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Ezequiel Spillman

Editor de Política de Diario Perfil. Mail: [email protected]

City transport subsidies source of conflict between Milei and Jorge Macri

06-08-2024 16:41 While the revenue sharing distribution row is being solved, tensions look set to enter a new chapter with a dispute building over the removal of bus subsidies from 31 bus lines in the capital.

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Politics

Ignacio ‘Nacho’ Torres: the governor who lit the provincial fuse

01-03-2024 06:28 From the PRO leader’s political beginnings in Trelew, his links to Patricia Bullrich and Horacio Rodríguez Larreta and his history with Mario Das Neves. How he constructed his candidacy and the special advisor with whom he worked but now at odds. A profile of the youngest provincial governor in office today.

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INTERVIEW

Waldo Wolff: ‘With tougher penalties in the City, we can lower crime by 50%’

19-02-2024 17:26 Buenos Aires City Security Minister Waldo Wolff details reforms implemented by the new administration, explains how crime could be further slashed and why “Jorge Macri is a modern leader.”

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Security Minister Patricia Bullrich unveils her anti-protest protocol at a press conference at the Security Ministry's headquarters in Recoleta, Buenos Aires.

POLITICS

Security Minister Patricia Bullrich deepens anti-picket doctrine

19-02-2024 16:37 Argentina's security minister is moving forward with her anti-picket protocol with social conflict on the rise and wants the courts to be swifter in lifting roadblocks – the order from her portfolio is not to dialogue with social organisations and union leaders.

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INTERVIEW

Cristian Ritondo: ‘Juntos por el Cambio, as we knew it, no longer exists’

06-02-2024 15:06 Frente PRO chairman discusses President Milei's omnibus bill, how deadlock was overcome and criticises those who will not back the sweeping reform plan.

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President Javier Milei, accompanied by officials, security officers and Security Minister Patricia Bullrich and Human Capital Minister Sandra Pettovello, watch the policing of the December 20 operation.

Politics

Spokesperson, leader, political partner – Milei emboldens Bullrich with power

26-12-2023 14:51 Argentina’s president has granted more power to Patricia Bullrich, his former presidential rival turned Cabinet ally; In addition to speaking up on security issues, Milei now sees her as an authorised voice to defend his administration.

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Javier Milei, Mauricio Macri and Patricia Bullrich.

ELECTION 2023 – ANALYSIS

Macri victorious after backing Milei, eyes PRO officials in Cabinet

20-11-2023 16:05 Former president Mauricio Macri has been tacitly supporting Javier Milei since the libertarian lawmaker entered politics. With the La Libertad Avanza leader's triump at the ballot box, he has solidified a link that may stretch into Argentina's next government.

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INTERVIEW

Cristian Ritondo: ‘In the run-off, Milei represents change – being neutral is not an option’

06-11-2023 12:14 National lawmaker and head of the PRO lower house caucus says that Javier Milei is the only option that represents change in the November 19 run-off and calls on Argentina to rebuff Sergio Massa, a “part and central protagonist of this government.”

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Horacio Rodríguez Larreta, Mauricio Macri and Patricia Bullrich.

ELECTION 2023: FALL-OUT

Intimate diary of a day of rage: how PRO was blown apart

26-10-2023 16:24 The secrets of the fierce internal debate inside Patricia Bullrich’s apartment, position of the opposition governors and the fear from mayors. The arguments against and in favour of backing Milei from the 24 hours in which Juntos por el Cambio began to fracture.

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INTERVIEW

Jorge Macri: ‘If Patricia Bullrich makes the run-off, she’s president’

17-10-2023 08:15 Buenos Aires City mayoral candidate if confident Juntos por el Cambio will make it into the second round of the presidential election, pointing to “plenty of crossover” between Sergio Massa and Javier Milei and affirming that “the proximity to Luis Barrionuevo shows a dependence on the traditional political mechanisms” on the part of the liberals.

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Néstor Grindetti and Patricia Bullrich touring.

ELECTION 2023

Grindetti seeks 90 municipalities in battle for Buenos Aires Province

05-10-2023 16:37 Juntos por el Cambio’s candidate to be next governor of Buenos Aires Province explores a new strategy to try to defeat Axel Kicillof.

by Ezequiel Spillman

Juntos por el Cambio's candidate for vice-president, Luis Petri.

INTERVIEW

Luis Petri: 'I don't hear Milei's allies talking about corruption’

09-09-2023 11:03 Luis Petri, vice-presidential candidate for the opposition Juntos por el Cambio coalition, says that "the problem in Argentina is not the caste but corrupt politicians." Mendoza politician details proposals on security and explains why he thinks Sergio Massa won't make it to the run-off.

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Patricia Bullrich on the campaign trail in Hurlingham.

ELECTION 2023

Bullrich appeals to the epic, vowing to end Kirchnerismo

28-08-2023 15:14 Patricia Bullrich believes she has unified the opposition coalition behind her and is convinced of the message she needs to express: only Juntos por el Cambio can end Kirchnerism once and for all.

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POLITICS

Bullrich to meet Melconian ahead of economy chief pick

27-08-2023 11:11 Carlos Melconian has key meeting with Patricia Bullrich, the presidential candidate of Juntos por el Cambio, scheduled for next week. Is the veteran economist her pick for Argentina's next economy minister?

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Patricia Bullrich, pictured during an interview with Perfil, in her offices close to the Casa Rosada.

ELECTION 2023

Patricia Bullrich: ‘Some of our voters switched to Milei, but they’ll be back’

22-08-2023 13:09 Opposition presidential candidate offers post-PASO analysis, assuring that her internal contest with Rodríguez Larreta triggered “fears” of a “split” which finally did not occur. For Bullrich, Juntos por el Cambio is the “only space” capable of providing “the governability" Argentina needs.

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Patricia Bullrich celebrates her PASO primary win as Horacio Rodríguez Larreta looks on.

ELECTION 2023: PASO PRIMARIES

The night Horacio Rodríguez Larreta's Casa Rosada dream died

14-08-2023 15:50 At the opposition coalition's 'unity' bunker on Sunday night, Patricia Bullrich revelled in her victory and thanked Horacio Rodríguez Larreta. Behind her embrace is a simple truth: Bullrich will need her rival's votes if she is to win the race for the Casa Rosada.

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ELECTIONS 2023

Intimate details of Vidal’s decision to back Rodríguez Larreta

03-08-2023 18:23 Secret dialogues, unconditional support and a key dinner – the last few hours spent by the deputy and when she decided to support Larreta as a presidential hopeful. Tension and talks with her collaborators and what she said to Patricia Bullrich.

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PASO PRIMARIES

Rodríguez Larreta, Bullrich ramp up campaigning in key Buenos Aires Province

26-07-2023 15:54 The mayor will be in La Matanza with Santilli for seven hours and will then visit Entre Ríos, Misiones and Corrientes with Radical governor Valdés. On the other hand, the other presidential hopeful will travel to Bahía Blanca with Grindetti. There was no agreement yet about the common bunker and they might each go with their own.

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POLITICAL INSIDER

Macri's withdrawal and what it means for PRO

27-03-2023 17:41 Argentina’s former president has confirmed that he will not stand for the presidency. Behind-the-scenes of Mauricio Macri’s decision and what next for Horacio Rodríguez Larreta, Patricia Bullrich and María Eugenia Vidal.

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Cold War: Horacio Rodríguez Larreta and Patricia Bullrich

POLITICS

Cold war between Rodríguez Larreta, Bullrich heats up

16-02-2023 01:33 Two leading PRO party figures – Horacio Rodríguez Larreta and Patricia Bullrich – are immersed in an opinion poll battle as they jostle for position ahead of the August PASO primaries. The City Mayor knows that the typical UCR voter is closer to him, but former security minister is making Radical hardliners her focus.

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Pelea por Uspallata. Soledad Acuña y Macri se lanzaron. Quirós espera y Ferrario se suma.

Politics

Opposition infighting over mayoral succession raises stakes in City

17-11-2022 01:47 Jorge Macri is notching up adherents among mayors, seeking political volume with Waldo Wolff, while Soledad Acuña has come out with her intentions to compete. Fernán Quirós waits while the Mayor encourages Emmanuel Ferrario to toss his hat in the ring. Martín Lousteau’s strategy and the internal conflict between Roberto García Moritán and Ricardo López Murphy ⁠— an unfolding tussle.

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INTERVIEW

María Eugenia Vidal: ‘Opposition has to compete in a PASO without hostility’

01-11-2022 12:22 National deputy and former Buenos Aires Province governor on her presidential ambitions, relations with key opposition leaders and why libertarian lawmakers should have helped avoid a tax hike.

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United against Kirchnerism? Cornejo, Negri, Rodríguez Larreta and Lousteau, among others, in Córoba; Bullrich tours country seeking to change balance of power in Congress.

ELECTIONS 2021: MIDTERMS

Opposition nationalises campaign, keeping Frente de Todos on its feet

10-10-2021 10:41 Juntos por el Cambio prioritises five senatorial seats in upcoming midterms, part of a bid to strip Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner of her majority in the Senate; A look at the candidates on tour, the key battlegrounds and strategic aims for the opposition coalition.

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Opposition leader Patricia Bullrich (left) and candidate for deputy in Buenos Aires Province, María Eugenia Vidal (to her right) meet with voters ahead of the 2021 PASO primaries in Buenos Aires City.

INTERVIEW

Patricia Bullrich: ‘Any level of aggression in Juntos por el Cambio has to stop’

06-08-2021 00:01 Arguing that PRO should be “a party of ideas, not of marketing,” influential opposition leader says she feels “vindicated by the government’s “purchase of the Pfizer vaccines."

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INTERVIEW

María Eugenia Vidal: 'Today I feel I'm the candidate of the entire coalition'

17-07-2021 08:54 Ex-Buenos Aires Province governor discusses Juntos por el Cambio, unity and her decision to launch a congressional run in the nation's capital.

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FORMER PRESIDENT RE-EMERGES

Why Macri re-appeared and broke his silence

19-09-2020 10:13 Former president returns to prominence with scathing La Nación column. Sources close to the PRO leader describe his view of Cristina, Alberto and the opposition coalition.

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FERNÁN QUIRÓS

City Health Minister Fernán Quirós polls well as profile rises

22-08-2020 08:39 Fernán Quirós’ star is rising as he leads the response to the coronavirus pandemic in the capital – and City Hall is taking note.

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Today is the 43nd day of the mandatory quarantine ordered by the government, which will be extended until May 10th, due to the coronavirus pandemic that is affecting the world.

Coronavirus pandemic

As cases rise, City officials analyse new dates for 'peak of the curve'

01-05-2020 12:42 City government now forecasts that the "peak of the curve" could occur between the last week of May and the first week of June, after a rise in the number of people infected in the last few days.

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Chinese citizen arrested for violating quarantine: he was "hunting pokemons".

MANDATORY QUARANTINE

28 year-old arrested in Buenos Aires for ‘hunting Pokémons’

24-03-2020 16:24 Young man arrested by City police in Monserrat after being found wandering streets playing popular mobile phone game.

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Former president Mauricio Macri, pictured in February 2020.

JUNTOS POR EL CAMBIO

Mauricio Macri quietly returns to political activity

18-02-2020 10:06 Former president opens new office on Avenida del Libertador, three blocks from the Olivos presidential residence; meets with Rodríguez Larreta, Patricia Bullrich and Pichetto.

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Former Security Ministry, Patricia Bullrich has been one of the quickest ex-officials to reinvent herself.

INTERVIEW WITH EX-SECURITY MINISTER

Patricia Bullrich: ‘This government is turning us into a punch bag’

25-01-2020 11:08 Former security minister turned PRO leader on Mauricio Macri, Marcos Peña and why criticism from the government inspires intransigence.

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Elisa Carrió casts her vote in the 2019 presidential election, at a school in Barrio Norte.

Carrió exits

Carrió’s exit helps Cambiemos moderates as Argentina heads into new era

04-11-2019 13:00 Outspoken lawmaker's departure is a triumph for the moderate faction of Juntos para el Cambio. It may also open the door to a productive dialogue between the soon-to-be opposition and incoming Peronist government.

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CAMBIEMOS LEGISLATOR

Anti-abortion stalwart, Senator Silvia Elías de Peréz, eyes Tucumán's governorship

13-03-2019 16:14 Senator was one of the most prominent conservative voices in the ruling Cambiemos coalition to campaign against the decriminalisation of abortion during last year's fiery debate.

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OCTOBER ELECTIONS

Macri's PRO Party to talk election strategy with focus on Venezuela crisis

10-03-2019 17:22 The Macri campaign will try to draw strong and regular comparisons between the Maduro regime and former Argentine president-cum-senator Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, a historic ally of Maduro's Chavista movement.

by Ezequiel Spillman