News of buenos aires city

Hat-trick or the third wheel?

30-09-2023 05:07 Any win helps and far more so when the margin of Alfredo Cornejo’s victory in Mendoza surpassed all expectations. But does this injection of enthusiasm reviving optimism reach the dimensions of a game-changer for Patricia Bullrich?

by Michael Soltys

Elections 2023

Cross attitudes and crossfire as Marra targeted in City mayoral debate

28-09-2023 17:01 Four candidates to be the next mayor of Buenos Aires City – Jorge Macri, Leandro Santoro, Ramiro Marra and Vanina Viassi – take part in first televised debate; Libertarian draws eye with aggressive approach and strange comments.

Election 2023

Bullrich adviser says dollar, peso will co-exist in Argentina

26-09-2023 23:54 “The peso and the dollar will coexist” if Patricia Bullrich is elected as president, says Carlos Melconian.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Inflation in Buenos Aires City reached 10.8% in August

07-09-2023 17:06 Price increases jump double-digits after devaluation of peso; Hikes total 127.3% over last 12 months; Consultancy firm forecasts 130% inflation nationwide in 2024.

Election 2023

Priests hold Mass in defence of Pope Francis following Milei barbs

05-09-2023 20:35 Priests repudiate verbal attacks at Pope Francis from La Libertad Avanza presidential candidate Javier Milei; Catholic leaders question libertarian leader’s attitude towards Argentine pontiff and questions if temperament is appropriate for public office.

CRIME & SECURITY

Palermo gang rape victim tells court she didn’t consent

04-09-2023 16:04 Six detainees could be sentenced to up to 20 years in prison for February 2022 gang rape; Trial, which is taking place behind closed doors, lasts into September.

ELECTION 2023: CITY PRIMARIES

Jorge Macri sees off Lousteau in battle for City mayor

13-08-2023 21:52 Juntos por el Cambio produces dominant performance in nation's capital, taking almost 56% of all votes; PRO's Jorge Macri defeats Radical Senator Martín Lousteau by a small margin to win nomination; Ruling coalition hopeful Leandro Santoro trails in third.

by James Grainger

ELECTION 2023: PASO PRIMARIES

Electoral authorities put turnout for PASO primaries at 69%

13-08-2023 20:42 Electoral authorities say 69% of voters cast ballot in PASO primaries; Lower turnout points to voter apathy.

ELECTIONS 2023

Argentines head to polls as decisive primaries get underway

13-08-2023 12:31 Suffering the impact a deep economic crisis and with a healthy dose of scepticism and frustration, Argentina goes to the polls.

ELECTION 2023

Electoral roll 2023: 37% of voters live in Buenos Aires Province

20-07-2023 05:28 A total of 35.39 million people are eligible to vote in Argentina’s general election this year. Provinces reporting highest growth since 2021 midterms are San Luis, Río Negro and Chubut.

ELECTION 2023

Franco Rinaldi pulls candidacy after controversial remarks

13-07-2023 20:39 Candidate for City lawmaker, who topped mayoral hopeful Jorge Macri’s list, steps down from race after previous offensive, racist and anti-Semitic comments spark controversy on social media.

ELECTION 2023

Rodríguez Larreta plans spending cuts to help peso

13-07-2023 15:51 Juntos por el Cambio presidential hopeful plans to cut spending by 4% of GDP; Move intends to allow peso to weaken gradually to level between official and parallel rates, reveals Lacunza.

ELECTION 2023

Opposition infighting is hurting its election chances

06-07-2023 13:02 Juntos por el Cambio’s polarising strategy is wrong, pollster says; About 30% of Rodríguez Larreta, Bullrich voters wouldn’t back each other.

ELECTIONS 2023 – ANALYSIS

Radical running-mates add value to PRO presidential tickets

06-07-2023 00:19 Radical party chairman Gerardo Morales and the Mendoza politician Luis Petri will accompany Horacio Rodríguez Larreta and Patricia Bullrich on their presidential tickets. Tussles, negotiations and their role in the structure.

by Rodis Recalt

ELECTION 2023

Candidates for Argentina's 2023 PASO primaries confirmed

01-07-2023 06:56 Unión por la Patria, Juntos por el Cambio and Frente de Izquierda y los Trabajadores-Unidad will have competitive primaries; Milei faces no competition for La Libertad Avanza with several smaller parties seeking to clear the 1.5 percent PASO threshold.

ELECTION 2023

Election 2023 calendar – what comes next?

29-06-2023 14:44 Campaigning, electoral rolls, political propaganda and curfews…. What’s still to come in the next few weeks before the PASO primaries on August 13.

ELECTIONS 2023

Twists and turns to the last as PASO primary line-ups confirmed

26-06-2023 17:44 Dramatic last few days before the deadline for finalising line-up for the August 13 PASO primaries; Economy Minister Sergio Massa announced as “unity” candidate for ruling coalition.

ELECTION 2023

Who’s running in the primaries? What we know so far

22-06-2023 21:19 Seven confirmed line-ups for the August PASO primaries, with the deadline for presenting tickets expiring at midnight on Saturday.

ELECTION 2023

Pato y Petri – Bullrich taps Mendoza ex-deputy for running-mate

22-06-2023 21:18 Presidential hopeful and former security minister chooses former Mendoza national deputy Luis Petri as her running-mate for the PASO primaries and race for Casa Rosada.

EXTREME POVERTY

Homeless man dies from cold as polar wave hits Buenos Aires

13-06-2023 17:43 Man identified only as Héctor found dead in Villa Crespo as temperatures plummet at night in Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area; More than 3,400 individuals classified as homeless in City Hall’s latest homelessness census.

ELECTIONS 2023

Jorge Macri chosen as PRO mayoral candidate in City

30-05-2023 17:45 Mayor Horacio Rodríguez Larreta confirmed that Jorge Macri will be PRO's solo candidate in Buenos Aires City; Ex-Vicente López leader outperforms Fernán Quirós in polling.

ELECTIONS 2023

City mayoral race takes shape as PRO leaders align

16-05-2023 22:15 Horacio Rodríguez Larreta and Patricia Bullrich agree to unite behind a single candidate in capital; PRO will stage competitive PASO in Buenos Aires Province.

CRIME & SECURITY

Argentina’s ‘black widow’ thieves trawl Tinder for victims

08-05-2023 07:18 Police highlight string of cases in Buenos Aires in which so-called “black widow” thieves are using dating app Tinder to identify, seduce and drug older men in order to rob them.

by Leonardo Nieva

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

Jorge Macri: ‘I’m not going to tell other candidates what they should do… I’m going to run’

06-05-2023 06:58 Buenos Aires City government minister and mayoral hopeful on meeting the requisites to run, the controversy over concurrent elections and why he wants to lead the nation’s capital.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

ELECTIONS 2023

Soledad Acuña pulls out of race to become next City mayor

02-05-2023 17:13 Buenos Aires City education minister formally announces her withdrawal from race to become next mayor of capital.

by James Grainger

SOCIETY

Poll: 60% of women have been sexually harassed on public transport

25-04-2023 15:47 New study carried out by Marea, in collaboration with the Universidad Popular Barrios de Pie, reveals that six out of every 10 women in the capital say they’ve been sexually harassed while using public transport; 90% responded that they feel unsafe.

by Claudio Corsalini

Eugenio Burzaco interview

City security minister: ‘Tasers will be operational in Buenos Aires by June or July’

18-04-2023 16:09 Buenos Aires City Security Minister Eugenio Burzaco reveals in an interview that the first shipment of tasers will arrive this month and City Hall hopes to have 100 in use by the end of the year.

POLITICS: ELECTIONS 2023

A social flare-up, a triple draw and the rise of Milei

15-04-2023 10:01 Javier Milei very well could be the single most voted-for candidate in the national PASOs scheduled for August 13.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

CAMPAIGN COMMENTS

Of palindromes and black rivers (and this city)

15-04-2023 06:36 It’s impossible to ignore the fireworks over this city’s electoral system, but we should also cast an eye down south – this year’s voting begins in earnest with tomorrow’s provincial elections in Neuquén and Río Negro.

by Michael Soltys

POLITICS: ELECTIONS 2023

Opposition seeks unity after furious City elections row

14-04-2023 11:03 Leaders from Juntos por el Cambio play down tensions and look to move on from row over City elections.

POLITICS: ELECTIONS 2023

Opposition infighting erupts over City elections switch

10-04-2023 21:40 Buenos Aires City Mayor Horacio Rodríguez Larreta sparks controversy in opposition coalition with announcement that local and national elections will take place on same day, though on separate ballots; Vidal, Macri, Bullrich respond fiercely to decision, strongly criticising presidential hopeful.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Buenos Aires City recorded 7.1% inflation in March

05-04-2023 14:37 Prices in the nation’s capital have risen 21.8% in first quarter of the year and by 105.5% over last 12 months.

POVERTY

Shock as homeless family’s baby dies on Casa Rosada’s doorstep

31-03-2023 11:23 The devastating consequences of poverty in Argentina were brought home on Friday when a homeless family's three-month-old baby died just metres from the Casa Rosada's door.

POLITICS: CITY

‘Single PRO candidate in City PASO’ – Rodríguez Larreta accepts Macri’s condition

30-03-2023 18:07 Buenos Aires City Mayor Horacio Rodríguez Larreta hints that neither of his ministers, Soledad Acuña nor Fernán Quirós, will be able to compete against Jorge Macri, former president’s cousin, in opposition PASO.

POLITICS

City security minister Marcelo D’Alessandro resigns post

23-03-2023 08:44 Buenos Aires City security and justice minister, who has been on leave for three months, resigns following scandal prompted by Lago Escondido leaked chat messages.

TRAVEL & TOURISM

Hotels in Buenos Aires hit decade-high occupancy rates

15-03-2023 13:48 Hotels in Argentina’s capital recorded their highest average room occupancy levels for a decade in 2022, boosted by massive concerts, events and a domestic tourism boom.

by Enrique Garabetyan

ANALYSIS – CENSUS 2022

Provisional data from 2022 census marks out clear trends

23-02-2023 09:00 Revelations from the 2022 National Census include regional inequality of growth, a decline in fertility and the resurgence of medium-sized cities in Argentina.

by Tristán Rodríguez Loredo

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

Horacio Rodríguez Larreta: ‘I do not see any clear government plan to lower inflation’

20-01-2023 12:53 Buenos Aires City Mayor and likely 2023 presidential hopeful Horacio Rodríguez Larreta on the Supreme Court’s federal revenue-sharing ruling, next year’s election and developments from the last 12 months.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

POLITICS & JUDICIARY

Government summons Congress to debate Supreme Court impeachment

13-01-2023 18:06 President Alberto Fernández’s government calls extraordinary sessions of Congress, starting January 23; Among bills are one that would impeach members of the Supreme Court for "poor performance."

Vice-president's speech

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner slams Supreme Court over tax sharing ruling

28-12-2022 19:04 Vice-president slams Supreme Court for its decision to rule in favour of Buenos Aires City in an ongoing federal revenue-sharing row with the national government, as she claims any potential 2023 candidacy has been "proscribed" by the Judiciary.

REVENUE-SHARING ROW

Alberto Fernández now says he’ll comply with top court order

26-12-2022 14:00 Days after saying he would not comply with a Supreme Court order that called for it to return federal funds to the Buenos Aires City government, President Alberto Fernández says will he honour the decision.

REVENUE-SHARING ROW

President snubs Supreme Court ruling, sparking crisis

23-12-2022 14:49 President Alberto Fernández's decision to disobey a Supreme Court order to return funding to the government of the opposition-controlled city of Buenos Aires, sparks an institutional crisis.

KEY COURT RULING

Supreme Court rules in favour of City Hall in federal revenue-sharing row

22-12-2022 09:49 Casa Rosada analysing next steps to follow after big judicial setback; Buenos Aires City Mayor Horacio Rodríguez Larreta hails decision that boosts capital’s share of revenue-sharing percentage.

Politics

Soledad Acuña: 'I could be the first woman to govern the City'

17-11-2022 01:49 City Education Minister Soledad Acuña has placed her hat in the mayoral ring of Juntos por el Cambio for next year’s elections.

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.

by Ezequiel Spillman

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.

by Ezequiel Spillman

Analysis: Rodríguez Larreta 2023

The Mayor

15-10-2022 06:01 While Horacio Rodríguez Larreta represents a centrist tendency in Argentine politics, the true protagonists are still Macri and Cristina.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

POLITICS

‘I fell in love’ – Rodríguez Larreta opens up about new partner

13-10-2022 09:42 Buenos Aires City mayor, opposition leader and presidential hopeful confirms he is in a relationship with 36-year-old City Hall official Milagros Maylin.

PROFILE

Who is Milagros Maylin, BA City mayor's new partner?

13-10-2022 09:30 Young official in the Buenos Aires City government is a Racing fan, just like the mayor. Outed by Bárbara Diez as the opposition leader’s new beau, she is believed to be close to ex-Buenos Aires Province governor María Eugenia Vidal.