News of primaries

Diego Santilli launches run for deputy in Buenos Aires Province

23-07-2021 01:42 Deputy Mayor presents resignation to City Hall in order to run as an opposition candidate for deputy in Buenos Aires Province. Heading PRO's list in upcoming PASO primaries, he will face a UCR slate topped by Facundo Manes.

INTERVIEW

María Eugenia Vidal: 'Today I feel I'm the candidate of the entire coalition'

17-07-2021 08:54 Ex-Buenos Aires Province governor discusses Juntos por el Cambio, unity and her decision to launch a congressional run in the nation's capital.

by Ezequiel Spillman

PASO PRIMARIES

Unions seek places on Frente de Todos lists as PASO deadline nears

09-07-2021 00:01 With the deadline for defining candidates drawing near, union leaders are once again seeking representation on the Peronist coalition’s slates.

PASO PRIMARIES

Ruling coalition quietly works to define PASO line-up

08-07-2021 16:30 With just two weeks to go until lists need to be defined, party leaders are analysing their potential candidates. Victoria Tolosa Paz, Martín Insaurralde favourites to top list in Buenos Aires Province.

PASO PRIMARIES

Neuroscientist Facundo Manes confirms midterms run

06-07-2021 14:27 Popular neuroscientist says he has decided "to accept the invitation from the Radical Civic Union and participate in the next elections.” Manes expected to run for national deputy representing Buenos Aires Province.

by James Grainger

PASO PRIMARIES

Opposition's PASO line-up comes into focus as Bullrich drops out

04-07-2021 23:50 PRO party leader Patricia Bullrich says she won't seek office in Buenos Aires City and will instead look ahead to 2023. Decision allows Horacio Rodríguez Larreta to impose a unified list headed by María Eugenia Vidal.

by James Grainger

AND THAT REMINDS ME…

PASO = Pushing A Single Option

03-07-2021 23:13 The attitude that candidacies should be defined by political factions negotiating a single list, rather than the choice of the electorate at large, quite simply insults the citizenry of a democratic society.

by Michael Soltys

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

Martín Lousteau: ‘Juntos por el Cambio cannot just react to government initiatives’

02-07-2021 23:18 Senator Martín Lousteau on the Juntos por el Cambio, Radicalism, Facundo Manes and why primaries can be enriching.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

PASOS & MIDTERMS

Macri describes midterms as 'most important' election since 1983

23-06-2021 09:45 Former president says opposition coalition must avoid "unnecessary primaries," calls on María Eugenia Vidal to run for a seat in Buenos Aires Province and says midterms will be the "most important" elections since 1983.

ELECTIONS 2021

Reports: Government, opposition close agreement to delay PASOs

07-05-2021 22:00 Argentina’s government and the opposition have sealed an agreement to postpone the PASO primaries by a month.

by James Grainger

2021 ELECTIONS

Juntos por el Cambio softens opposition, agrees to delay PASOs

24-04-2021 00:49 Opposition agrees to government’s request to postpone primaries and midterms for a month, until September 12 and November 14 respectively.

Coronavirus pandemic

Government, opposition agree to delay PASO primaries by a month

22-04-2021 17:14 Argentina’s opposition coalition has agreed with the national government to postpone the PASO primaries for a month, given the recent increase in Covid-19 infections.

EDITORIAL

Second waves and third worlds

10-04-2021 09:26 The income tax cuts finally approved by the Senate last Thursday carry every appearance of being the right thing for the wrong reasons.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Inflation in September reached 5.9%, the highest figure of the year so far

16-10-2019 16:26 Prices have risen by 37.7% in 2019 so far and by 53.5% over the last 12 months, according to INDEC's CPI index.

#SISEPUEDE TOUR

Macri asks for 'more time' in Salta after primary boost

10-10-2019 20:12 The Juntos por el Cambio leader, seeking re-election, asks voters to back him at the polls on October 27, telling them Argentina’s problems could be solved with “more time.”

BLOOMBERG

Argentines shift money into short-term deposits ahead of election

03-10-2019 18:46 As the presidential vote draws closer, savers are increasingly choosing short-term instruments for their deposits.

STATE-RUN ENERGY FIRM

YPF pursues US$5-billion LNG project, despite political havoc

05-09-2019 07:00 Argentina’s state-run oil company is pressing on with plans despite financial and political chaos.

NEW MINISTER

Hernán Lacunza begins work after being sworn in as new finance minister

20-08-2019 08:58 "I want to thank Hernán Lacunza for accepting this complex responsibility in such a difficult time," declares President Macri at Casa Rosada ceremony.

BLOOMBERG

YPF bonds hit record low after Fernández-Fernández PASO win

13-08-2019 09:16 Bonds drop amid fears Peronist victory will lead to re-imposition of regulated energy prices.

ANALYSIS: PASOs 2019

Macri, Fernández must begin transition of power now

12-08-2019 16:31 Alberto Fernández has still not woken up to the fact that he's the virtual president-elect. When he spoke on Sunday evening, upping the ante to gain even more votes in October, he spoke of "in the next two months." His problem starts now, in the next two days.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

ANALYSIS: PASOs 2019

Three lessons from the PASOs

12-08-2019 13:06 The breakdown of the vote in the PASOs was surprisingly steady when compared to the past – it’s the electoral offer that made the difference.

by Marcelo J. Garcia

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.

ELECTION 2019

President Macri attacks 'enemies of change' as campaign nears end

07-08-2019 16:12 Juntos por el Cambio leader slams "bureaucrats, mafiosos, the corrupt, thugs and bribers" for holding country back, in aggressively worded message on social networks.

News of primaries

Diego Santilli launches run for deputy in Buenos Aires Province

María Eugenia Vidal: 'Today I feel I'm the candidate of the entire coalition'

Unions seek places on Frente de Todos lists as PASO deadline nears

Ruling coalition quietly works to define PASO line-up

Neuroscientist Facundo Manes confirms midterms run

Opposition's PASO line-up comes into focus as Bullrich drops out

PASO = Pushing A Single Option

Martín Lousteau: ‘Juntos por el Cambio cannot just react to government initiatives’

Macri describes midterms as 'most important' election since 1983

Reports: Government, opposition close agreement to delay PASOs

Juntos por el Cambio softens opposition, agrees to delay PASOs

Government, opposition agree to delay PASO primaries by a month

Second waves and third worlds

Inflation in September reached 5.9%, the highest figure of the year so far

Macri asks for 'more time' in Salta after primary boost

Argentines shift money into short-term deposits ahead of election

YPF pursues US$5-billion LNG project, despite political havoc

Hernán Lacunza begins work after being sworn in as new finance minister

YPF bonds hit record low after Fernández-Fernández PASO win

Macri, Fernández must begin transition of power now

Three lessons from the PASOs

Argentina's PASO primaries: What you need to know

President Macri attacks 'enemies of change' as campaign nears end

Industrial waste turns Patagonian lake into pink lagoon

Taking sides in the new cold war

Blue dollar rises to 185, highest price since October

More than half of population now vaccinated with one dose

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