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Alberto and Cristina bid farewell to government separately

07-12-2023 09:22 At odds with each other for much of the four years they’ve spent in office, President Alberto Fernández and Vice-President Fernández de Kirchner thanked their co-workers for their efforts separately.

Step-by-step: Javier Milei’s inauguration as president of Argentina

07-12-2023 07:08 Argentina’s new leader will be proclaimed president in Congress, but has chosen to deliver his inaugural address from the steps of Congress before his supporters.

'Badly measured' – Fernández questions official poverty rate

04-12-2023 13:53 President Alberto Fernández has questioned the INDEC national statistics bureau, saying he think that Argentina’s official poverty rate is “badly measured.”

Argentina: Conditions not in place to sign Mercosur-EU deal

04-12-2023 12:09 Argentina’s outgoing government says conditions are not in place to sign long-delayed free-trade agreement between Mercosur and European Union.

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.

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.

Latin America divided and nuanced on Israel-Hamas conflict

01-11-2023 11:52 Many Latin American governments maintain strong support for Palestinians and their cause of statehood while condemning Israeli bombing of the Gaza strip; Argentina shows support for freeing hostages, with some of its citizens still being held by Hamas.

‘I was not listened to’ – CFK delivers election day jab to Alberto Fernández

22-10-2023 16:44 Cristina Fernández de Kirchner livens up election day with a jab at President Alberto Fernández; Argentina’s vice-president distances herself from current government and complains she hasn't been “listened to.”

We’ve got the blues again

14-10-2023 05:20 Regardless of whether Milei is an economic terrorist or whether the government is the architect of its own destruction, the problems caused by the extreme volatility of this week’s four-digit dollar are all too real with panic price increases across the board.

Recriminations fly as peso flounders ahead of vote

11-10-2023 21:55 President Alberto Fernández files a criminal complaint for "public intimidation" against Javier Milei, blaming the libertarian for the peso's weakening on informal markets.

Alberto Fernández: Insaurralde case offends decent people

04-10-2023 18:52 Head of state praises Buenos Aires Province Governor Axel Kicillof and Economy Minister Sergio Massa response to scandal, but says affair "hurts many decent people who live an austere life."

Florencio Randazzo: ‘If Milei is so awful, you should ask the politicians what happened’

23-09-2023 05:55 Florencio Randazzo, vice-presidential candidate for Hacemos por Nuestro País, on why he is “ashamed” of the current government, how the main coalitions benefit from polarisation and why Javier Milei’s rhetoric isn’t so irrational.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

President Fernández meets US congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortéz

18-09-2023 15:43 While in New York, the president will also take part in the 78th UN General Assembly and will meet with CELAC and African Union authorities.

US congressional complaint revives criticism of Argentina default litigation

15-09-2023 19:06 US congresswoman alleged corruption in historic Argentina 'vulture funds' ruling; Ocasio-Cortez spoke at a hearing on third-party litigation and alleged that Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is friends with Paul Singer, who led the 2001 debt litigation against nation.

South American neighbours slam Argentina over river tax on Paraguay

11-09-2023 21:18 Argentina’s neighbours have sharply criticised its tax against commercial boats travelling through the key Paraná River, backing Paraguayan objections.

Former presidential advisor Antonio Aracre indicted for alleged sexual abuse

11-09-2023 17:02 Antonio Aracre, ex-CEO of Syngenta agricultural firm and former chief advisor to President Alberto Fernández, indicted for alleged sexual abuse of 17-year-old.

Alberto Fernández: ‘I’d like to have better relations with Cristina’

24-08-2023 18:14 In an interview, Argentina’s president speaks about the country's potential incorporation into the BRICS bloc of emerging market economies and addresses the election and his role in it, assuring: “Milei is Macri and Macri is Milei.”

by Jorge Fontevecchia

BRICS membership in doubt as opposition rejects move

24-08-2023 18:13 Presidential candidates Javier Milei and Patricia Bullrich indicate they would withdraw the approved application for BRICS membership, casting serious doubt over likelihood of nation joining group of emerging economies.

Government lines up behind Massa ahead of new measures

17-08-2023 19:45 Government lines up behind economy minister as he prepares new measures to ease devaluation.

President Alberto Fernández's last months in office

16-08-2023 08:01 Entering the last stretch of his government, far away from the campaign trail, Alberto Fernández has lost his control of his administration. How the president is passing the time and what awaits him in his final months in office.

by Juan Luis González