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Peronist Loyalty Day rallies deliver IMF criticism and controversy

19-10-2021 11:11 Peronist Loyalty Day celebrated over two days with anti-IMF declarations, marchers trampling on stones honouring Covid victims, President Fernández noticeably absent and CGT marchers blocking traffic.

SUPREME COURT

Horacio Rosatti chosen to be new chief justice of Supreme Court

24-09-2021 02:01 Former mayor and Peronist official, who was appointed to nation's highest tribunal in 2016 by a decree from Mauricio Macri, chosen to lead Supreme Court for next three years.

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.

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

SHOCK ATTACK

Provincial lawmaker in Corrientes Province shot during election rally

27-08-2021 21:32 Peronist deputy Miguel Arias in stable condition after being shot in the abdomen during closing campaign rally on Thursday night.

VIRAL VIDEO ROW

President defends angry teacher pushing Peronist politics in classroom

27-08-2021 20:48 Video goes viral showing fierce debate between a La Matanza teacher and one of her students over Peronist politics. President defends suspended educator.

Dirty politics

A hatchet job for the perfect punching bag

21-08-2021 09:26 President Alberto’s hypocrisy will lower the count in the most populous electoral district of the nation, along with his pseudo-apology, and his subsequent backtracking. Yet, Alberto was chosen specifically for this reason: he’s the perfect punching bag.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

Daniel Scioli: 'Don’t underestimate Alberto Fernández'

12-06-2021 00:00 Former vice-president, governor of Buenos Aires Province and presidential candidate on Alberto Fernández, the upcoming midterms and rebuilding bilateral relations as ambassador to Brazil.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

EDITORIAL

May Day comes with a Mayday

01-05-2021 00:01 With President Alberto Fernández essentially extending more of the same for the next three weeks on Friday, neither the present nor the immediate future offer any escape from the grim data of the coronavirus pandemic.

POLITICS & THE PANDEMIC

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

MARADONA & POLITICS

Maradona, a Peronist with a high political profile

28-11-2020 08:46 No fan of Mauricio Macri, Diego Maradona did not shy away from expressing his political views. A self-declared Peronist and fan of left-wing Latin American leaders, he famously viewed Fidel Castro as a hero.

EDITORIAL

Loyal to whom and to what?

17-10-2020 08:24 Today’s 75th Peronist Loyalty Day does not find the movement in its happiest moment amid coronavirus pandemic, economic slump and monetary chaos. But Peronism has known other grim anniversaries too.

Energy

Fernández unveils plan to boost production at Vaca Muerta

17-10-2020 08:05 President Alberto Fernández says Argentina wants energy firms to invest some US$5 billion to boost hydrocarbon production and generate jobs in the country’s prized Vaca Muerta shale deposits.

Coronavirus pandemic

President Fernández extends mandatory quarantine period until April 12

29-03-2020 22:55 Alberto Fernández praises citizens for complying with shutdown, announces "preventative and obligatory" quarantine period for all citizens will be extended until midnight on Sunday, April 12.

Coronavirus pandemic

Coronavirus in Argentina: Worst yet to come, quarantine may be extended

24-03-2020 12:03 Extension of nationwide lockdown is "a possibility" admits President Fernández, as experts warn the number of confirmed cases will double or treble in the coming weeks as testing is decentralised.

Coronavirus pandemic

Officials confirm 31 new cases of coronavirus, taking total to 128

20-03-2020 12:55 There are now 128 people who have been infected with the new coronavirus in Argentina, of which three have died, according to data from the Health Ministry.

Coronavirus pandemic

Paralysis for Latin America with lockdowns, border closures

20-03-2020 12:30 Brazil closes land borders and Argentina enters nationwide lockdown, as Mexico and Peru report their first virus deaths.

Coronavirus pandemic

President Fernández orders nationwide lockdown in bid to contain virus

20-03-2020 00:15 Alberto Fernández announces "preventative and compulsory" lockdown of Argentina, from midnight tonight until March 31, in bid to stop the spread of coronavirus.

Coronavirus pandemic

Governors to meet President Fernández for talks on 'total quarantine'

19-03-2020 12:32 Reports suggest "total quarantine" being considered by president, who will meet with governors at 5pm at Olivos.

Coronavirus pandemic

Fernández vows to clamp down on virus price gouging

17-03-2020 12:04 Peronist president says he will put "AFIP to work against speculators," saying he will not "tolerate rogues taking us for fools."

MINISTRY POSITIONS

Veteran moved back to Defence

23-02-2020 15:38 Agustín Rossi has returned to the Defence Ministry he previously headed between 2013 and 2015. This familiarity with the post might seem reason enough for the appointment within a Cabinet where such experience is in relatively short supply – but the real aim of this move might well have been to ease him out of a position where he has far more years under his belt...

by Michael Soltys

INTERVIEW

Jorge Brito: ‘If being optimistic is pro-government, then I’m pro-government’

08-02-2020 09:02 The owner of Argentina’s biggest private bank, Banco Macro, defines himself as a “Peronist banker” and claims he suffered “persecution” during the Mauricio Macri period.

by Jairo Straccia

PERONIST COALITION

Máximo Kirchner emerges from shadows to play key role for government

22-01-2020 09:00 42-year-old national lawmaker is increasingly comfortable with Peronism's return to power and is emerging out of the shadows, positioning himself as a "builder" of consensus.

by Rosario Ayerdi

Bloomberg

Kicillof shows restraint as he takes on creditors once again

16-01-2020 15:45 Governor delivers tough message to bondholders, as Buenos Aires Province asks creditors to accept delay onUS$250-million principal payment due January 26.

DIEGO AND ALBERTO

Maradona meets President Fernández at the Casa Rosada

26-12-2019 15:48 President Alberto Fernández – a fan of Argentinos Juniors – welcomed Diego Maradona to the Casa Rosada on Thursday, with the footballing legend later taking to the building's famous balcony.

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.