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Election 2019

Is this you, Macri?

07-09-2019 01:01 It is imperative to understand the founding principles of Macrinomics, in order to realistically assess its relative merits and failures.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

NUTRITIONAL EMERGENCY

Opposition to force special session to declare "nutritional emergency"

06-09-2019 08:51 Potential legislation could include 100 percent budget increase in nutritional programs, create registries for community kitchens and ship food to schools and poor families.

PASO

Marcos Peña: 'We believe we have completed a very good election.'

11-08-2019 21:03 Cabinet Chief declares that Sunday's PASO vote was carried out in 'peace and tranquility,' though Frente de Todos camp expresses confidence about its performance.

PASOs 2019

Pro-Macri Twitter bots deliver final PASO scandal

09-08-2019 18:10 The incoherent tweets became a viral conversation on Thursday and Friday, with both campaigns pointing fingers at each other.

2019 Elections

'Defend change': Macri launches social media blitz

02-06-2019 08:44 In past elections, Macri's PRO Party has shown a particular savviness with social media in comparison to more traditional parties like the Peronists.

CABINET CHIEF VISITS LONDON

Peña pays tribute to fallen British soldiers from South Atlantic War

04-06-2018 15:18 Argentine government official lays flowers at a memorial inside St. Paul's Cathedral; Peña will meet with government ministers and give interviews to The Economist and Financial Times during visit to London.

FOREIGN RELATIONS

Cabinet Chief Peña to honour fallen British soldiers in London

30-05-2018 16:00 Marcos Peña to attend ceremony paying tribute to slain soldiers at St. Paul's Cathedral as part of whistlestop tour to three nations taking in Cuba, the US and the UK.

ON THE DOLLAR AND THE PESO

The rabid Greenback and the failure of Macri’s economic policy

06-05-2018 19:24 A lot to digest for Macri, who doesn’t count with a single Economy Minister, as is customary, but rather decided to split up the role in several ministries, thus diluting power and delegating decision-making power to the all-powerful Cabinet Chief, Marcos Peña.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

ON THE FUTURE OF MEDIA

Marcos Peña and the paradox of free speech

03-03-2018 13:00 The letter delineates its vision for the media ecosystem. In what purports to be a defence of free speech lies a thinly veiled message to traditional media companies essentially telling them to sink or swim. On their own.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

PROPOSED CHANGES TO HEALTH, EDUCATION FOR FOREIGNERS

Bolivia 'open' to reciprocal healthcare agreement with Argentina

28-02-2018 16:48 Argentina’s Constitution establishes universal health and education for all people regardless of their nationality. Any plans to override the Constitution is likely to be met with fierce resistance in Congress and on the streets.

From 10 to 15%

Gov’t fends off attacks over inflation backtrack

29-12-2017 13:34 The news added impetus to the dollar's seemingly endless rise. The greenback leapt over the 19-peso mark ending 19.46 pesos on Thursday.

Extraordinary sessions

Congress to debate key gov't reforms until NYE

08-12-2017 10:42 The 2017 budget, tax reform, fiscal responsibility and labour reform will be debated in the new Congress until December 31, after President Mauricio Macri signed a decree extending its sitting period..