GRIDLOCKED ‘Imbeciles,’ restrictions and elections 10-04-2021 08:06 It is common to hear people in Argentina complaining that issues have become politicised, meaning that powerful people representing conflicting interests have gridlocked an issue. by Agustino Fontevecchia
INTERVIEW: JUSTICE MINISTER Martín Soria: ‘The manipulation of justice by the Macri family is nothing new’ 10-04-2021 07:52 Argentina’s new Justice minister is ready to press ahead with judicial reform. He defines himself as simply a Peronist, laying stress on judges who visited Mauricio Macri for private meetings during his presidency. by Rosario Ayerdi
AND THAT REMINDS ME... Is justice being done to justice? 13-03-2021 09:03 It’s not realistic to go monkeying around with the Argentine legal system while entering into serious negotiations with the IMF. by Michael Soltys
EDITORIAL Menem: A man of his times – and ours 20-02-2021 06:08 Despite his passing, Carlos Menem’s spirit remains very much around, in both the current government and the country as a whole.
THE WEEK IN ARGENTINA What we learned this week: November 21 to 28 28-11-2020 09:04 Our pick of the stories from the last seven days (with the exception of just a mention of Maradona). by Michael Soltys
CORRUPTION & THE COURTS Fernández de Kirchner acquitted in ‘cuadernos’ graft trial cases 28-11-2020 08:13 Federal judge Marcelo Martínez De Giorgi on Tuesday acquitted Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner in one of the corruption trials against her based on the so-called “cuadernos” notebooks detailing alleged public works graft.
POLITICAL INSTABILITY On the verge of another nervous breakdown? 14-11-2020 09:16 More of the usual will generate similar outcomes as we’ve seen in the past: stagflation, polarisation, and a growing bureaucracy. It’s time for our political class to take charge of the situation to avert another disaster. by Agustino Fontevecchia
CORRUPTION, CONGRESS & THE COURTS Fernández issues decree formalising removal of judges probing CFK 19-09-2020 10:25 Opposition walks out of Senate vote to decide fate of magistrates promoted during Macri presidency, accusing government of seeking impunity for Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.
FORMER PRESIDENT RE-EMERGES Why Macri re-appeared and broke his silence 19-09-2020 10:13 Former president returns to prominence with scathing La Nación column. Sources close to the PRO leader describe his view of Cristina, Alberto and the opposition coalition. by Ezequiel Spillman
JUDICIAL REFORM Fernández’s judicial reform bill enters Senate amid opposition outcry 01-08-2020 08:31 President vows to restore “credibility” to Argentina’s much-maligned justice system, but opposition charges move is a bid to ensure “impunity.”