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PASO candidates named as 2021 election race begins

26-07-2021 19:00 Ruling Peronist coalition opts for a unified slate in most key districts; Opposition lines up Diego Santilli v Facundo Manes in Buenos Aires Province and María Eugenia Vidal's list will face others headed by Ricardo López Murphy and Adolfo Rubinstein in Federal Capital.

by James Grainger

Of hats in the ring and Olympic rings

24-07-2021 00:00 Argentina’s dominant coalitions should not be complacent since they need to watch not only their backs but also their sides in the PASO primaries – in both political and geographical terms.

Opposition demands roll-back of daily cap on arriving travellers

02-07-2021 23:57 As many as 40,000 citizens and residents are overseas, according to migration officials, who say 60% of those who travelled last month did so for tourism.

Gerardo Morales consolidates power in Jujuy elections

29-06-2021 21:09 Jujuy Province's Radical Governor Gerardo Morales registered a huge landslide win last Sunday – his Cambia Jujuy list finished almost 30 percent ahead of the Frente de Todos coalition in provincial legislative and municipal elections.

Argentina plans partial payment to Paris Club, averting default

22-06-2021 16:26 Government will make a partial payment to Paris Club group of creditors to avert default.

IMF sees US$45-billion deal with Argentina pushed into 2022

19-06-2021 09:20 International Monetary Fund privately estimates that any deal with Argentina will be pushed into 2022 as President Fernández has little incentive to quickly agree a new financing programme.

Argentina to use Paris Club grace period to further debt talks

31-05-2021 11:04 Government to hold off on US$2.4-billion debt payment with Paris Club due Monday and will instead use a 60-day grace period to try to reach an agreement with the group and avert default.

What populism?

29-05-2021 11:24 Populism is cynical. Promises are made in exchange for a specific outcome, and not because they are fair or just. Taken to the extreme, this deepens polarisation. And we know that all too well.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Inflation near 50% puts Argentina on path that failed before

20-05-2021 16:04 Argentina’s new ban on exports of its famed beef won’t quell runaway inflation if previous interventions are any guide.

Paris Club to spare Argentina from US$2.4-billion debt default

14-05-2021 13:58 Group of major creditor nations willing to delay US$2.4-billion debt payment from Argentina due this month if the Fernández administration agrees to certain conditions.

Question marks over Guzmán’s tenure as economy minister

04-05-2021 22:09 Martín Guzmán’s bid to force out Energy Undersecretary Federico Basualdo – frustrated for now despite counting on the support of President Alberto Fernández – has reignited rumours over the economy minister’s future and exposed infighting among the ruling coalition.

Economy buckles as president puts politics first

04-05-2021 13:59 When Alberto Fernández took office in the final days of 2019, he presented himself as pragmatic. Few would argue that he has succeeded.

Government, opposition agree to delay PASO primaries by a month

22-04-2021 17:14 Argentina’s opposition coalition has agreed with the national government to postpone the PASO primaries for a month, given the recent increase in Covid-19 infections.

Argentina seeks Paris Club deal amid IMF talks, Guzmán says

18-04-2021 22:18 Argentina is pressing the Paris Club to renegotiate debt as separate talks to strike a deal with the International Monetary Fund drag on, says Economy Minister Martín Guzmán.

Debt restructuring talks for Buenos Aires Province stall

22-03-2021 16:23 After nearly a year of extending the deadline of its debt restructuring proposal, fresh documents published by Argentina’s largest province show talks remain stuck.

Declare me innocent, or else

20-03-2021 07:48 Political power is now in the hands of individuals who are far more interested in the future of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and her offspring than in the fate of the rest of the population.

by James Neilson

Vaccination versus immunity to change

30-01-2021 08:04 The error-strewn launch of vaccination campaigns marks a new phase in the pandemic and with it some subtle changes in perspective.

Plan Máximo: First the province, then the presidency

16-01-2021 08:03 Máximo Kirchner, 43-year-old son of two former presidents, aims to head the Buenos Aires provincial branch of the PJ movement, before using it as a launching-pad for the 2023 elections. The ultimate goal? The Casa Rosada.

by Carlos Claá & Rodis Recalt, Noticias

Vaccines, ambassadors and cabinet shake-ups

26-12-2020 09:29 With a Cabinet that is already on shaky ground and a dangerous combo of pandemic and stagflation on the horizon, President Fernández faces a tough start to 2021.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

2020: Don't look back

12-12-2020 09:33 For all the pain caused by a killer disease coming out of nowhere, even it has not been able to put an end to Argentina's infamous political rift. Tensions, however, are also hitting both coalitions.

by Martín Gambarotta