News of cordoba

PASOS 2019

Córdoba victory not enough to carry Macri this time

12-08-2019 18:06 Córdoba and the Buenos Aires City were the only regions that President Mauricio Macri won in Sunday’s PASO primaries. His margin of victory in Córdoba was significantly lower than in 2015.

by Jonah Shrock

PASO

In dual rallies, Frente de Todos vows ‘an Argentina everyone deserves’

09-08-2019 18:50 With Fernández in Córdoba and Fernández de Kirchner and Kicillof in the province, Frente de Todos ends its PASO campaign with a round of final attacks on President Macri and his allies.

ELECTION 2019

Candidates set their sights on Córdoba province

03-08-2019 09:33 One of Argentina’s most politically unique provinces – which was an essential part of President Macri’s victory in 2015 – is once again a key focus of election campaigns.

by Jonah Shrock

Ni Una Menos

Women march on Congress to demand action on gender violence

04-06-2019 06:18 There were 278 officially recorded cases of gender-based violence in Argentina in 2018, according to an annual report from the country’s Women’s Office (OM). NGOs, however, believe the true figure was much higher.

GLYPHOSATE

Environmentalists battle use of glyphosate in Argentina’s countryside

14-07-2018 08:43 In Córdoba province, local residents opposed to the use of glyphosate – the controversial herbicide produced by the agrochemical firm Monsanto – are taking the fight direct to the farmlands, much to the anger of field-owners.

AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED

Macri urges ‘crisis is over’ as dollar threat eases

19-05-2018 08:21 The Central Bank played a key role as it refinanced US$26.84 billion worth of Lebacs and contained the peso’s rout against the dollar. President Mauricio Macri shored up the support IMF chief Christine Lagarde and US President Donald Trump.