News of peronismo

AMID CONTROVERSY...

Bill to trim pension privileges of judges, diplomats clears lower house

28-02-2020 13:00 Opposition walks out in anger as Fernández administration’s reform targeting judges and diplomats is pushed through Chamber of Deputies – with a little help from Daniel Scioli…

As I see it

Political unprisoners

23-02-2020 16:53 The notion that some people are entitled to remain above the law is shared, or regarded as unimportant, by such a large proportion of the electorate that disabusing it seems well-nigh impossible.

by James Neilson

ALBERTO AL GOBIERNO, CRISTINA AL PODER’

Alberto, Cristina and a distaste for institutions

07-12-2019 11:08 The same corrupt justice system that was subservient to the Kirchners during their glory days, and which vehemently went after Kirchnerite corruption under Macri, will most probably favour Cristina once she assumes the Vice-Presidency.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

CABINET

Felipe Solá will be foreign minister, confirms Alberto Fernández

05-12-2019 16:17 President-elect also confirms that former presidential candidate and ex-Buenos Aires Province governor Daniel Scioli will serve as his ambassador to Brazil.

TRANSITION 2019

Fernández eyes up diplomatic appointments, with Scioli set for Brazil

27-11-2019 17:52 Former presidential candidate and Buenos Aires Province governor – who famously lost to President Macri in the 2015 election – set to head to Brasilia in diplomatic shake-up.

TRANSITION 2019

Fernández struggles to counter narrative that Cristina will be in charge

11-11-2019 16:43 Alberto Fernández is Argentina's next president. But before even taking charge he is battling claims that he is just a puppet for ex-president Cristina Kirchner.

UPROAR AT REMARKS

Flybondi founder sparks controversy by describing Peronism as 'a cancer'

06-11-2019 18:00 Low-cost airline asks founder Julian Cook to resign from position on board, after he described Peronism as "a cancer that has destroyed Argentina little-by-little for decades."

signs from Washington

US tells Fernández it expects him to 'uphold commitments' in IMF deal

31-10-2019 09:56 US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin tells incoming government that Washington expects Argentina to uphold its commitments laid out in IMF loan package.

ELECTION 2019

Return of Peronism raises hopes – and expectations – among downtrodden

30-10-2019 17:49 Sunday's election result has created expectations among segments of poor, low-wage workers and excluded groups of better times ahead. But will rolling back the Macri adminstration's austerity measures be as simple as it sounds?

ALBERTO PRESIDENTE

Fernández to shift stances on Latin America, US, Venezuela, Brazil, China

29-10-2019 13:28 Fernández has signalled that Argentina will return to its alignment with the left-wing governments of Latin America. That could see closer ties with Mexico and Venezuela, and greater tensions with Brazil, the region’s biggest economy.

BLOOMBERG

Alberto Fernández hints at bond haircut of about 20%

25-10-2019 09:17 Presidential hopeful has repeatedly referred to the default – or the reprofiling, as he likes to call it – in neighbouring Uruguay in 2003 as a model for what he’d like to do to make Argentina’s US$100-billion debt load more manageable. But is that really possible?

ELECTION 2019

'Fernández-Fernández' ticket makes rare joint appearance in La Pampa

18-10-2019 07:30 Alberto Fernández and his running-mate, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, who head the Frente de Todos ticket, mark Peronist loyalty day with only their third joint appearance of election campaign.

LOVE & LA GRIETA

Single? Kirchnerite? 'Tinder K' can help you find your future Peronist partner

04-10-2019 16:39 They say opposites attract – but that's not quite the way of things on Facebook's 'Tinder K' groups, where committed Kirchnerites come together in a bid to find their perfect Peronist partner.

OFFICIAL DATA

INDEC chief: Bureau's independence would be lost under the opposition

28-08-2019 09:55 Jorge Todesca slams Peronist opposition in unprecedented letter, warning that Kirchnerite leaders may undermine the legitimacy and independence of the INDEC national statistics bureau.

PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFUL

No chance of a default if I'm president, declares Alberto Fernández

22-08-2019 17:09 The Frente de Todos candidate, speaking at an event at MALBA hosted by Clarín, delivered his clearest pledge yet to repay the country’s debt while trying to reassure investors who fear his government could implement capital controls.

PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFUL

Alberto Fernández leaves hospital after three days of tests

06-06-2019 17:52 "I'm very well, I'm going home to work," says presidential hopeful, who is standing for election on a Kirchnerite ticket.

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK

Government’s to ‘advance’ state worker payments after Budget approval

17-11-2018 09:09 Central Bank reviewing benchmark interest rates; Macri administration moves to fend off unrest with early payments.