News of formosa

Reform means Formosa Governor Insfrán can run for re-election

04-09-2025 19:12 Formosa eliminates indefinite re-election – but negotiations and definition of rules means veteran Peronist governor Gildo Insfrán could stay on until 2031.

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The autumn of the patriarch

05-07-2025 07:19 Gildo Insfrán’s power stems from the provincial government being by far Formosa’s biggest employer with less than six percent of the workforce having formal jobs in the private sector, boosted by shameless patronage.

by Michael Soltys

ELECTIONS 2025: FORMOSA

Insfrán and PJ scores landslide win in Formosa

01-07-2025 13:11 Governor Gildo Insfrán’s ruling party scores major victory, with Partido Justicialista taking 67% of votes for provincial deputies; Result likely to pave way for controversial reform of provincial constitution, another run for office for eight-term Peronist veteran.

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Midterms in midyear

28-06-2025 07:24 Given the total inability of the protagonists in Buenos Aires Province to get their act together, the midterms still four months away are looking more like candidates for “It’s the economy, stupid” than ever.

by Michael Soltys

MILEI’S AUSTERITY MEASURES

Six provinces demand over US$9 billion from national government

26-05-2025 14:58 Provinces of Buenos Aires, La Pampa, La Rioja, Formosa, Santiago del Estero and Santa Fe – mostly all opposition controlled – are demanding US$9.376 billion in outstanding debt from President Javier Milei’s government.

by Gonzalo Martínez

EDUCATION

Literacy crisis: Less than half of kids under nine meet reading standards

07-05-2025 11:00 Argentina’s Education Secretariat publishes first results from Aprender assessment under Milei administration. Provinces of Formosa and Córdoba achieved strongest results, Chaco at bottom of ranking.

POLITICS & COURTS

Supreme Ct declares Insfrán’s indefinite re-election in Formosa unconstitutional

19-12-2024 19:02 The top tribunal unanimously ruled against unlimited re-election, blocking plans by Peronist governor to extend his term in power past 30-year mark.

POLITICS

Formosa lawmakers seek ‘express’ reform to allow governor’s ninth term

25-10-2024 12:47 Lawmakers in Formosa vote for “express reform” of the provincial constitution, a move that could pave the way for a ninth consecutive election of its longstanding governor Gildo Insfrán.

News of formosa

Reform means Formosa Governor Insfrán can run for re-election

The autumn of the patriarch

Insfrán and PJ scores landslide win in Formosa

Midterms in midyear

Six provinces demand over US$9 billion from national government

Literacy crisis: Less than half of kids under nine meet reading standards

Supreme Ct declares Insfrán’s indefinite re-election in Formosa unconstitutional

Formosa lawmakers seek ‘express’ reform to allow governor’s ninth term

Triple setback for Milei as Congress rejects vetoes

Court seizes assets of Maradona's lawyer, sisters in fraud case

Stories that caught our eye: September 12 to 19

Argentina’s brokers see their losses mount as Milei bet fades

Central Bank steps up defence of peso as assets slide

El hijo de una modelo podría convertirse en príncipe tras ser reconocido como sobrino del rey de Bélgica

Entre los nombres que suenan como candidatos al Nobel de Literatura 2025 se incluyen dos argentinos

La apocalíptica predicción de un militar: cómo un apagón en el Báltico desataría la Tercera Guerra Mundial

El establishment espera una redefinición del plan económico y hay apuestas por quién será el ejecutor

Humor cordobés: comerciantes ofrecían "Promos anti coima" durante la visita de Milei