News of elecciones 2019

Election 2019

Lavagna, Urtubey team up for elections under ‘Federal Consensus 2030’ banner

12-06-2019 16:35 Barely 24 hours after the Macri-Pichetto ticket was announced, ex-economy minister seals deal with Salta governor Juan Manuel Urtubey to run on ‘third way’ line-up.

Election 2019

Wall Street applauds Macri's choice for vice-president

12-06-2019 09:25 Yields on Argentine sovereign debt registered their biggest drop since August 2016, amid optimism that Pichetto, an opposition leader who has previously been critical of the government, will boost Macri's chances with moderate voters at the ballot box.

ELECTION 2019

Macri chooses Miguel Pichetto as vice-presidential running-mate

11-06-2019 16:46 Cambiemos leader confirms he will run for president seconded by Miguel Ángel Pichetto, national senator for Río Negro and leader of the opposition Justicalist Party (PJ) caucus in the upper house.

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.

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