News of polarisation

What we've got here is failure to communicate

Yesterdat 09:13 There are at least two major elements to conducting public policy: the construction and execution of successful strategic plans and their communication, in order to generate the correct expectations.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

75 YEARS OF UNITED NATIONS

Born to prevent war, UN at 75 faces a deeply polarised world

21-09-2020 23:44 “We have a surplus of multilateral challenges and a deficit of multilateral solutions,” declares António Guterres, as UN secretary general leads celebrations marking organisation's 75th anniversary.

ALBERTO & HORACIO

Past the point of no return?

05-09-2020 09:26 The early days of the Covid-19 outbreak generated unparalleled collaboration between Frente de Todos and Juntos por el Cambio. Are we past the point of no return?

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Feature interview

Sérgio Moro: ‘I always acted with a clear conscience and impartially’

20-06-2020 09:15 Former Brazilian federal judge Sérgio Moro – who resigned as Justice and Public Security minister in late April, criticising President Jair Bolsonaro for “political interference” as he quit his post – on Lava Jato, corruption and censorship.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

MEXICAN PRESIDENT

Mexico's López Obrador marks first year in office with party – and protests

01-12-2019 20:47 Polls say more than half of Mexicans support the way López Obrador is running the country, despite rising homicide rates and a floundering economy that is flirting with recession.

ELECTION 2019

Macri and Fernández trade blows in aggressive second debate

21-10-2019 03:04 More aggressive tone to second and last debate in Buenos Aires, as President Macri links rival to corrupt Kirchnerite officials and Peronist rival hits back, citing president's family. Left-winger Del Caño the pick of other four candidates.

by James Grainger

GUEST COLUMN

Anger and environmental idealism

19-10-2019 08:30 The thrust of our political, economic and environmental systems must be urgently changed because their divergence is catastrophic.

by Ricardo Lorenzetti

BLOOMBERG

In era of extremes, Argentina's candidates fight for the centre

10-08-2019 11:18 The government and its main opposition demonise each other as extremists while fighting for votes in the middle of the political spectrum from an electorate that demands solutions.

by Mac Margolis

ELECTION 2019

Stolbizer joins forces with Lavagna's Consenso Federal in PASO run-up

31-07-2019 10:17 Former national deputy and GEN leader campaigned Tuesday with Consenso Federal candidate Eduardo Bucca.

2019 Elections

Lavagna and Urtubey pen letter criticising polarisation

23-07-2019 21:11 The letter accused Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and Mauricio Macri of using polarisation as a tactic to silence Consenso Federal’s campaign.

‘FERNÁNDEZ-FERNÁNDEZ’ TICKET

Two less polarised poles

25-05-2019 10:29 Until last Saturday, Argentina’s polarisation was a force of pressure: as if one were inside a scrap cruncher.

by By ANDRÉS MALAMUD

ELECTION 2019

Roberto Lavagna makes up his mind: 'I am a candidate for president'

20-05-2019 17:07 With the deadline for candidates to register for the PASO primaries fast approaching, the line-up is becoming more defined by the day: Roberto Lavagna has now confirmed that he will run for the presidency.