CONGRESS & POLITICS Government gears up for ‘omnibus’ Senate showdown 08-05-2024 21:33 Make-or-break vote on sweeping reform bill likely to take place next week; Numbers look challenging for La Libertad Avanza, which will need support of allies to secure passage.
Former president speaks out Fernández de Kirchner accuses Milei of subjecting Argentines to ‘pointless sacrifice’ 28-04-2024 09:25 Cristina Fernández de Kirchner returns to political scene, slamming the "anarcho-colonialism" of Javier Milei's political project and accusing the President of submitting Argentines to a "pointless sacrifice."
POLITICS – ANALYSIS Kirchnerite tensions: New wave pushes for displacement of La Cámpora 16-04-2024 15:46 Disappointed with the inaction of those aligned with Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, a new line of Kirchnerite figures are knocking on Axel Kicillof's door and asking him to take control of the Peronist movement.
POLITICS – ANALYSIS Kicillof pushes the accelerator 09-03-2024 06:47 The racetrack metaphor employed by Axel Kicillof to reject Javier Milei’s invitation to his Pacto del 25 de Mayo would seem in line with the acceleration he has decided to give his positioning as an opposition leader. by Javier Calvo
As I see it The Kirchnerites have Milei in their sights 13-01-2024 06:21 The fate of the new government will depend largely on Milei’s ability to persuade people that the fearful emergency he goes on about is not just a figment of an overheated imagination but something terribly real. by James Neilson
Politics CFK seeks to reorder her lawmakers for Milei’s first political test 04-01-2024 15:18 Former vice-president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner believes that the formation of the Bicameral Commission to halt the presidential emergency decree is urgent while sending a message to the rest of Peronism to reorder its ranks and joshing about the ex-president’s festivities in Spain. by Ramón Indart
CAMPAIGN COMMENTS Method in his madness? 25-11-2023 14:16 Javier Milei’s solitary rise to the top from almost nowhere in a couple of years is more apparent than real. The key to this success is more like the solution to Agatha Christie’s 'Murder on the Orient Express' – they all did it. by Michael Soltys
ELECTIONS 2023 – ANALYSIS Into the unknown 20-11-2023 16:44 The emergence of an anti-political outsider and redrawing the map of the political scenario on yet uncertain bases – those are the first conclusions left by the consecration of Javier Milei. by Walter Curia
ELECTION 2023: ANALYSIS The lion king 20-11-2023 13:57 This presidential election was about change, and we knew that at least two years ago when the government lost the midterm legislative elections. The question was which opponent would take the laurels. by Carlos Fara
election 2023: VP DEBATE Vice-presidential candidates clash over poverty and human rights 09-11-2023 20:05 Exchanges over crime, state terrorism and economy and accusations of lying dominate high-voltage debate between Agustín Rossi and Victoria Villarruel.
EDITORIAL Decline and fall 28-10-2023 04:58 An internal crisis was always in the offing for Juntos por el Cambio but nobody was expecting the fragile unity to explode so openly within 48 hours.
ELECTION 2023: ANALYSIS Money machine and fear were all it took to stop Milei’s surge 24-10-2023 12:34 All it took to shatter Javier Milei’s bubble was the Peronist machinery going into high gear and a jacking up of the fear factor.
ELECTION 2023 ‘I was not listened to’ – CFK delivers election day jab to Alberto Fernández 22-10-2023 16:44 Cristina Fernández de Kirchner livens up election day with a jab at President Alberto Fernández; Argentina’s vice-president distances herself from current government and complains she hasn't been “listened to.”
Election 2023 Peronism: Argentina's eternal political mystery 19-10-2023 16:04 Struggling to avoid a historic reverse in Sunday’s election, the forces of Peronism are looking to extend their historical dominance of national politics.
GUEST COLUMN Milei and Perón: one heart? 30-09-2023 05:11 Some suggestive parallels can be drawn between the phenomena embodied in the figures of Juan Domingo Perón and Javier Gerardo Milei.
INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO Florencio Randazzo: ‘If Milei is so awful, you should ask the politicians what happened’ 23-09-2023 05:55 Florencio Randazzo, vice-presidential candidate for Hacemos por Nuestro País, on why he is “ashamed” of the current government, how the main coalitions benefit from polarisation and why Javier Milei’s rhetoric isn’t so irrational. by Jorge Fontevecchia
ELECTION 2023 Demystifying Javier Milei 23-09-2023 05:11 Milei is a mystical creature with an impenetrable halo above his head at the moment. His opponents appear weak and disoriented. Yet there is still ample room for surprises. by Agustino Fontevecchia
CAMPAIGN COMMENTS Will Mendoza be the bulldozer? 23-09-2023 05:03 Whichever way Mendoza goes, it will be the last throw of the dice before general election day on October 22. by Michael Soltys
As I see it Who will wield the chainsaw? 23-09-2023 05:00 The marked reluctance of Peronist and Radical politicians to countenance anything that smacks of austerity has not made many Argentines better off. On the contrary, it is the main reason living standards for most have declined. by James Neilson
ELECTION 2023 Massa seeks to assert leadership of Peronist coalition 18-09-2023 21:07 Unión por la Patria presidential candidate is willing to occupy the space vacated by Cristina Fernández de Kirchner. If he wins the elections, he promises strong leadership, defined by decision-making and firmness. by Rosario Ayerdi
ELECTION 2023 Five knock-out blows: Peronism's toughest defeats in the elections so far 12-09-2023 18:42 Provinces of San Juan, San Luis, Chubut, Santa Cruz and now Santa Fe. And now Peronism faces another difficult test in Chaco.
ANALYSIS Is it finally time to invest in Argentina, stuck between heaven and hell? 24-06-2023 01:27 From a financial standpoint, Argentina is back in the game. While for years it was considered a global financial pariah, and to a certain extent it still is, investors have sensed opportunity in a country with interesting prospects and massively undervalued assets. by Agustino Fontevecchia
BUENOS AIRES & BEIJING Airing IMF criticism, Máximo Kirchner deepens ties with China 02-06-2023 10:02 National deputy and La Cámpora leader slams International Monetary Fund’s recipes for “indebted countries” during visit to China. by Ariel Maciel
DIPLOMACY & FOREIGN POLICY Opposition criticism as President Fernández meets with Maduro 30-05-2023 21:15 Argentina’s president calls for sanctions against Venezuela to be set aside, arguing that the search for a “political solution” cannot be subject to “external pressures or conditions.”
25 de mayo rally Fernández de Kirchner urges Argentina to ditch IMF debt repayment deal 26-05-2023 08:56 Cristina Fernández de Kirchner urges Argentina to ditch its debt repayment agreement with the IMF ahead of presidential elections later this year.
As I see it On planet K, the rule of law is undemocratic 13-05-2023 08:41 The attempt to impeach the four members of the Supreme Court is going nowhere, and the government’s predictably furious reaction is unlikely to enhance its image either here or in the rest of the world. by James Neilson
CAMPAIGN COMMENTS Three’s a crowd 06-05-2023 06:47 Tomorrow is Jujuy’s turn to go to the polls together with La Rioja and Misiones – can lightning strike twice? by Michael Soltys
POLITICS – ANALYSIS Peronism’s identity crisis 06-05-2023 06:29 What is under discussion is much more than a candidacy. It is the search for a new leader who, on their own and without intermediaries, is competitive enough to assume power and unify Peronism. by Gustavo González
As I see it Waiting to step into Alberto’s shoes 29-04-2023 05:14 No matter who wins the electoral contest that is getting underway, he or she will face the dilemmas that Alberto refused to confront. by James Neilson
ELECTIONS 2023 PASO primaries: Alberto's favoured candidates, who’s in the race 25-04-2023 17:47 Alberto Fernández will not seek re-election, but he still wants a presence and influence over the Frente de Todos line-up for the primaries. Who are the candidates the president is promoting for the nation, provincial and city races? And who from the ruling coalition has publicly declared their intentions in the race for the Casa Rosada?
As I see it Cartwheeling towards chaos 22-04-2023 06:45 A programme of government based on nothing more than contempt, whether deserved or not, for almost everything that already exists would be most unlikely to make life better for the country’s inhabitants. by James Neilson
INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO Juan Schiaretti: ‘Fiscal balance should not entail extreme austerity’ 22-04-2023 06:29 Three-term Córdoba Province governor on transcending ‘la grieta,’ why Peronism must split from Kirchnerism and why export duties on the agricultural sector should be removed. by Jorge Fontevecchia
ELECTIONS 2023 Alberto Fernández declines re-election bid amid inflation spike 21-04-2023 12:00 Argentina's president says he won’t run for re-election, opening the race within the ruling Peronist coalition to pick a candidate ahead of October elections.
POLITICS: ELECTIONS 2023 A social flare-up, a triple draw and the rise of Milei 15-04-2023 10:01 Javier Milei very well could be the single most voted-for candidate in the national PASOs scheduled for August 13. by Agustino Fontevecchia
ELECTIONS 2023 Aníbal Fernández predicts ‘repression and blood’ if right wins election 13-04-2023 13:58 Argentina’s national security minister says there will be “deaths and streets strewn with blood” if opposition Juntos por el Cambio or libertarian right-wingers win election.
POLITICS Who is Lucía Cámpora, the new leader of La Cámpora? 03-04-2023 14:43 Thirty-two-year-old activist and City lawmaker Lucía Cámpora, the grand-niece of former president Héctor Cámpora, has taken over the leadership of the Kirchnerite youth organisation. by Rodis Recalt
POLITICS – ANALYSIS Without time, desire nor margin, Peronism resigns itself to a PASO 29-03-2023 14:11 Unless there is a surprise move, Peronism is resigned to face – for the first time since their creation – a Simultaneous and Compulsory Open Primary (PASO). by Ramón Indart
As I see it A crack-up waiting to happen 18-03-2023 03:53 A few days ago, the official annual inflation rate topped 100%. No doubt it will continue to rise; since slowing it down would require a large amount of political will, a commodity which these days is in short supply in official circles. by James Neilson
INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO Pope Francis: ‘Reaching my age in good health is a grace but I don’t know how long it will last’ 17-03-2023 07:41 A special interview with Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the leader of the Catholic Church, to mark the tenth anniversary of his papacy. A historic interview for a historic personality. by Jorge Fontevecchia
As I see it Alberto hints he is on a secret mission 11-03-2023 06:12 Alberto has made no significant attempt to extricate himself from the trap he had cheerfully walked into. But it would seem that, with elections approaching, he has finally undestands that Cristina will never forgive him. by James Neilson
AND THAT REMINDS ME… Pebbles in the shoes of the fisherman 11-03-2023 03:16 Even if Jorge Bergoglio was actively encouraging slum priests at grass roots level from the start, he was doing good by stealth while his media splashes largely served to perpetuate the conservative image of the hierarchy. by Michael Soltys
EDITORIAL The number of the beast 18-02-2023 06:00 The apocalyptic number of six has already struck twice on the judicial and economic fronts – will it make a third and final appearance?
POLITICAL ANALYSIS Peronism looks into the electoral abyss 16-02-2023 17:08 Two-time former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, is the architect of the Peronist coalition. She may be about to take it down with her.
POLITICAL ANALYSIS The ornithology of Frente de Todos and Juntos por el Cambio 11-02-2023 07:00 Argentina has been locked in a bi-coalitionism over the past several electoral periods, but the novel element this time around is the internal fragmentation of both spaces. by Agustino Fontevecchia
And that reminds me… Court between a rock and a hard place 21-01-2023 06:56 Both the 1947 and the 2002-2003 purges accomplished their missions but we may well be taking current events too seriously if we expect a similar outcome now.
Plan Massa Peronist gradualism 21-01-2023 05:46 Once again Sergio Massa has taken the spotlight. As the electoral year gets going, he seems to be placing his bets on managing to bring inflation down while keeping the economy in positive territory to become the main candidate for the pan-Peronist coalition, Frente de Todos. by Agustino Fontevecchia
Debt intervention Argentina to buy back US$1 billion in foreign debt 18-01-2023 09:15 Economy Minister Sergio Massa says Argentina’s government will buy back US$1 billion of foreign debt in bid to improve the country’s debt and risk profile; Measure, confirmed via resolution published in Official Gazette, focused on global bonds maturing in 2029 and 2030.
POLITICS & JUDICIARY Government summons Congress to debate Supreme Court impeachment 13-01-2023 18:06 President Alberto Fernández’s government calls extraordinary sessions of Congress, starting January 23; Among bills are one that would impeach members of the Supreme Court for "poor performance."
DOMESTIC REACTION Opposition uses Brazil crisis to point finger at Alberto Fernández 13-01-2023 01:12 Politicians on both sides of the aisle use last weekend's turmoil in Brasilia to raise the spectre of unrest in Argentina this electoral year.
EDITORIAL Christmas this Sunday or last (or both)? 24-12-2022 06:45 The word “catharsis” has been overused in the past month because of its tempting overlap with the World Cup host country’s name but the shoe fits – there was an element of catharsis for a country still emerging from the coronavirus pandemic and enduring over a decade without any sustained growth since that 2010 bicentenary.