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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.

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.