EDITORIAL Exit Alberto... and enter Milei 09-12-2023 08:01 Milei has to be seen as a work in progress – even if many would see him as a piece of work. But one thing is certain, he is where the buck stops, as from today.
VICE-PRESIDENTIAL HANDOVER Fernández de Kirchner, Villarruel hold ‘historic’ transition meeting 23-11-2023 00:48 “Cordial and respectful” meeting held in the outgoing vice-president’s office at Senate, with no photographs taken; Villarruel says she will be "working all summer through."
ELECTIONS 2023 Argentina’s heartland shows quandary of election choice few want 17-11-2023 07:24 Argentina’s electoral dilemma is arguably felt most acutely in Cordoba, where 1.2 million voters opted for neither of the candidates in the run-off — the highest percentage of any district in the country.
ELECTION 2023: OPINION Macri hates Massa more than Cristina and her Kirchnerites 04-11-2023 05:21 The talk of vanquishing Kirchnerism is as meaningless as when Milei speaks of Communists. Kirchnerism today is not Macri’s enemy, Massa is. by Jorge Fontevecchia
ELECTION 2023 ‘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.”
ELECTION 2023 Cristina Fernández de Kirchner returns to Buenos Aires 18-10-2023 14:06 Argentina's vice-president plans series of meetings with her closest leaders and allies as ruling coalition looks to boost votes in key Buenos Aires Province municipalities to ensure Axel Kiciloff’s re-election as governor and Sergio Massa’s spot in the presidential run-off.
ELECTION 2023 Ruling coalition lines up behind Massa, prepares ‘unity’ photo 06-07-2023 21:03 Sergio Massa, Alberto Fernández and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner in talks to “unite”at July 9 rally; Máximo Kirchner comes to presidential hopeful's defence, attacking IMF and Macrismo as social movements, mayors and provincial governors get in line behind candidate. by James Grainger
ELECTION 2023 Backstabbing and cursing your way onto the ticket 01-07-2023 06:06 Peronism's lack of clear leaders and a debilitated Cristina resulted in a messy process that confirmed what had been on the table for months. The opposition’s presidential primary appears to have been less improvised, but it promises to leave collateral damage. by Agustino Fontevecchia
BLOOMBERG - ANALYSIS Minister loyal to Fernández de Kirchner launches run for president 23-06-2023 00:26 Interior Minister Eduardo de Pedro announces he will compete to represent the ruling Peronist coalition in presidential election.
ELECTION 2023: FRENTE DE TODOS With Cristina out the race, talks over ruling coalition's candidates ramp up 24-05-2023 10:23 With Cristina Fernández de Kirchner officially out of the running, discussions over Frente de Todos’ potential presidential candidates are speeding up.
ELECTIONS 2023: ANALYSIS Candidate without a ballot: CFK will campaign to ensure transfer of votes 23-05-2023 15:31 Cristina Fernández de Kirchner does not want an extended PASO campaign for the ruling party. In this election, the most important thing is the ‘floor,’ not the ‘ceiling,’ she believes. by Rosario Ayerdi
POLITICAL INSIDER Veep seeks square of unity instead of clamour for Cristina 20-05-2023 15:51 Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner will address the 25 de Mayo rally this week, but will not bless a new candidate for the October elections. She will repeat, however, that her name will not be on the ballot. by Rosario Ayerdi
ELECTIONS 2023 – ANALYSIS Politics in a labyrinth 20-05-2023 07:00 Cristina’s political renouncement was nothing more than the acknowledgement that winning a presidential election was statistically impossible and would cause more harm than good for her political cause. by Agustino Fontevecchia
As I see it The queen bee is leaving the hive 20-05-2023 07:00 Unfortunately for Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, and for the movement that sprung up around her, almost all her acolytes are minor figures, as are most of her allies. by James Neilson
ELECTIONS 2023 Rebuffing clamour for candidacy, Cristina says she won't run 16-05-2023 20:10 In an open letter published on her website, Argentina's vice-president details her "reasoned and thought-out decision" not to run for office in October elections.
POLITICS – ANALYSIS Peronism’s identity crisis 06-05-2023 06:29 What is under discussion is much more than a candidacy. It is the search for a new leader who, on their own and without intermediaries, is competitive enough to assume power and unify Peronism. by Gustavo González
POLITICAL INSIDER Alberto, CFK and Massa: three different strategies for upcoming elections 30-04-2023 09:07 Sergio Massa’s management is supported by Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, but she has not blessed his candidacy. President Alberto Fernández insists that he will present his own hopeful, but the economy minister’s battle against inflation and currency crises – and how they play out – could be the deciding factor. by Rosario Ayerdi
FIERY SPEECH FROM CFK Cristina attacks Milei's dollarisation plan, blames IMF for inflation 27-04-2023 23:52 Vice-president declares that dollarisation would be “worse than convertibility” as she delivers highly anticipated speech that attacks IMF policies, opposition ‘inheritance’ and Javier Milei.
ELECTION 2023 CFK confirms she will not run for presidency 27-04-2023 23:27 Cristina Fernández de Kirchner reiterated on Thursday that she will not be a candidate in the October presidential elections.
POLITICS & ECONOMY Fernández de Kirchner blames IMF for peso sell-off, inflation 27-04-2023 23:02 Cristina Fernández de Kirchner criticises the International Monetary Fund for prohibiting Argentina's Central Bank from intervening in financial markets to tame currency volatility in keynote speech.
EAGERLY AWAITED APPEARANCE Clamour for ‘Cristina 2023’ increases ahead of speech 26-04-2023 16:25 Kirchnerites are ready to reignite their calls for Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner to declare her presidential candidacy. by Rosario Ayerdi
POLITICS: ELECTIONS 2023 Fernández withdraws candidacy, but doesn't plan to step aside 22-04-2023 11:52 President Alberto Fernández, who will not seek a new mandate, is betting on the PASO primaries and will challenge the candidate put forth by Kirchnerism. Economy Minister Sergio Massa is still considering his options and is not yet ready to go public with his intentions. by Rosario Ayerdi
POLITICS How Alberto Fernández resigned himself to not seeking re-election 21-04-2023 14:48 The president has given up his candidacy but not his pen. The video announcing his decision was edited through the night – but Alberto Fernández did not tell Cristina Fernández de Kirchner or Sergio Massa beforehand. by Rosario Ayerdi
POLITICS: ELECTIONS 2023 'CFK 2023' – is presidential run still a possibility for Cristina? 14-04-2023 08:50 Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner may not have made her final decision about her role in the nation’s immediate political future, union leaders have revealed.
POLITICS – ANALYSIS Convicted of corruption, Cristina remains as magnetic as ever 11-03-2023 05:23 The vice-president has undoubtedly been the star of Argentina’s political ecosystem over the last couple of decades. by Agustino Fontevecchia
POLITICS Peronists keeps door open to CFK for election bid 18-02-2023 10:14 Leaders from the divided Peronist ruling coalition are keeping the door open to Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner running for president in this year’s election.
POLITICS – ANALYSIS Reset 13-12-2022 15:20 In May 2019, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner announced in a video that she was choosing Alberto Fernández as the Frente de Todos presidential candidate. Last week, she excluded herself from any candidacy in next year’s elections, once again shaking up the political status quo. by Jorge Fontevecchia
CABINET FOR CRISTINA Cabinet ministers accuse opposition of judicial ‘prostitution’ 01-12-2022 01:15 Interior Minister Eduardo ‘Wado’ de Pedro accuses opposition Juntos por el Cambio coalition of having corrupt ties with the Judiciary, comparing them to prostitution.
Cristina & the courts ‘Vialidad’ graft trial against Fernández de Kirchner nears climax 15-11-2022 09:27 Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and her co-defendants challenge prosecutors Diego Luciani and Sergio Mola as ‘Vialidad’ corruption trial, probing alleged public works graft in Santa Cruz between 2003 and 2015, creeps towards climax.
POLITICS ‘Cristina presidenta’ – Kirchnerites ramp up calls for CFK 2023 run 07-11-2022 20:46 Politicians aligned with Cristina Fernández de Kirchner seek to capitalise on last Friday’s speech in Pilar, as clamour among grassroots activists for vice-president to launch another Casa Rosada candidacy grows.
EDITORIAL Budget or judge it (or fudge it) 29-10-2022 06:00 It looks like Argentina will have next year the Budget which it never could in this – that is the main upside after long hours of parliamentary debate which have done nothing to redeem politics from its current disrepute.
POLITICS Máximo Kirchner: ‘I don't think Cristina will be a candidate in 2023’ 24-10-2022 16:17 Frente de Todos national deputy says that “today, Peronism has no candidates” but that his mother, Cristina Fernándex de Kirchner, is unlikely to run for president next year.
city ‘Chaos’ – Vice-president's neighbour angry at Recoleta vigil 01-09-2022 15:24 Ever since prosecutors requested a prison sentence for Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, Kirchnerite militants have staged demonstrations and held vigils outside her flat. At least one neighbour is not happy about it.
DEMONSTRATIONS ACROSS ARGENTINA Tensions soar as riot police clash with pro-CFK demonstrators in Recoleta 28-08-2022 09:15 Demonstrations in support of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner take place across Argentina, with clashes between activists and police at their epicentre in the wealthy City neighbourhood of Recoleta; Vice-president accuses opposition of wanting to "exterminate Peronism" in speech to supporters.
POLITICS Cristina Fernández de Kirchner: a politically persecuted crook 27-08-2022 00:01 Argentina’s Judiciary is deeply political and impressively dexterous in shifting the sails to match the winds, whether it’s time to speed up or slow down. by Agustino Fontevecchia
AND THAT REMINDS ME… Underlining the vice in vice-president 27-08-2022 00:01 The difference here is that while Cristina Fernández de Kirchner is effectively being charged with past misdoings during her presidency like Carlos Menem before her or Macri now, she still holds executive office. by Michael Soltys
As I see it Cristina has her back against the wall 27-08-2022 00:01 Cristina’s arraignment and her followers’ reaction to it are having an ambiguous effect on the country’s reputation. by James Neilson
argentina Ted Cruz urges sanctions on Argentina’s Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner 26-08-2022 20:33 US Senator Ted Cruz calls on US State Department to impose sanctions against Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner over corruption allegations.
Cristina & the courts New poll claims two-thirds think Cristina should go to jail 25-08-2022 22:10 Survey, carried out by Giacobbe y Asociados examined public perception of the six main leaders of the ruling party and the opposition, including the new Economy Minister Sergio Massa.
POLITICS Peronism in a state of ‘alert and mobilisation,’ plans march for CFK 25-08-2022 22:08 With Alberto Fernández's support, Justicialist Party pencils in rally for September 16 in support of vice-president.
POLITICS & DIPLOMACY Left-wing leaders in Latin America show support for CFK 25-08-2022 00:34 Presidents of Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia and Mexico slam “unjustifiable judicial persecution” of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner in communiqué.
POLITICS Consequences of a conviction 23-08-2022 22:26 Cristina Fernández de Kirchner's exposure in this trial will be a deep blow to the vice-president's prestige, with significant political consequences. by Jorge Fontevecchia
Cristina & the courts Fernández de Kirchner goes on offensive, denying graft trial claims 23-08-2022 22:09 Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner delivers long and political charged speech in livestream broadcast; Ex-president points finger at prosecutors, judges, opposition and their allies as she denies corruption allegations.
BLOOMBERG Prosecutor urges 12 years of prison for Fernández de Kirchner 22-08-2022 22:03 Federal prosecutor calls for Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner to serve a 12-year prison sentence on corruption allegations.
Cristina & the courts Prosecutors seek lengthy jail term for Cristina Fernández de Kirchner 22-08-2022 17:35 Key hearing in the public works graft trial; Prosecutor wants 12 years jail time for Vice-President; Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, Lázaro Báez, Julio De Vido and José López all in the dock.
POLITICS / CRISTINA & THE COURTS CFK looks ahead to 2023 as she awaits request for her conviction 21-08-2022 16:40 Argentina’s vice-president insists that her sentence in a corruption trial has already been signed – today, she is not even connecting to the remote hearings in which prosecutors detail her alleged graft crimes. Instead, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner is looking ahead – she will stand for office in 2023, but where and on which ballot has not yet been decided. by Rosario Ayerdi