News of reform

Colombia's foreign minister resigns amid condemnation of police action

13-05-2021 14:10 Colombia's foreign minister Claudia Blum resigned on Thursday amid international condemnation of excessive force used by law enforcers against civilians engaged in anti-government protests since April 28.

Death toll from Colombia protests climbs to 42

11-05-2021 16:54 At least 42 people have been killed — all but one civilians — in near-daily protests against the government of Colombian President Ivan Duque since April 28.

Colombians keep protesting even after unpopular tax plan is axed

03-05-2021 11:39 Tens of thousands of Colombians protesting a tax reform plan took to the streets Saturday for the fourth straight day, even after the president vowed to withdraw the most unpopular parts of the package.

Colombians protest tax reform proposal amid pandemic

29-04-2021 11:48 Protesters march as President Iván Duque's government moves to tax the incomes of those earning more than US$656 a month, lowering the threshold to broaden the tax base.

Menem: A man of his times – and ours

20-02-2021 06:08 Despite his passing, Carlos Menem’s spirit remains very much around, in both the current government and the country as a whole.

Marcela Losardo: 'Alberto Fernández has been preparing all his life for this job'

30-01-2021 07:46 Throughout the last 40 years, nobody has spent more time close to the president than his Justice Minister Marcela Losardo, his chief confidante.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

What we learned this week: November 14 to 21

21-11-2020 10:44 The most important stories from the last seven days in Argentina.

‘We are responding to a reality’ – president makes case for abortion reform

21-11-2020 09:44 President Alberto Fernández’s complete message to the nation.

What we learned this week: August 29 to September 5

05-09-2020 10:06 Stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.

Where there’s a need, there’s a whole lot more than a right

05-09-2020 09:59 Neither respect for the law nor acute housing needs should be denied – and nor should they form the opposing sides of a new grieta.

Judicial reform bill clears Senate, heads to lower house

28-08-2020 18:04 Controversial proposal, which the opposition strongly rejects, passes to the Chamber of Deputies after early Friday morning vote along strict party lines.

The opposition takes to the streets

22-08-2020 09:58 These days demonstrators are well-behaved men and women who wear facemasks not for fear of getting recognised by the cops, but because they have no desire to get infected by the coronavirus.

by James Neilson

Protesters call new rally against government’s judicial reform bill

21-08-2020 00:17 Demonstrators to stage new rally marching on Congress on August 26 in protest of the government’s judicial reform bill.

Following rally, opposition calls on Fernández to drop justice reform

18-08-2020 23:15 Seeking to build on the momentum of 17A anti-government rally, Juntos por el Cambio calls on government to withdraw its judicial reform bill.

In the oven

15-08-2020 09:59 What’s troubling, and could mark a complete breaking point between the ruling coalition and the opposition, is the president’s judicial reform bill.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Protesters rally against government's judicial reform

02-08-2020 19:23 Demonstrators reject proposed reform bill, accuse government of seeking to deliver "impunity" for ex-Kirchnerite officials.

Council of Magistrates votes to review transfer of 10 key Macri-era judges

01-08-2020 09:27 Opposition criticises move, alleging Kirchnerite-led incursion into the judicial branch.

Judicial reform and jumping the queue

01-08-2020 09:07 The judicial reform bill announced this week suffers all the problems of Caesar’s wife – it must not only be honourable but seen to be so, a challenge which neither its context nor origin nor timing favour.

Fernández to unveil judicial reform bill as opposition cries foul

28-07-2020 23:29 President Alberto Fernández will present his long-trailed judicial reform bill on Wednesday from the Casa Rosada. Opposition rejects proposed changes and potential expansion of Supreme Court.

Hundreds line up for George Floyd's memorial in Houston

08-06-2020 15:00 A public viewing was held Monday in Houston for George Floyd, the man who was killed by a Minneapolis police officer on May 25, following two weeks of protests worldwide.