News of politics

Government denounces those involved in Lago Escondido scandal

07-12-2022 20:51 Justice Minister Martín Soria files complaint against judges, prosecutors, officials and Clarín executives; Prosecutor shows revealing images of the group arriving in Bariloche and questions invoices presented.

Peru president impeached despite bid to dissolve Congress

07-12-2022 17:02 Lawmakers defiantly gathered to debate and approve an impeachment motion, with 101 votes out of a total of 130 lawmakers, in a session broadcast live on television.

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner won’t seek office after guilty verdict

06-12-2022 21:32 Cristina Fernández de Kirchner said she will not run for public office after a court found her guilty of fraud charges, ruling out a new presidential attempt next year.

Argentina's vice-president given six-year jail term in graft case

06-12-2022 18:12 Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner found guilty of corruption charges and sentenced to six years in prison in a landmark case that’s likely to intensify political battles.

President calls for investigation into alleged political-judicial collusion

05-12-2022 22:18 Alberto Fernandez calls for opening of a criminal investigation into alleged collusion between judges, prosecutors and media entrepreneurs after publication of leaked messages showing a conspiracy to cover-up details of a suspicious trip to Lago Escondido.

Cristina candidate, Sergio candidate

03-12-2022 05:02 Cristina Fernández de Kirchner may well have embarked upon a path which will lead to her presidential run. Sergio Massa, looking further ahead, maintains that he will not run. But if his economic experiment succeeds, he may become the natural Frente de Todos candidate for 2023.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Bolsonaro attends first public event since election loss

28-11-2022 12:53 The outgoing far-right president attended the ceremony in Resende, about 1,000 kilometres southeast of his residence in Brazil's capital, where he has been holed up since losing the October 30 runoff.

Sergio Berni walks the line as the coalitions bend

26-11-2022 06:26 Sergio Berni is once again walking on the edge of a tightrope, a situation he knows all too well.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Milei: I’d be Bullrich’s economy minister if she defeated me in primaries

24-11-2022 14:01 Libertarian lawmaker Javier Milei claims he offered Patricia Bullrich a deal: if they both ran in the same PASO, and he lost, he would be her economy minister.

City Health Minister Fernán Quirós announces mayoral run

24-11-2022 13:31 "I have made the decision to run for head of government," declares public official and doctor, launching his candidacy alongside incumbent City Mayor Horacio Rodríguez Larreta.

Lula’s advisers, Congress seek middle ground in spending plan

23-11-2022 14:10 Negotiations underscore a problem that has long concerned policymakers across the political spectrum — that the current fiscal rule, which sets a ceiling that limits spending growth to the previous year’s inflation rate, is impractical.

Hebe de Bonafini, iconic leader of Madres de Plaza de Mayo, dies aged 93

20-11-2022 14:29 Iconic human rights campaigner and leader of the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo human rights organisation dies at Hospital Italiano in La Plata aged 93.

President’s health scare overshadows progress at G20 summit

17-11-2022 19:49 President Alberto Fernández suffered a health scare in Indonesia and was forced to skip a series of sessions and meetings. Yet despite the challenges, Argentina emerged with a satisfactory outcome from the Bali get-together.

by Rosario Ayerdi

Soledad Acuña: 'I could be the first woman to govern the City'

17-11-2022 01:49 City Education Minister Soledad Acuña has placed her hat in the mayoral ring of Juntos por el Cambio for next year’s elections.

Thousands of Brazilians demand army support to block Lula taking power

15-11-2022 17:05 Bolsonaro faithfuls allege fraud, call for military intervention in lead-up to presidential transition.

‘Vialidad’ graft trial against Fernández de Kirchner nears climax

15-11-2022 09:27 Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and her co-defendants challenge prosecutors Diego Luciani and Sergio Mola as ‘Vialidad’ corruption trial, probing alleged public works graft in Santa Cruz between 2003 and 2015, creeps towards climax.

Time is fast running out

12-11-2022 07:04 Argentina’s unhappy plight owes much to the ruling class’s strong adherence to the fixed-term political system which is enshrined in the Constitution.

by James Neilson

Storms amid a drought

12-11-2022 06:17 In the context of a lethal global cocktail being compounded by so many urgent socio-economic problems here, it seems incredibly absurd that judicial issues should continue to dominate the local political agenda.

President travels to friendly France, brushing coalition tensions aside

10-11-2022 18:35 Alberto Fernández travels to France, putting 11,000 kilometres between him and the fights in Frente de Todos. His friendship with Emmanuel Macron contrasts sharply with relations with his own vice-president.

by Rosario Ayerdi

US votes with Biden agenda at stake – and Trump in the wings

08-11-2022 11:50 At stake are all 435 seats in the House of Representatives, one-third of the Senate and a slew of state and local positions. Five states are holding referendums on abortion – California, Vermont, Kentucky, Montana and Michigan.