Aires City Mayor Horacio Rodríguez Larreta has banned the use of inclusive Spanish language in schools across the capital; Critics push back against measure.

With Macri watching on, Bullrich outlines presidential ambitions

08-06-2022 15:53 Patricia Bullrich outlines her vision of Argentina’s future and shows off the key figures behind her 2023 bid for the Casa Rosada.

by Gabriel Ziblat

Can’t see the forest for the trees

21-05-2022 06:01 The internal struggles between Alberto and Cristina, along with the rift with the opposition, trivialise the issue of export duties and other much needed reforms that would allow Argentina to unlock its potential.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Fear, uncertainty, doubt

14-05-2022 00:01 A paradigm shift for Argentina, global geopolitics, and cryptocurrencies.

by Agustino Fontevecchia