News of election 2019

PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFUL

Alberto Fernández: We're 'virtually' in default and must renegotiate IMF deal

19-08-2019 09:19 Fernández, now the clear favourite to win upcoming presidential elections October 27, laid out his views of the economic situation in a series of newspaper interviews over the weekend.

ELECTION 2019

Lavagna calls for 'dialogue,' suspension of election campaign amid crisis

15-08-2019 17:09 'Third way' presidential candidate asks Macri to declare 'food and healthcare emergency' and asks for leaders to work together in order to address impact of ongoing economic turmoil.

PASO FALL-OUT

Elisa Carrió alleges election fraud, provides no evidence for claim

15-08-2019 10:05 Government insists election was 'transparent' despite claims of Macri-allied outspoken lawmaker. Journalist Jorge Lanata asks those alleging fraud to place to 'use their heads a little.'

ECONOMIC MEASURES

Macri offers mea culpa, announces measures to boost incomes

14-08-2019 11:09 President offers an apology for tetchy performance in Monday's press conference and tells Argentines 'he understands' their anger, announcing raft of measures to help workers and businesses.

PASO FALL-OUT

Utility stocks face gloomy outlook as downgrades mount

14-08-2019 09:55 Outlook for Argentina’s energy companies has worsened after primary election results raise concerns about the return of more intervention in utility prices.

BLOOMBERG – ANALYSIS

What the markets are telling Argentina's next leader

14-08-2019 09:45 To boost his credibility, Fernández could name someone with a track record in finance to reach out to creditors and the IMF, clearly signalling his commitment to follow through with the fiscal consolidation Macri has put in motion.

by Marc Margolis

ECONOMIC MEASURES

Macri set to announce economic measures to help citizens, firms

14-08-2019 09:29 President set to unveil measures including a boost to child-care benefits, extra tax exemptions for lower-income Argentines, and special conditions for small and medium-sized companies to pay taxes.

PASO FALL-OUT

Alberto Fernández casts doubt over Mercosur's trade deal with European Union

13-08-2019 17:45 Frente de Todos leader questions European Union's trade deal with the South American trade bloc that was signed in June but not yet ratified.

PASOS 2019

Elisa Carrió saw Macri’s PASO speech as one of 'defeat,' says source

13-08-2019 17:36 Sources close to the Coalición Cívica leader tell Perfil that she was disappointed with reaction of her coalition partner to Sunday night's primary loss.

PASO FALL-OUT

Alberto Fernández: 'Two-thirds of the population rejected the government'

13-08-2019 14:39 In a wide-ranging exclusive interview with NET TV, Frente de Todos presidential candidate detailed his views on the economy, Roberto Lavagna, 'la grieta,' his relationship with CFK and Venezuela.

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 FALL-OUT

Macri speaks on PASO fall-out: 'Kirchnerismo has no credibility in the world'

12-08-2019 17:13 "We are going to reverse this bad election and we are going to reach the second round," Macri tells reporters in wake of stunning defeat to Peronist candidate Alberto Fernández.

PASOs 2019

Fernández: Macri hasn't called me for years, he's not going to now

12-08-2019 16:31 In comments that raise the spectre of another difficult transition between governments in Argentina, Frente de Todos leader reveals Interior Minister Rogelio Frigerio is the only Juntos por el Cambio figure to have contacted him.

ANALYSIS: PASOs 2019

Macri, Fernández must begin transition of power now

12-08-2019 16:31 Alberto Fernández has still not woken up to the fact that he's the virtual president-elect. When he spoke on Sunday evening, upping the ante to gain even more votes in October, he spoke of "in the next two months." His problem starts now, in the next two days.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Bloomberg

Markets signal Argentina may be headed for another debt crisis

12-08-2019 15:34 Credit-default swap trading now shows an implied probability that Argentina will suspend debt payments over the next five years at about 75%.

PASOs 2019

Kicillof asks for 'responsibility' from gov't, as officials huddle at Casa Rosada

12-08-2019 09:37 Government officials meet at Casa Rosada, as Fernández and Kicillof hail Frente de Todos coalition's performance in PASO primaries.

BLOOMBERG

Argentine eurobonds tumble after Macri thrashed in shock PASO vote

12-08-2019 08:20 The peso could lose 25 percent of its value and bonds may slump about 20 percent on the results, according to BTG Pactual Argentina.

PASOs 2019

Province-by-province, how did the Fernández-Macri tickets perform?

12-08-2019 01:35 Frente de Todos presidential candidatescored victories in the overwhelming majority of provinces in Sunday's PASO primaries, with President Macri's coalition performing strongly only in Córdoba and Buenos Aires City.

PASOs 2019

Alberto Fernández: 'We are going to fix what the others have broken'

12-08-2019 00:53 Presidential candidate, fresh from his landslide victory in the primaries, declared Sunday night that "Argentina had realised that change" will arrive in the form of his Frente de Todos coalition.

BLOOMBERG

Fernández landslide likely to prompt sell-off in markets on Monday

12-08-2019 00:06 Results are poised to trigger a market sell-off on Monday as investors come to terms with the possibility that the market-friendly policies adopted by President Macri may be replaced by more interventionist measures.

PASOs 2019

Alberto Fernández scores huge victory over Macri in PASOs

11-08-2019 23:31 Frente de Todos leader emerged from Argentina's PASO primaries with an almost 15-percentage point lead over incumbent President Mauricio Macri on Sunday night, shocking the nation.

ELECTION 2019

Macri admits heavy defeat in Argentina's PASO primaries

11-08-2019 22:29 With provisional results yet to have been released, president admits his coalition had suffered 'a bad election.'

PASOs 2019

Confident Alberto Fernández vows to end polarisation

11-08-2019 21:41 Amid unconfirmed reports that the opposition Peronist grouping had performed stronger that President Mauricio Macri's Juntos por el Cambio coalition in Sunday's PASO primaries, Fernández said that "la grieta is over, forever."

BLOOMBERG

Investors trim risk ahead of Argentina's ‘coin toss’ primaries

09-08-2019 09:51 Investors are pulling back from Argentina before the PASOs, with the potential for a boom or bust ahead.

ELECTION 2019

Before supporters in Rosario, Alberto Fernández asks Argentina to change course

08-08-2019 09:57 "Don't ask them where they come from, ask where they want to go," declares Frente de Todos candidate, as he and running-mate Cristina Fernández de Kirchner promise to leave the recession behind.

ELECTION 2019

President Macri attacks 'enemies of change' as campaign nears end

07-08-2019 16:12 Juntos por el Cambio leader slams "bureaucrats, mafiosos, the corrupt, thugs and bribers" for holding country back, in aggressively worded message on social networks.

Espert Attack

Bullrich offers Espert police protection after attack

07-08-2019 11:56 Security Minister Patricia Bullrich reached out to presidential candidate José Luis Espert after what the latter called an “isolated event.”

2019 Election

Macri closes Buenos Aires campaign ahead of PASO

07-08-2019 00:06 Juntos por el Cambio’s Buenos Aires candidates held their final pre-PASO rally in Caballito Tuesday to make their case to porteños.

Bloomberg

Risks rise for Macri ahead of PASOs as markets turn sour

05-08-2019 12:35 Just six days before the country votes, the government, Central Bank and investors are facing a fresh bout of volatility in financial markets amid trade disputes and a generalised risk-off mood.

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

ELECTION 2019

I want to 'help unite Argentines,' declares Fernández de Kirchner

01-08-2019 17:34 Former president and vice-presidential hopeful decries lack of 'sensitivity' among government leaders at a women-only event in Buenos Aires, painting Macri administration as out of touch.

ELECTION 2019

Consenso Federal adds voice to concerns over 'security' of voting system

31-07-2019 09:45 Representatives Daniel Pires echoes complaints from PJ and Frente de Totos that provisional vote-counting system could be subjected to 'manipulation,' as calls for return to traditional system grow.

ELECTION 2019

Amnesty Int launches platform showing candidates' positions on abortion

30-07-2019 16:45 NGO launches anew online platform to promote the legalisation of abortion in Argentina, in view of the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections this October.

FORMER PRESIDENT

CFK slammed after comparing food insecurity in Argentina to Venezuela

29-07-2019 16:48 "Sorry, but today, with food, we are the same as Venezuela," declares Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, whose comments were met with immediate pushback from politician, analysts and Venezuelans.

POLARISATION

Black holes and the theory of the lesser evil

27-07-2019 09:31 What makes this entire situation worse is that neither candidate has proposed a plan to get the country out of the black hole it’s in.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

2019 Elections

Lavagna and Urtubey pen letter criticising polarisation

23-07-2019 21:11 The letter accused Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and Mauricio Macri of using polarisation as a tactic to silence Consenso Federal’s campaign.

BILATERAL TIES

Brazil’s Bolsonaro reaffirms his support for Macri's re-election

15-07-2019 08:52 “If people related to Cristina Kirchner, that are close to Lula, Dilma, etc., return to power, then I think Argentina will have serious problems,” Brazilian leader tells Clarín.

BLOOMBERG

Argentina election more uncertain as pollsters go dark

27-06-2019 13:34 The dearth of reliable, public poll data leaves investors, who fear that the Fernández-Fernández ticket would reverse Mauricio Macri’s pro-market policies, unsure about the future of the Argentine economy.

Voting in 4 provinces

Santa Fe turns Peronist as provincial votes disappoint Macri

17-06-2019 09:39 Macri's Cambiemos allies place poorly in all four provincial races as key electoral territory, Santa Fe province, returns to Peronist control after 12 years.

Election 2019

Pichetto: 'There will be a lot of Peronism behind the president'

14-06-2019 18:20 Peronist leaders met for lunch Friday in Buenos Aires. Yesterday Pichetto participated in a cabinet meeting.

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.

ELECTION 2019

Lavagna decries 'years of failure' as he formally launches presidential bid

06-06-2019 18:59 Lavagna, who served as economy minister from 2002 to 2005 under presidents Eduardo Duhalde and Néstor Kirchner, launches campaign at party's new headquarters in Recoleta.

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.

2019 ELECTIONS

UCR votes to remain in Cambiemos despite fierce criticism

28-05-2019 10:44 UCR Radical Party members like Martín Lousteau and Ricardo Alfonsín, with long-held differences with the Macri government, have expressed a desire to see the UCR align with the progressive Socialist and GEN parties behind presidential hopeful Roberto Lavagna.

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."