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Rodríguez Larreta says he will return to frontline politics

25-02-2025 17:18 Former Buenos Aires City mayor and failed presidential candidate to stand as candidate in upcoming elections “as a lawmaker, as a deputy or as a senator.”

Macri is fighting for his life – he will lose

01-02-2025 08:48 Mauricio Macri is making a desperate attempt to keep his political structure alive — and under his wing.

by Marcelo J. García

President targets rivals as he confirms he will veto university law

02-10-2024 20:22 President responds to mass demonstration in favour of state universities by confirming he will veto new law; Head of state ramps up rhetoric, namechecking rivals and accusing them of forming “new populist left front.”

Child benefits, food stamps, social policies ‘cannot be a stopgap’

28-09-2024 06:58 In the first half of 2024, child poverty reached 71 percent with over 1.5 million kids newly impoverished, according to a report from the ACIJ NGO. Despite cuts in the budget dedicated to children in diverse programmes, the AUH (Asignación Universal por Hijo) payment is reaching the highest number of people since 2021.

by Sabrina Chemen

Ex-manager of Olivos residence testifies in Yáñez–Fernández case

26-08-2024 17:05 Daniel Rodríguez testifies in domestic violence and battery case; Witness states he did not see violent incidents between ex-president and his former partner but did witness their break-up.

Who covered up for Alberto Fernández?

12-08-2024 12:55 Social astonishment is multiplying in the face of the brazen hand-washing of leaders and ex-officials of the former Frente de Todos administration. 

by Javier Calvo

Gas prices set to rise sharply as Energy Secretariat prepares to trim subsidies

13-03-2024 17:48 Sources in Energy Secretariat anticipate new rates will be disclosed in next week; Energy companies have asked for rises above 500%.

Macri praises ‘honest’ and ‘well-intentioned’ Milei

07-03-2024 14:01 Horacio Rodríguez Larreta voices opposition to ‘co-government’ or ‘merger’ between PRO and La Libertad Avanza, criticises party colleague Patricia Bullrich's decision to join Javier Milei's government.

How Argentina arrived to 40 years of democracy

09-12-2023 09:31 From Raúl Alfonsín to Alberto Fernández, a breathless, compressed account of how Argentina traversed four decades of democracy.

by Michael Soltys

Milei to appoint ex-Menem-era advisor as energy secretary

28-11-2023 15:56 Eduardo Rodríguez Chirillo set to be appointed energy secretary and given responsibility for unravelling and restructuring subsidies on public utilities.

The death of moderation and the triumph of polarisation

11-11-2023 05:48 Milei seems to be recovering lost ground after a surprise defeat in the general election. If we are to believe any of the opinion polls that have come out recently (which we should read only with scepticism) the ultra-libertarian holds a thin lead over the economy minister. There seems to be a clear reversal of the post-election sentiment that Massa is already on the way to the Casa Rosada.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Horacio Rodríguez Larreta: ‘PRO today is allying itself with an extreme rightist’

11-11-2023 04:23 Buenos Aires City Mayor Horacio Rodríguez Larreta on his PASO primary defeat, the future of Juntos por el Cambio, Macri and Bullrich’s decision to back Milei and what happens after December 10.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Intimate diary of a day of rage: how PRO was blown apart

26-10-2023 16:24 The secrets of the fierce internal debate inside Patricia Bullrich’s apartment, position of the opposition governors and the fear from mayors. The arguments against and in favour of backing Milei from the 24 hours in which Juntos por el Cambio began to fracture.

by Ezequiel Spillman

‘The two options are bad’ – Rodríguez Larreta refuses to back Milei or Massa

25-10-2023 19:53 Horacio Rodríguez Larreta declares both Massa and Milei would be bad for the country and refuses to endorse either candidate; Buenos Aires City mayor says he will fight to expand opposition coalition.

by James Grainger

Patricia Bullrich: ‘Some of our voters switched to Milei, but they’ll be back’

22-08-2023 13:09 Opposition presidential candidate offers post-PASO analysis, assuring that her internal contest with Rodríguez Larreta triggered “fears” of a “split” which finally did not occur. For Bullrich, Juntos por el Cambio is the “only space” capable of providing “the governability" Argentina needs.

by Ezequiel Spillman

Milei and reaping what you sowed

19-08-2023 08:05 There could be another 1.2 million voters heading to the ballots on October 22 from increased participation. Assuming Bullrich and Massa absorb all of their primary rivals’ voters, will they be able to capture enough of those ‘new’ voters?

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Outsider Milei leads Argentina’s primary with strong showing

13-08-2023 23:05 Libertarian lawmaker Javier Milei leads crucial primary vote with stronger-than-expected performance that upends presidential race, increasing uncertainty ahead of October election.

Milei delivers blow to main coalitions at ballot box

13-08-2023 22:43 Libertarian lawmaker emerges as candidate with most votes in initial results from PASO primaries; With 61% of polling stations reporting, Milei has 32.57%, trailed by Massa on 20.64%; Bullrich has large lead over Rodríguez Larreta in Juntos por el Cambio primary, with coalition on 27.57% in total.

Argentina’s IMF deal is just one hurdle to Massa’s presidential bid

01-08-2023 16:17 Sergio Massa's IMF deal may offer hope for his presidential ambitions, but the divided opposition and economic challenges pose significant hurdles in the upcoming primaries and elections in Argentina.

Hostages of fear

28-07-2023 21:41 Both a consensus approach and firm action are potentially valid avenues to a solution but both are also means towards ends and will depend entirely on their results – by themselves they are merely vapid campaign rhetoric.