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CORRUPTION

Moro and the moral dilemma

15-06-2019 08:31 Argentina and Brazil’s historical processes are intertwined, and in comparing both it is possible to come to a macro-historical understanding that helps put in context what is going on beneath the surface.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

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

BLOOMBERG

Goldman-backed Nubank heads to Argentina as part of Latin America push

12-06-2019 13:13 Nubank plans to have 300 employees in Argentina by the end of 2020, co-founder Cristina Junqueira tells Bloombeg.

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.

Corruption investigation

Prosecutor blocks Fernández de Kirchner from making Cuba trip

11-06-2019 17:08 A federal court will now decide if the candidate for vice-president, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, can travel to Cuba to visit her daughter Florencia.

AS I SEE IT

Fun time for politicians

08-06-2019 10:51 Politicians like electioneering so much that they have put in place a series of obstacles candidates must jump over before reaching the finishing straight.

by James Neilson

ALBERTO, CFK AND FERNÁNDEZ-FERNÁNDEZ

Cristina’s silence

08-06-2019 09:09 We would be naïve to believe Cristina will actually relinquish power if indeed they make it to the Casa Rosada.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

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.

CORRUPTION & THE COURTS

Judge orders Fernández de Kirchner stand trial for alleged public works graft

06-06-2019 20:17 Federal Judge Claudio Bonadio demands vice-presidential hopeful be remanded in custody, before slapping an 11-billion-peso lien on her assets.

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.

FERNÁNDEZ DE KIRCHNER

Widow's or ex-leader's? Government forces CFK to choose her pension

04-06-2019 23:17 The government has decided that ex-president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner must choose which pension she wants to receive.

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.

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: ELECTION 2019

Argentina’s election won’t change its economic options

01-06-2019 12:05 Voters will have the last word in October, but whoever wins the election will face the same narrowing policy choices and even less room to improvise than Macri.

by Marc Margolis

'Operación Puf'

Leaked audios fuel conspiracy of plot against prosecutor

28-05-2019 10:19 Carlos Stornelli's most high-profile investigations involve the alleged corruption of former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and her associates. His supporters allege the Kirchnerites are hell-bent on discrediting him.

CORRUPTION & THE COURTS

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner in court for second hearing of corruption trial

27-05-2019 13:30 Former president is accused of having led an illegal association centred on more than 50 public works projects involving Lázaro Báez, a Kirchner-aligned businessman, in Santa Cruz Province, during her 2007-2015 administration.

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."

KEY STORIES

May 20th-26th: What We Learned This Week

25-05-2019 11:47 What has happened the last seven days?

EDITORIAL

Editorial: Bottom lines and battlegrounds

25-05-2019 11:26 Beyond Kirchnerism, the Peronist panorama is confused between Roberto Lavagna, Sergio Massa and various others with its strongest candidate, recently re-elected Córdoba Governor Juan Schiaretti, not even in the running. Even the Fernández-Fernández ticket is not engraved in stone.

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.

CFK IN THE DOCK

CFK heads into shadows after dramatic court date

25-05-2019 10:54 After a week that began with Cristina Fernández de Kirchner in the dock, as the first trial against her opened, the former president is now expected to spend the coming weeks away from the spotlight, building alliances.

‘FERNÁNDEZ-FERNÁNDEZ’ TICKET

Two less polarised poles

25-05-2019 10:29 Until last Saturday, Argentina’s polarisation was a force of pressure: as if one were inside a scrap cruncher.

by By ANDRÉS MALAMUD

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

ECONOMIC QUESTIONS

Talking Turkey

18-08-2018 09:02 Macri's administration took a step back this week with Tuesday’s announcement of the suspension of phased reduction of soy byproduct export duties.

by Michael Soltys

‘NOTEBOOK’ SCANDAL

Cristina strides back to court

18-08-2018 08:21 Compromised construction industry bosses are turning on CFK en masse to secure plea bargains with Judge Claudio Bonadio.

NOTEBOOKS SCANDAL

Corrupt businessmen admit paying bribes during K years

11-08-2018 12:41 It was an intense week in the Comodoro Py federal courthouse, as Judge Claudio Bonadio grilled businessmen and politicians, including former Planning Minister Julio de Vido. CFK is scheduled for Monday.

AS I SEE IT

The great protection racket

11-08-2018 10:49 Unless Pichetto and other Peronists come to the conclusion that their movement would be better off without her, CFK will continue to remain free to do whatever she likes.

by James Neilson

FORMER PRESIDENT

Senate moves to strike against CFK as deadline to strip her immunity draws near

05-06-2018 10:53 CFK returned to the spotlight last week amid ongoing tension over the Mauricio Macri government's economic policy, delivering a powerful speech in Congress that reminded friends and foes of her political prowess and popularity.

Political hypocrisy

Austerity can’t be Macri’s only solution

02-06-2018 09:00 It was pathetic to hear former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner listing the economic successes of her administration, and Pichetto —traditionally centered and pragmatic — showing his true colours, taking advantage of the spotlight for electoral gain.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

5th indictment for CFK

Hotesur case: Judge indicts CFK, Báez and children for alleged laundering

15-05-2018 11:32 Máximo and Florencia Kirchner “participated in the aforementioned businesses as a link to government”, Judge Julián Ercolini alleges. He claims, too, that Máximo and Martín Báez “intervened directly in multiple activities needed to carry out the plan”.

by Cecilia Devanna

argentina

Reshuffling: Peronist senator returns to CFK, as ex allies form leftist coalition

19-04-2018 12:02 The announcement of a coalition on the left, to be formalised in May, comes amid reshuffling in Peronist ranks and the dramatic federal court intervention last week of the national Peronist party, the Justicialist Party.

GIOJA OUT, BARRIONUEVO IN

Peronism in crisis: Ousted leader Gioja cries foul over court intervention

11-04-2018 13:24 Federal Judge Servini de Cubría’s decision to intervene in the party has highlighted the major cracks in what is, traditionally, Argentina’s most powerful political party.

by Jayson McNamara

AMIA cover-up case

Zannini, D'Elia released from jail

26-03-2018 11:24 Former presidential secretary Carlos Zannini was arrested as part of an investigation into former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and her role in signing a 2012 pact with Iran.

Spent three months in jail

Courts free Cristóbal López, who remains accused of tax fraud

16-03-2018 18:18 Kirchnerist businessman Cristóbal López and his partner Fabián de Sousa were freed on Friday after an appellate court ruled in their favor, despite confirming accusations of tax fraud.

Doubts remains about CFK’s vote

CFK’s Senate bloc to vote in favour of abortion: senator

14-03-2018 10:23 Since a debate about abortion resurfaced this summer, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner has not expressed her voting intention or even addressed the issue of abortion publicly.

STRANGE BEDFELLOWS

Macri, Cristina: Contradiction and falsehoods in the abortion debate

08-03-2018 10:45 Over the years, as they changed roles and allies, neither leader allowed the abortion debate to progress.

Tapped phone conversations with Oscar Parrilli

CFK gets unwanted birthday present: more leaks

19-02-2018 16:33 The former president can be heard attacking Peronist lawmakers for distancing themselves from the so-called Kirchnerite coalition in Congress.

MEETING TODAY

CFK's place in possible electoral alliance continues hindering full Peronist unity

08-02-2018 12:51 Across the motley crew of ideas and leadership styles within the Peronist movement, there is a clear understanding of the need to form electoral alliances well before the 2019 presidential and general elections.

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.