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Javier Milei: ‘The more people are against the ropes, the more they will embrace freedom’

Yesterdat 11:02 In a feature-length interview, economist Javier Milei discusses his stunning PASO primaries result, political origins and experience with psychotherapy.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

EDITORIAL

Post-pandemic or a sign of panic?

Yesterdat 10:23 This premature optimism on Covid is clearly feelgood electioneering on the part of a government permanently on the prowl for the lost votes of a fortnight ago.

And that reminds me

Can Aníbal or (is he a) cannibal?

Yesterdat 00:01 Territorial imperative reigns supreme – at least until the November midterms when it stands or falls.

by Michael Soltys

Chaos In Power

Vive la résistance?

24-09-2021 21:44 Minister Guzmán’s courage and President Alberto’s newfound heroism could be part of the ‘resistance’ against the onslaught of Kirchnerism within the ranks of the Frente de Todos.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

ELECTIONS 2021

Opposition presents united front as its eyes PASO repeat in November

22-09-2021 12:10 Juntos por el Cambio’s candidates for Congress unite for national meeting. Strong criticism of government, especially regarding internal disputes, as opposition eyes 45% of vote in November.

by Gabriel Ziblat

NEW CABINET IN

Fernández says coalition 'more united than ever' as he swears in ministers

20-09-2021 21:51 President Alberto Fernández swears in new ministers as he attempts to relaunch his government in the wake of last week's heavy PASO primaries loss.

MARKETS

Argentina’s bonds sink as president swears in new Cabinet

20-09-2021 15:55 Argentina’s dollar bonds and US-traded equities slid on Monday, with the local benchmark index posting the worst returns among indexes in the Americas.

POST-PASO FALLOUT

Fernández hopes reshuffle will put lid on political crisis

20-09-2021 14:27 President Alberto Fernández has announced a new Cabinet in a bid to smother a political crisis that pitted him bitterly against his own vice-president.

Bloomberg

Cabinet moves were decided by president, says Máximo Kirchner

20-09-2021 08:57 Cabinet reshuffle and other ministerial appointments based on decision of President Alberto Fernández, declares Máximo Kirchner.

CRISTINA & ALBERTO

Cristina gets what she wanted: a lot of Cabinet changes

18-09-2021 09:14 Manzur comes in as Cabinet chief, with Aníbal Fernández to Security portfolio; Cafiero becomes foreign minister, with De Pedro, Guzmán and Kulfas retained in key positions.

by Rosario Ayerdi

CABINET RESHUFFLE

Political crisis, PASO loss forces president into reshuffle

18-09-2021 08:52 President Alberto Fernández announced a new Cabinet on Friday in a bid to smother a political crisis that pitted him bitterly against his vice-president this week after an electoral defeat in legislative primaries.

POST-PASO FALLOUT

President caves to Fernández de Kirchner in Cabinet reshuffling

18-09-2021 07:43 Appointments come just a day after Fernández de Kirchner called for an overhaul of the Cabinet in an open letter that blamed the president for poor results in last Sunday's PASO primaries.

opinion and analysis

Kirchnerites reaping the whirlwind

18-09-2021 00:01 For there to be any chance of the country emerging relatively unscathed from the mess Cristina, with the help of easily bamboozled voters, has got it into, Alberto would have to start behaving like a genuine president.

by James Neilson

Cataclysm

Sore losers

18-09-2021 00:01 The structural issues facing the Argentine political system are substantially more profound than the superficial and lightweight Alberto Fernández.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

PRESIDENT SHUFFLES PACK

Fernández confirms reshuffle: Juan Manzur named Cabinet chief

17-09-2021 22:40 resident Fernández reshuffles Cabinet in bid to overcome schism with Cristina Fernández de Kirchner; Juan Manzur in as Cabinet chief, Santiago Cafiero becomes foreign minister; Aníbal Fernández returns.

EDITORIAL

The beginning of the end?

17-09-2021 22:07 The Frente de Todos coalition, with the vice-presidential tail wagging the presidential dog, has been a rare experiment premised on a united Peronism being big enough to contain its own historic contradictions by guaranteeing electoral victory and thus power. That myth was rudely shattered by last Sunday’s voting.

RULING COALITION IN CRISIS

Fernández seeks exit from crisis with Cabinet reshuffle

17-09-2021 22:01 President drawing up new Cabinet in bid to overcome schism with Veep; Communications & Press Secretary Juan Pablo Biondi resigns post; Government set to unveil raft to new measures to attract voters.

POST-PASO FALLOUT

Coalition in crisis: How Frente de Todos' post-PASO crisis developed

17-09-2021 21:59 With the ruling Frente de Todos coalition in crisis, here's a look at the key moments pushed it into disarray.

POST-PASO FALLOUT

President’s press secretary Biondi resigns after CFK criticism

17-09-2021 19:17 Communications & Press Secretary Juan Pablo Biondi resigns, less than a day after Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner accused him of carrying out “operations” in the media against her.

2022 BUDGET

Government forecasts 33% inflation, 4% growth in 2022 Budget

17-09-2021 14:07 Economy Minister Martín Guzmán meets deadline, submitting Budget bill to Congress at the last possible moment in the dead of night, as crisis raged in the ruling coalition.

PASO PRIMARIES 2021

Frente de Todos seeks to turn around election in Buenos Aires Province

17-09-2021 14:03 Juntos por el Cambio finished ahead by more than four points in the key battleground province. The government will now go chasing the votes of Florencio Randazzo, Facundo Manes – as well as the ‘disappointed’ who didn’t turn out.

by Rosario Ayerdi

CRISIS GRIPS GOVERNMENT

Crisis deepens as Fernández de Kirchner blasts president

17-09-2021 10:45 Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner has slammed President Alberto Fernández in an open letter, heightening the political crisis that has roiled the government since it lost an election Sunday.

POST-PASO FALLOUT

Fernández de Kirchner blasts president over ‘catastrophic’ loss

16-09-2021 21:26 Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner slammed President Alberto Fernández in an open letter on Thursday, heightening the extraordinary political crisis that has gripped the ruling Frente de Todos coalition.

POST-PASO FALLOUT

CFK ally describes president as ‘squatter’ in leaked WhatsApp audio

16-09-2021 18:00 Outgoing national deputy Fernanda Vallejos (Frente de Todos-Buenos Aires Province) poured fuel on the flames of the ruling coalition’s post-PASO crisis this week with strident criticism of President Alberto Fernández.

POST-PASO FALLOUT

Alberto Fernández vows to unify coalition after offers to quit

16-09-2021 14:42 President Alberto Fernández vowed to keep his broad ruling coalition unified on Thursday, a day after several cabinet ministers offered to quit their posts.

POST-PASO FALLOUT

Crisis grips Argentina's government, exposing split in ruling coalition

15-09-2021 21:49 Crisis broke out at rapid speed on Wednesday, as a flurry of resignations, urgent meetings and private phone calls laid bare a deep split in the ruling Frente de Todos coalition.

by James Grainger

Bloomberg

Cabinet revolt puts Fernández in political crisis

15-09-2021 17:33 Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s closest allies in the Cabinet offered to resign on Wednesday, amid mounting political pressure on President Alberto Fernández’s government.t.

POST-PASO FALLOUT

Ministers offer to quit as ruling coalition flounders

15-09-2021 17:28 At least five Cabinet ministers and other senior officials in President Alberto Fernández's government offer to step down in wake of PASO primaries.

POST-PASO FALLOUT

Interior Minister Eduardo 'Wado' de Pedro offers resignation, others set to follow

15-09-2021 14:25 Interior Minister Eduardo ‘Wado’ de Pedro offers resignation to President Alberto Fernández; As many as four other Cabinet officials also expected to quit.

POST-PASO FALLOUT

Guzmán's position as economy minister not at risk, despite PASO defeat

14-09-2021 17:08 Government sources insist that results of PASO primaries show that blame needs to be shared around and assure that economy minister will remain in place.

by Fernando Nolé

POST-PASO FALLOUT

Casa Rosada draws up post-PASO measures, no plans for reshuffle

14-09-2021 16:52 Fernández administration drawing up host of measures designed to boost consumption and improve purchasing power.

PASO PRIMARIES 2021

Fernández administration enters its most challenging period yet

14-09-2021 16:05 Following poor results in last Sunday's PASO primaries, the margin for a Frente de Todos comeback looks slim.

PASO 2021: OPINION & ANALYSIS

November repeat would leave Frente de Todos losers in both Houses of Congress

14-09-2021 15:20 With their lower house margin potentially down to one deputy and the possible loss of a comfortable Senate majority, the ruling coalition emerges badly damaged from last Sunday’s PASO primary voting.

by Gabriel Ziblat

PASO 2021: OPINION & ANALYSIS

Facing up to defeat

14-09-2021 10:09 The defeat was logical enough, but in Argentina, the logical does not always happen.

by Rosendo Fraga

MARKET REACTION

Argentine bonds, stocks gain after vote signals change ahead

13-09-2021 21:00 Prices for the government’s most traded dollar-denominated bond jumped almost four percent to the highest since January, while the cost to insure its debt against default fell to a three-week low. The Global X MSCI Argentina exchange-traded fund added 2.2 percent.

BLOOMBERG

Argentina’s US$45-billion IMF talks hit by Fernández election loss

13-09-2021 16:29 The Argentine government’s election loss on Sunday weakens Economy Minister Martin Guzmán’s negotiating power with the International Monetary Fund, according to one of the nation’s former representatives with the Fund.

ELECTIONS 2021: PASO PRIMARIES

Milei wins 13% of vote in City PASO, taking Avanza Libertad into third

13-09-2021 16:00 Candidates from the Avanza Libertad have hailed their party’s results in the PASO primaries, which saw the libertarian alliance finish third in the City and fourth in Buenos Aires Province.

ELECTIONS 2021: PASO PRIMARIES

Frente de Izquierda hails ‘impressive election’ for its candidates

13-09-2021 14:40 Myriam Bregman, Frente de Izquierda (FIT) candidate for national deputy representing the City, hails alliance's “impressive” performance in Sunday’s PASO primaries.

BLOOMBERG

Bonds rally on opposition gains in primary vote

13-09-2021 11:22 Argentine bonds rose on Monday morning after opposition candidates performed better than expected in the PASO primary elections.

ELECTIONS 2021: PASO PRIMARIES

PASO primaries 2021: Winners and losers

13-09-2021 10:34 Horacio Rodríguez Larreta emerges strengthened from PASO primaries; President Alberto Fernández and Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner perhaps the night's biggest losers.

ELECTIONS 2021: PASO PRIMARIES

Government suffers heavy defeat in PASO primaries

13-09-2021 02:37 Frente de Todos suffers heavy defeats in City, Córdoba and Mendoza, while losing in heartlands including Buenos Aires and Santa Fe. Balance of power now up for grabs in the Senate, sparking concern in the Casa Rosada.

by James Grainger

Bloomberg

Frente de Todos dealt big blow in primary election

13-09-2021 00:26 Argentina’s ruling coalition dealt a big blow in primary election serving as early test for President Alberto Fernández government’s two years into office.

ELECTIONS 2021: PASO PRIMARIES

Voters deal setback to Alberto Fernández's government

13-09-2021 00:12 Voters in Argentina’s PASO primaries dealt a strong setback to President Alberto Fernández and his government on Sunday.

ELECTIONS 2021: PASO PRIMARIES

Opposition leaders hail 'clear message' from electorate

12-09-2021 23:35 Opposition politicians reacted jubilantly to early results from the PASO primaries on Sunday night, with PRO party leader Patricia Bullrich hailing unexpected wins in provinces nationwide.

ELECTIONS 2021: PASO PRIMARIES

PASO: First results hint at strong showing for opposition

12-09-2021 22:23 First results hint at strong performance for opposition coalition in Sunday's primaries, with Juntos candidates holding strong leads over Frente de Todos rivals in Buenos Aires City and Province.

BLOOMBERG – ANALYSIS

The PASO primaries could be a non-event – or a game changer

12-09-2021 19:06 Primary election will serve as early test on the political strength of President Alberto Fernández’s ruling coalition.

EDITORIAL

Prematurely Accelerating Serious Options

11-09-2021 15:25 All too many politicians have been trying to bring the 2023 presidential elections ahead to tomorrow, seeking to stampede voters into a premature “the people or the republic” polarisation and to nationalise the voting.

ELECTIONS 2021: PASO PRIMARIES

By mule or by boat – election workers go to the extreme in Argentina

11-09-2021 10:17 According to a report by Correo Argentinto, more than 63,000 workers and 14,000 vehicles will be used to ensure every voter can cast their ballot in this Sunday’s PASO primaries. For some, the electoral operation even includes a 12-hour journey by mule.

It’s PASO time!

Sloppy seconds

11-09-2021 09:54 The PASO primaries have laid bare the intellectual vacuity of Argentina’s political class.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

ELECTIONS 2021: PASO PRIMARIES

Argentina heads to polls for key PASO primaries

10-09-2021 15:09 After weeks of campaigning and a pandemic-induced postponement, Argentina finally heads to polls for the 2021 PASO primaries.

News of paso

Javier Milei: ‘The more people are against the ropes, the more they will embrace freedom’

Post-pandemic or a sign of panic?

Can Aníbal or (is he a) cannibal?

Vive la résistance?

Opposition presents united front as its eyes PASO repeat in November

Fernández says coalition 'more united than ever' as he swears in ministers

Argentina’s bonds sink as president swears in new Cabinet

Fernández hopes reshuffle will put lid on political crisis

Cabinet moves were decided by president, says Máximo Kirchner

Cristina gets what she wanted: a lot of Cabinet changes

Political crisis, PASO loss forces president into reshuffle

President caves to Fernández de Kirchner in Cabinet reshuffling

Kirchnerites reaping the whirlwind

Sore losers

Fernández confirms reshuffle: Juan Manzur named Cabinet chief

The beginning of the end?

Fernández seeks exit from crisis with Cabinet reshuffle

Coalition in crisis: How Frente de Todos' post-PASO crisis developed

President’s press secretary Biondi resigns after CFK criticism

Government forecasts 33% inflation, 4% growth in 2022 Budget

Frente de Todos seeks to turn around election in Buenos Aires Province

Crisis deepens as Fernández de Kirchner blasts president

Fernández de Kirchner blasts president over ‘catastrophic’ loss

CFK ally describes president as ‘squatter’ in leaked WhatsApp audio

Alberto Fernández vows to unify coalition after offers to quit

Crisis grips Argentina's government, exposing split in ruling coalition

Cabinet revolt puts Fernández in political crisis

Ministers offer to quit as ruling coalition flounders

Interior Minister Eduardo 'Wado' de Pedro offers resignation, others set to follow

Guzmán's position as economy minister not at risk, despite PASO defeat

Casa Rosada draws up post-PASO measures, no plans for reshuffle

Fernández administration enters its most challenging period yet

November repeat would leave Frente de Todos losers in both Houses of Congress

Facing up to defeat

Argentine bonds, stocks gain after vote signals change ahead

Argentina’s US$45-billion IMF talks hit by Fernández election loss

Milei wins 13% of vote in City PASO, taking Avanza Libertad into third

Frente de Izquierda hails ‘impressive election’ for its candidates

Bonds rally on opposition gains in primary vote

PASO primaries 2021: Winners and losers

Government suffers heavy defeat in PASO primaries

Frente de Todos dealt big blow in primary election

Voters deal setback to Alberto Fernández's government

Opposition leaders hail 'clear message' from electorate

PASO: First results hint at strong showing for opposition

The PASO primaries could be a non-event – or a game changer

Prematurely Accelerating Serious Options

By mule or by boat – election workers go to the extreme in Argentina

Sloppy seconds

Argentina heads to polls for key PASO primaries

Javier Milei: ‘The more people are against the ropes, the more they will embrace freedom’

Turn the page on Covid-19? Not so fast, say experts

Post-pandemic or a sign of panic?

Argentina revives Kirchner accounting moves to ease cash crunch

Zuccardi Valle de Uco ranked world's best winery for third straight year

Una familia dedicada al "narcolavado": incautan 2.000.000 de dólares, 5.000.000 de pesos y un Mustang rojo

Se desmoronó el cono del volcán Cumbre Vieja: cerraron el aeropuerto por la ceniza

Se "prometió" pero no se "realizó"

El Reino Unido necesita 100 mil camioneros y tienta a extranjeros: ¿Cuál es el sueldo promedio?

"Sorprendido" por su salida del gabinete, Nicolás Trotta contó sus "desencuentros" con Alberto Fernández