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Elections 2019

A. Fernández: 'People should fear Macri and his officials'

Today 10:23 Presidential hopeful Alberto Fernández decries "demonization" of the La Cámpora youth movement, claiming instead voters should fear the Macri government.

BILATERAL TIES

Brazil’s Bolsonaro reaffirms his support for Macri's re-election

Today 08:52 “If people related to Cristina Kirchner, that are close to Lula, Dilma, etc., return to power, then I think Argentina will have serious problems,” Brazilian leader tells Clarín.

BLOOMBERG

Moody’s puts Argentina on negative outlook on uncertainty

Today 08:34 Ratings company shifts outlook from stable to negative, citing rising uncertainty about economic policy and risk of additional “damaging currency shocks.”

2019 Elections

New polls indicate virtual tie in run-off between Macri and Fernández

12-07-2019 08:00 Polls by Management & Fit and Isonomía show minimal difference between Macri and Fernández, Vidal four points ahead of Kicillof

BLOOMBERG

Argentina corporates pay high price in return to debt market

10-07-2019 13:04 Local firms returning to international capital markets after more than a year away may find their window to sell debt is already closing.

2013 MOU with Iran

Alberto Fernández testifies in Iran-AMIA investigation

10-07-2019 10:15 Alberto Fernández was summoned to testify after criticising his running mate Cristina Fernández de Kirchner's 2013 deal with Iran in a recent television interview.

PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFUL

Fernández calls Lula's arrest 'stain on Brazil' as he visits leader in jail

05-07-2019 10:15 Presidential hopeful says he sees events in Brazil "with concern" and argues Lula's conviction is not on steady ground, as he casts shadow over future of EU-Mercosur deal.

Photo op

PT party senator Gleisi Hoffman confirms Alberto Fernández to visit Lula in jail

03-07-2019 15:47 Alberto Fernández will visit Luiz Inácio 'Lula' da Silva in Curitiba as pressure mounts against the imprisonment of the former Brazilian president for corruption.

Former president

CFK skips campaigning, corruption trial to return to Cuba

01-07-2019 10:54 Cuban doctors diagnosed Florencia Kirchner her with post-traumatic stress disorder and five other conditions, including lymphedema. It is her mother's third trip to the island this year.

2019 Elections

Electoral court authorises US$240k daily spending for candidates

01-07-2019 10:32 The Electoral Court's calculations for public spending are determined on a fixed value per eligible voter and must be spent on the printing of ballots for distribution at households and at polling stations on election day.

OMAR PEROTTI

Santa Fe: Governor-elect throws support behind Fernández-Fernández

26-06-2019 11:07 Peronist candidate for governor Omar Perotti secured control of Santa Fe on June 16 against the Progressives, who had ruled the province for three terms.

2019 Elections

Peronists set to dominate divided Congress

23-06-2019 16:53 While all eyes are on the presidential elections in Argentina, the race for the country's Congress is key to understanding what policy scenarios the next government will face.

by Gabriel Ziblat

2019 Elections

Parties lodge final candidacies after lengthy, heated negotiations

23-06-2019 16:52 Months of negotiations end with high-profile candidates securing their spot on ballots in the race for the national Congress.

ELECTIONS 2019: CAMPAIGN WATCH

Electoral Slates In, Time to Go to the Shrink

22-06-2019 10:29 More broadly, the political establishment would also need to explain why the country has to vote in a primary in August in which none of the presidential candidacies competing in.

by Marcelo J. Garcia

2019 ELECTIONS

When everything changes so that nothing changes

22-06-2019 10:14 That Cristina still has a chance to make a comeback is as much a consequence of Macri’s disastrous economic policy as it is a conscious decision by his electoral team, led by Cabinet Chief Marcos Peña and Ecuadorian political analyst Jaime Durán Barba.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

2019 Elections

Sergio Massa to lead Fernández-Fernández list for Lower House

18-06-2019 13:45 Sergio Massa's decision to join Frente de Todos comes amid a wave of Peronist wins in provincial elections.

VP candidate

CFK granted permission to visit daughter in Cuba

13-06-2019 15:44 Federal court allows candidate for vice-president, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, can travel to Cuba to visit her daughter Florencia.

Peronist unity?

Massa's successor in Tigre decries local gov't coup

13-06-2019 15:12 Mayor of Tigre Julio Zamora complains Massa and Renewal Front are blocking primaries race that would allow him to retain his control of wealthy district in Greater Buenos Aires.

by Anabella Gonzalez

Election 2019

Urtubey to contest presidency as his former allies abandon Alternativa Federal

12-06-2019 10:12 The departure of Miguel Angel Pichetto and Sergio Massa from the Alternativa Federal ('Federal Alternative') front leaves Salta Governor Juan Manuel Urtubey contesting the presidency solo.

2019 Elections

Massa confirms alliance with Fernández-Fernández faction

12-06-2019 09:35 Sergio Massa splits from Alternativa Federal alliance after weeks of rumours and just days before the Electoral College end-date for candidacies.

KEY STORIES

June 2nd-8th: What We Learned This Week

08-06-2019 12:26 Stories that caught our eye in the last seven days.

ELECTION 2019

Advantage Macri? New poll predicts victory for president in run-off

07-06-2019 07:00 President Mauricio Macri would win a run-off vote against the 'Fernández-Fernández' ticket by a full five percentage points, a new Elypsis poll shows.

PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFUL

Alberto Fernández leaves hospital after three days of tests

06-06-2019 17:52 "I'm very well, I'm going home to work," says presidential hopeful, who is standing for election on a Kirchnerite ticket.

PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFUL

Alberto Fernández plays down trip to hospital for series of tests

04-06-2019 14:39 Opposition leader, 60, says he has been coughing for two weeks but insists "there is no worrisome issue" in interview with C5N.

2019 Elections

Survey reveals just 1 of 10 voters believe A. Fernández would call shots

04-06-2019 13:28 New polling data identifies inflation and unemployment are areas of most concern to voters in the lead up to October's general and presidential elections.

BLOOMBERG

Alberto Fernández tells markets he won't lead Argentina into default

04-06-2019 12:58 Seeking to reassure investors, presidential hopeful tells reporters he won’t lead the country into default if he wins the presidential election in October.

2019 Elections

Reports: Lavagna, Urtubey working to salvage 'third option'

04-06-2019 10:44 Alternativa Federal member, Governor of Salta Juan Manuel Urtubey, and presidential hopeful Roberto Lavagna are reportedly in talks to salvage the so-called "third option" campaign.

Provincial elections

Peronists score big in San Juan, Misiones elections

03-06-2019 12:41 Incumbent Governor of San Juan Sergio Uñac calls for primaries race between Alberto Fernández, Sergio Massa and Roberto Lavagna.

2019 Elections

Recalde, Donda to contest BA City: report

02-06-2019 08:49 The Kirchnerite movement in Buenos Aires City will not hold a primaries race to determine its candidates. Instead, all eyes are on Mariano Recalde and Victoria Donda.

ELECTION 2019

Fernández-Fernández ticket launched as race for Casa Rosada steps up a gear

26-05-2019 23:52 Alberto Fernández and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner kick off their campaign for October's election, calling on Argentines to come together in a "great social pact."

ELECTION 2019

Alberto, the supremely pragmatic Peronist

25-05-2019 11:12 Former Cabinet chief thrust into spotlight after Cristina Fernández de Kirchner delivers a shock announcement that reshapes the race for the Casa Rosada.

AS I SEE IT

Let the play begin

25-05-2019 10:22 To judge by his behaviour ever since he decided to make politics his business, Alberto Fernández is about as trustworthy as a rattlesnake.

by James Neilson

FERNÁNDEZ-FERNÁNDEZ

Alberto Fernández the Virtuous?

25-05-2019 09:05 Alberto can be useful for Cristina in several ways. He is a skilled politician and an expert in the Machiavellian arts of always landing on his feet.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

FERNÁNDEZ-FERNÁNDEZ’ TICKET

The sum is less than the parts

25-05-2019 08:19 A unique achievement – the first time that a vice-presidential candidate has announced who would be “their” candidate for the presidency on this continent.

by Jaime Duran Barba

FERANDEZ-FERNANDEZ

CFK to return underground to negotiate candidacies

22-05-2019 17:41 Cristina Fernández de Kirchner is expected to spend the coming weeks away from the spotlight to focus on seeking the broadest coalition possible behind her running mate, presidential hopeful Alberto Fernández.

by Rosario Ayerdi

'FERNÁNDEZ-FERNÁNDEZ' TICKET

Alberto Fernández, CFK line up first joint appearance in Merlo this Saturday

22-05-2019 15:06 Alberto Fernandez and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner likely to attend event in Greater Buenos Aires this Saturday, which falls on 16th anniversary of day Néstor Kirchner assumed presidency.

ELECTION 2019

Roberto Lavagna makes up his mind: 'I am a candidate for president'

20-05-2019 17:07 With the deadline for candidates to register for the PASO primaries fast approaching, the line-up is becoming more defined by the day: Roberto Lavagna has now confirmed that he will run for the presidency.

Fourth anniversary of death

What really happened before Nisman's death: A timeline of his crucial last hours

17-01-2019 13:10 Days before the late AMIA special prosecutor's death, Nisman ate at one of his favourite restaurants, collaborated with colleagues and journalists – and was looking to acquire a weapon.

by Gustavo Paredes

3 years later

Court rules Nisman was murdered, charges former IT specialist Lagomarsino as 'accessory'

27-12-2017 16:56 “The death of prosecutor Nisman was not a suicide, and was brought about by a third party and in a painful manner,” federal judge Julián Ercolini said in his ruling.

Takes aim at Bonadio

CFK: 'The Judiciary is being used to stigmatise me'

27-12-2017 13:55 Senator Cristina Fernández de Kirchner returned to the Upper House on Wednesday taking aim at her political opponents and promising to "debate everything."

AMIA BOMBING PROBE

Former Interpol chief offers to testify in CFK treason case

20-12-2017 12:36 Robert Noble has described the claims that Interpol was considering lifting the red alerts against five Iranian AMIA bombing suspects as “false” and “misleading”.

1994 AMIA bombing

Iran claims it negotiated Interpol red alerts with Argentina

13-12-2017 10:54 In a letter, the Iranian government contradicts what former Foreign Affairs minister Héctor Timerman and former Interpor chief Robert Noble claim about accusations Argentina wanted Interpol's red alerts on five Iranian suspects lifted.

Timerman, Noble speak out

Arrests, accusations revive Nisman-AMIA debate

12-12-2017 11:41 A new recording, a press conference, a rare interview: After a federal judge ordered the arrest of former government officials, the debate surrounding the painful Nisman-AMIA affair reignites old tensions.

Facing charges of treason

CFK: 'Bonadio's decision is a violation of the rule of law'

08-12-2017 11:32 At a press conference in Buenos Aires, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner accused President Mauricio Macri of "trying to cause personal and political damage" to his opponents. "This isn’t democracy", she said.

NEWS ROUND-UP

What we learned this week: CFK, the Malvinas and a rally for Santiago

09-09-2017 13:54 Get a quick review of the main stories from the last seven days.