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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.

EXCHANGE MARKETS

Tensions in exchange markets intensify ahead of election

24-10-2019 14:29 Peso selling at 62 per US dollar on official markets, reaching as high as 69 per greenback in Córdoba.

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.

FUTUROLOGY

Venezuela on Alberto’s mind

12-10-2019 08:20 The extremes of Argentina’s love-hate relationship with the world’s most powerful nation become glaringly explicit in the current juncture, where presidential frontrunner Alberto Fernández is struggling to band together a wide array of Peronists that cross the political spectrum, while trying to figure out how to contain the fallout of a Chernobyl-like economic meltdown.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

ELECTION 2019

Before supporters in Rosario, Alberto Fernández asks Argentina to change course

08-08-2019 09:57 "Don't ask them where they come from, ask where they want to go," declares Frente de Todos candidate, as he and running-mate Cristina Fernández de Kirchner promise to leave the recession behind.

News of peronist

Daniel Scioli: 'Don’t underestimate Alberto Fernández'

May Day comes with a Mayday

2020: Don't look back

Maradona, a Peronist with a high political profile

Loyal to whom and to what?

Fernández unveils plan to boost production at Vaca Muerta

President Fernández extends mandatory quarantine period until April 12

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

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

Paralysis for Latin America with lockdowns, border closures

President Fernández orders nationwide lockdown in bid to contain virus

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

Fernández vows to clamp down on virus price gouging

Veteran moved back to Defence

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

Máximo Kirchner emerges from shadows to play key role for government

Kicillof shows restraint as he takes on creditors once again

Maradona meets President Fernández at the Casa Rosada

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

Tensions in exchange markets intensify ahead of election

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

Venezuela on Alberto’s mind

Before supporters in Rosario, Alberto Fernández asks Argentina to change course

Government complains to Russia over Sputnik vaccine delivery delays

Health Ministry: Argentina has recorded 29 cases of Delta variant to date

Echoing Trump, Bolsonaro attacks voting system ahead of elections

Creditors now split over Buenos Aires Province's restructuring offer

Lionel Scaloni: 'This is a huge title' for Argentina

Planes sociales: Massa prepara una ley que el propio Gobierno tilda de "electoralista"

Marcelo D'Alessandro es el nuevo ministro de Justicia y Seguridad porteño

Santoro-Marziotta, la novela del peronismo porteño por dentro

Elisa Carrió cargó contra Facundo Manes: "Para ir al Congreso hay que saber redactar una ley"

Eduardo Feinmann ironizó su cuarentena: "Va a salir en libertad Boudou antes que yo"