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What we learned this week: September 1 to 6

07-09-2019 01:16 Key stories from the last seven days.

IN HIS OWN WORDS

Pichetto calls Argentina "sick" for allowing deported Peruvian woman to return

05-09-2019 15:02 "A drug-trafficking, criminal Peruvian woman was sentenced, completed her punishment and was expelled. Now the entire world is in solidarity with the Peruvian woman. It’s incredible,” declares President Macri's running-mate.

INTERVIEW: PERIODISMO PURO

Pichetto: 'Words like 'irreversible' are too rigid for Argentine politics.'

31-08-2019 00:55 From Peronist Senate stalwart to vice-presidential candidate. President Mauricio Macri’s running-mate, Miguel Ángel Pichetto explains why Juntos por el Cambio can still win in October.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Elections 2019: Campaign watch

Macri should drop out of the presidential campaign

31-08-2019 00:42 More people might actually vote for Macri if they see he has made a political sacrifice for the common good.

by Marcelo J. Garcia

ELECTION 2019

Pichetto accuses Frente de Todos of 'hiding' CFK during campaign

21-08-2019 09:37 Pichetto alleges that former president was deliberately been sidelined as the opposition Peronist front sought to paint a more moderate image to voters.

PASOS 2019

Pichetto: “This is a punishment from the middle class”

12-08-2019 13:59 The Peronist leader said after the stunning defeat of the Juntos por el Cambio ticket that it was a reaction from people who were hurt by the 2018 devaluation.

BLOOMBERG

Investors trim risk ahead of Argentina's ‘coin toss’ primaries

09-08-2019 09:51 Investors are pulling back from Argentina before the PASOs, with the potential for a boom or bust ahead.

ELECTION EXPLAINER

Argentina's PASO primaries: What you need to know

08-08-2019 21:34 Argentina goes to the polls on Sunday for “open, simultaneous and obligatory primaries.” Confused? Here's a breakdown of what you need to know.

2019 Elections

Pink House swoops on unaffiliated governors as PASOs loom

20-07-2019 08:02 The first major electoral test for national candidates in 2019 is August 11 when Argentina goes to the polls for a primaries vote.

2019 Elections

Ironic CFK compares Macri gov't to Soviets, defends Kicillof

20-07-2019 08:00 Former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner fires back at her fellow vice-presidential candidate Miguel Angel Pichetto who labelled her candidate for governor Axel Kicillof a "marxist".

2019 ELECTIONS

Peronismo cool

06-07-2019 12:36 While Peronism’s chameleonic capacities should surprise no-one, it is interesting that the exhaustion with the Kirchnerite brand of Peronism that had worn out the vast majority of society in 2015 has given way to a more inclusive, all-round version of the historic political trend.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

KEY STORIES

June 24th-30th: What We Learned This Week?

29-06-2019 11:08 What has caught our eye the last seven days?

OMAR PEROTTI

Santa Fe: Governor-elect throws support behind Fernández-Fernández

26-06-2019 11:07 Peronist candidate for governor Omar Perotti secured control of Santa Fe on June 16 against the Progressives, who had ruled the province for three terms.

2019 Elections

Peronists set to dominate divided Congress

23-06-2019 16:53 While all eyes are on the presidential elections in Argentina, the race for the country's Congress is key to understanding what policy scenarios the next government will face.

by Gabriel Ziblat

ELECTION 2019

Macri pickup places Cristian lead within margin of error

22-06-2019 10:33 Race tightens as real campaign starts with definition of candidacies.

ELECTIONS 2019: CAMPAIGN WATCH

Electoral slates in, time to go to the shrink

22-06-2019 10:29 More broadly, the political establishment would also need to explain why the country has to vote in a primary in August in which none of the presidential candidacies competing in.

by Marcelo J. Garcia

2019 ELECTIONS

When everything changes so that nothing changes

22-06-2019 10:14 That Cristina still has a chance to make a comeback is as much a consequence of Macri’s disastrous economic policy as it is a conscious decision by his electoral team, led by Cabinet Chief Marcos Peña and Ecuadorian political analyst Jaime Durán Barba.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

ELECTORAL RACE

Macri-Pichetto: the real story behind the scenes

22-06-2019 08:03 There was a previous bond uniting the destinies of Macri and Pichetto. In that Pink House meeting in which I heard about this issue for the first time, I asked what might be Durán Barba’s opinion when he returned from a trip abroad.

by Gustavo González

ELECTIONS 2019: CAMPAIGN WATCH

Can Pichetto deliver what the establishment believes he can?

15-06-2019 09:08 “Emotions are not an aspect of my personality,” the Senator said in his first press round as vice-presidential candidate.

by Marcelo J. Garcia

ELECTION 2019

In the spotlight: Who exactly is Miguel Angel Pichetto?

15-06-2019 08:44 A record of loyal service indicates Pichetto enjoys working with presidents – and the senator for Río Negro has been a useful ally for Macri in recent years. Previous comments involving xenophobia and misogyny, however, stain his record.

ELECTORAL RACE

Battle-lines drawn with last-minute veeps

15-06-2019 07:43 Pichetto, Urutbey picked to accompany Macri and Lavagna, Massa formalises deal with Kirchnerism.

Election 2019

Pichetto: 'There will be a lot of Peronism behind the president'

14-06-2019 18:20 Peronist leaders met for lunch Friday in Buenos Aires. Yesterday Pichetto participated in a cabinet meeting.

Election 2019

Lavagna, Urtubey team up for elections under ‘Federal Consensus 2030’ banner

12-06-2019 16:35 Barely 24 hours after the Macri-Pichetto ticket was announced, ex-economy minister seals deal with Salta governor Juan Manuel Urtubey to run on ‘third way’ line-up.

ELECTION 2019

Cambiemos rebrands as 'Juntos por el cambio' in wake of Macri-Pichetto announcement

12-06-2019 12:55 Following hot on the tails of President Mauricio Macri's announcement that Río Negro Senator Miguel Ángel Pichetto as running-mate in October's election, we now have a name for the ticket: Juntos por el Cambio, or 'Together for the Change.'

Election 2019

Urtubey to contest presidency as his former allies abandon Alternativa Federal

12-06-2019 10:12 The departure of Miguel Angel Pichetto and Sergio Massa from the Alternativa Federal ('Federal Alternative') front leaves Salta Governor Juan Manuel Urtubey contesting the presidency solo.

Election 2019

Wall Street applauds Macri's choice for vice-president

12-06-2019 09:25 Yields on Argentine sovereign debt registered their biggest drop since August 2016, amid optimism that Pichetto, an opposition leader who has previously been critical of the government, will boost Macri's chances with moderate voters at the ballot box.

ELECTION 2019

Macri chooses Miguel Pichetto as vice-presidential running-mate

11-06-2019 16:46 Cambiemos leader confirms he will run for president seconded by Miguel Ángel Pichetto, national senator for Río Negro and leader of the opposition Justicalist Party (PJ) caucus in the upper house.

2019 Elections

Lavagna team meets to reaffirm 'third option' message

02-06-2019 08:46 Economist Roberto Lavagna continues touring the country as a presidential hopeful despite growing signs of Peronist unity which would hurt his chances in a polarised race.

by Rosario Ayerdi

DISSIDENT PERONISTS

Lavagna's absence at Alternativa Federal summit raises eyebrows

22-05-2019 18:43 At dissidents' summit, Schiaretti, Massa and Urtubey urge clarity over primaries race. TV star Marcelo Tinelli and former BA governor Daniel Scioli invited to join ranks.

by Diamela Rodríguez

KEY STORIES FROM THE LAST SEVEN DAYS

May 14th - 20th: What we learned this week

19-05-2018 09:22 From the new 'subte' station to the teachers strike and the latest World Cup news.

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Reshuffling: Peronist senator returns to CFK, as ex allies form leftist coalition

19-04-2018 12:02 The announcement of a coalition on the left, to be formalised in May, comes amid reshuffling in Peronist ranks and the dramatic federal court intervention last week of the national Peronist party, the Justicialist Party.