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POMPEO VISIT

US State Dept: Pompeo to talk Hezbollah, anti-terrorism in Buenos Aires

Today 12:20 US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will "emphasise and reiterate" partnership with Macri's government during whistlestop visit to Buenos Aires.

Mixed reactions

Rights groups decry volunteer youth 'civil service'

Yesterday 16:38 Nobel Peace laureate Adolfo Perez Esquivel lambasts the Macri government: 'Democratic values are built in public schools'.

CNN INTERVIEW

Macri uncut: President blasts rivals in primetime interview

15-07-2019 13:01 Juntos por el Cambio leader vows that Argentina "is not going to default," lets rip at union leaders in wide-ranging interview.

Elections 2019

A. Fernández: 'People should fear Macri and his officials'

15-07-2019 10:23 Presidential hopeful Alberto Fernández decries "demonization" of the La Cámpora youth movement, claiming instead voters should fear the Macri government.

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

Moody’s puts Argentina on negative outlook on uncertainty

15-07-2019 08:34 Ratings company shifts outlook from stable to negative, citing rising uncertainty about economic policy and risk of additional “damaging currency shocks.”

ELECTION 2019

Macri’s odds of winning election are rising, says pollster

13-07-2019 08:58 President Macri’s official coalition launch event dominated by references to inheritance left by Fernández de Kirchner administration.

2019 Elections

New polls indicate virtual tie in run-off between Macri and Fernández

12-07-2019 08:00 Polls by Management & Fit and Isonomía show minimal difference between Macri and Fernández, Vidal four points ahead of Kicillof

2019 elections

Campaigning heats up with signs of highly polarised election

11-07-2019 12:00 President Macri's official coalition launch event dominated by references to inheritance left by Fernández de Kirchner administration.

BLOOMBERG

Argentina corporates pay high price in return to debt market

10-07-2019 13:04 Local firms returning to international capital markets after more than a year away may find their window to sell debt is already closing.

2013 MOU with Iran

Alberto Fernández testifies in Iran-AMIA investigation

10-07-2019 10:15 Alberto Fernández was summoned to testify after criticising his running mate Cristina Fernández de Kirchner's 2013 deal with Iran in a recent television interview.

'El Retorno'

CFK faces new corruption charge over hotel purchase

08-07-2019 10:04 El Retorno is located near Lago Gutiérrez, 12 kilometres from the centre of Bariloche. Margarita Stolbizer's complaint against the former president will allege she and her associates used dirty money to purchase the property in 2013.

2019 ELECTIONS

Peronismo cool

06-07-2019 12:36 While Peronism’s chameleonic capacities should surprise no-one, it is interesting that the exhaustion with the Kirchnerite brand of Peronism that had worn out the vast majority of society in 2015 has given way to a more inclusive, all-round version of the historic political trend.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFUL

Fernández calls Lula's arrest 'stain on Brazil' as he visits leader in jail

05-07-2019 10:15 Presidential hopeful says he sees events in Brazil "with concern" and argues Lula's conviction is not on steady ground, as he casts shadow over future of EU-Mercosur deal.

Photo op

PT party senator Gleisi Hoffman confirms Alberto Fernández to visit Lula in jail

03-07-2019 15:47 Alberto Fernández will visit Luiz Inácio 'Lula' da Silva in Curitiba as pressure mounts against the imprisonment of the former Brazilian president for corruption.

Former president

CFK skips campaigning, corruption trial to return to Cuba

01-07-2019 10:54 Cuban doctors diagnosed Florencia Kirchner her with post-traumatic stress disorder and five other conditions, including lymphedema. It is her mother's third trip to the island this year.

2019 Elections

Electoral court authorises US$240k daily spending for candidates

01-07-2019 10:32 The Electoral Court's calculations for public spending are determined on a fixed value per eligible voter and must be spent on the printing of ballots for distribution at households and at polling stations on election day.

OMAR PEROTTI

Santa Fe: Governor-elect throws support behind Fernández-Fernández

26-06-2019 11:07 Peronist candidate for governor Omar Perotti secured control of Santa Fe on June 16 against the Progressives, who had ruled the province for three terms.

CFK

Corruption case against Cristina Kirchner enters into second phase as campaigning gets underway

24-06-2019 18:39 It is anticipated that the hearing will conclude with the reading of the final 200 pages of charges against the former president and the rest of the accused.

2019 Elections

Peronists set to dominate divided Congress

23-06-2019 16:53 While all eyes are on the presidential elections in Argentina, the race for the country's Congress is key to understanding what policy scenarios the next government will face.

by Gabriel Ziblat

2019 Elections

Parties lodge final candidacies after lengthy, heated negotiations

23-06-2019 16:52 Months of negotiations end with high-profile candidates securing their spot on ballots in the race for the national Congress.

EDITORIAL

The wood and the trees

22-06-2019 10:46 Although in theory anything could change in the next few hours, the big picture seems firmly defined with most candidates running behind the new polarisation resulting from two surprise moves from Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and Mauricio Macri.

ELECTION 2019

Macri pickup places Cristian lead within margin of error

22-06-2019 10:33 Race tightens as real campaign starts with definition of candidacies.

ELECTIONS 2019: CAMPAIGN WATCH

Electoral Slates In, Time to Go to the Shrink

22-06-2019 10:29 More broadly, the political establishment would also need to explain why the country has to vote in a primary in August in which none of the presidential candidacies competing in.

by Marcelo J. Garcia

2019 ELECTIONS

When everything changes so that nothing changes

22-06-2019 10:14 That Cristina still has a chance to make a comeback is as much a consequence of Macri’s disastrous economic policy as it is a conscious decision by his electoral team, led by Cabinet Chief Marcos Peña and Ecuadorian political analyst Jaime Durán Barba.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

2019 Elections

Sergio Massa to lead Fernández-Fernández list for Lower House

18-06-2019 13:45 Sergio Massa's decision to join Frente de Todos comes amid a wave of Peronist wins in provincial elections.

ELECTORAL RACE

Battle-lines drawn with last-minute veeps

15-06-2019 07:43 Pichetto, Urutbey picked to accompany Macri and Lavagna, Massa formalises deal with Kirchnerism.

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

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.

KEY STORIES

June 2nd-8th: What We Learned This Week

08-06-2019 12:26 Stories that caught our eye in the last seven days.

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.

2019 Elections

Reports: Lavagna, Urtubey working to salvage 'third option'

04-06-2019 10:44 Alternativa Federal member, Governor of Salta Juan Manuel Urtubey, and presidential hopeful Roberto Lavagna are reportedly in talks to salvage the so-called "third option" campaign.

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.

ELECTORAL RACE

Massa, torn between Kirchnerites and Peronists, takes centre stage

01-06-2019 08:49 Renewal Front Sergio Massa held his convention on Thursday, calling for a new “opposition majority” to oust Macri, as he negotiates with Alberto Fernandez and Alternativa Federal.

'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.