News of peronism

Peronism unites but also divides to honour Evita

01-08-2022 16:42 Main celebrations by organised labour with separate marches by CGT and CTA umbrellas, President marks day in Chapadmalal.

Argentina pays tribute to icon Eva Peron on 70th anniversary of death

27-07-2022 16:33 Argentina celebrated Eva Peròn on the 70th anniversary of her premature death this week, despite continued economic crises.

Back(s) to the future in the present (very) tense

28-05-2022 01:41 Instead of seeking any consensus to confront this impending national emergency, the political spectrum is increasingly fragmented at various levels.

Felipe Solá: ‘Cristina is dogmatic in her words but pragmatic in her actions’

27-05-2022 09:16 Former governor of Buenos Aires Province addresses his ouster as foreign minister, Peronist unity and his relationships with Alberto Fernández and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Anything but a holy week

16-04-2022 00:01 Inflation at this level traps the government in the austerity it abhors since prices and government revenues both rising in real time leave wages and pensions trailing, thus turning the political debate into an uphill battle.

Waiting for Alberto and Cristina to figure it out

15-04-2022 01:40 The civil war between the Albertistas and Kirchneristas has paralysed Argentina’s political agenda.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Gustavo Bordet: ‘When positions become radical, votes run away from you’

07-01-2022 22:00 Entre Ríos Province governor on Argentina’s provincial leaders, Peronism and why President Alberto Fernández should stand for re-election in 2023.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Alberto Fernández: ‘We went to extremes and lost the centrist vote’

31-12-2021 12:47 The president granted this interview after conversing with IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva. He began a long interview after a day full of tension, topped by the defeat of the Budget bill in Congress.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

2001 to 2021: Ticking time bomb

03-12-2021 23:41 Fast forward to today from 2001 and Argentina’s massive debt pile is still front and centre of the political discussion, as is the IMF and the possibility of default.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Does corruption matter?

03-12-2021 22:16 The blatant politicisation of the Judiciary does nothing to make Argentina look like a good place in which to do business.

by James Neilson

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%.

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.

Fernández flies to Rome for G20 with a dozen bilaterals on his agenda

29-10-2021 01:28 President has meetings lined up with Kristalina Georgieva, Angela Merkel, Pedro Sánchez, Úrsula von der Leyen, Queen Máxima and the director-general of the World Health Organisation, among others.

by Rosario Ayerdi

Biden's nominee for US envoy criticises Argentina’s policy on Venezuela and Cuba

26-10-2021 16:36 Marc Stanley, Joe Biden’s nominee for next US ambassador to Argentina, uses confirmation hearing to criticise Argentina’s foreign policy approach on Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua, while calling for a “macroeconomic plan” from Alberto Fernández administration.

Peronism has its back against the wall

16-10-2021 00:01 In the eyes of a growing proportion of the country, Cristina, Alberto, Aníbal and the rest of them represent the very worst of a self-serving political elite whose members are more interested in their own personal welfare than anything else.

by James Neilson

The beginning of the end?

17-09-2021 22:07 The Frente de Todos coalition, with the vice-presidential tail wagging the presidential dog, has been a rare experiment premised on a united Peronism being big enough to contain its own historic contradictions by guaranteeing electoral victory and thus power. That myth was rudely shattered by last Sunday’s voting.

A hatchet job for the perfect punching bag

21-08-2021 09:26 President Alberto’s hypocrisy will lower the count in the most populous electoral district of the nation, along with his pseudo-apology, and his subsequent backtracking. Yet, Alberto was chosen specifically for this reason: he’s the perfect punching bag.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Secrets of Mr. Sullivan’s visit

11-08-2021 16:13 The White House’s top geopolitical advisor lunched at Olivos presidential residence last week, meeting ministers, businessmen and President Alberto Fernández. Vaccines, development and debt were among a broad range of conversation topics.

by Gustavo González

Argentina’s famed ‘aguinaldo’ bonus – an explainer

04-06-2021 23:56 It’s that time of the year again and there’s renewed curiosity on social networks about the origins of Argentina’s famed ‘aguinaldo,’ the benefit received by workers twice a year.

by Carlos Piro

Vaccines and votes – two V-words for V-signs

04-06-2021 22:55 Everything might seem to depend on vaccines but single-issue politics is unlikely to sway an election conditioned by multiple factors.