Tag: Open, Simultanous and Compulsary Primary elections (PASO)

• Monday, September 20th 2021 - 07:52 UTC

  Filmus pleased with the ministerial appointment: “I am passionate about science and technology”

  

  Argentina' s newly appointed Science and Technology minister, Daniel Filmus, said he was very thankful to president Alberto Fernandez for the job since “it's a enormous opportunity to fight for an issue” of which he is “passionate” and was also pleased that the consequences of last Sunday's primary elections were “quickly settled” with a consensus cabinet.

• Sunday, September 12th 2021 - 09:04 UTC

  Argentine opposition demands results of Sunday's primaries be known by 9pm

  

  Argentina's leading opposition Juntos por el Cambio (Together for change - JxC) coalition has once again pressed for the results of Sunday's Open Primary, Mandatory and Simultaneous (PASO) elections to be released by 9pm.

• Sunday, September 12th 2021 - 08:46 UTC

  Over 417,000 foreigners cleared to vote in City of Buenos Aires without prior registration

  

  Foreign residents in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires (CABA) have long been cleared to vote at the municipal level, but since participation is not mandatory for non-nationals, they were required to register.

• Tuesday, August 10th 2021 - 08:48 UTC

  Replacements picked for Argentina's cabinet

  

  Argentine President Alberto Fernández Monday picked new replacements, so that cabinet ministers who will seek a seat in Congress later this year may focus on their campaigns.

• Monday, August 9th 2021 - 08:13 UTC

  Outside rightwing economist jumps into Argentine politics to fight immoral rulers

  

  Economist Javier Milei delivered a speech before a large, young crowd as he launched his candidacy this weekend to run for a seat in Congress representing the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires on behalf of the Avanza Libertad party.

• Thursday, July 29th 2021 - 09:13 UTC

  Gov't officials to run in primary elections need to resign in order to focus on their campaigns, Argentine President warns

  

  Argentine President Alberto Fernández Wednesday warned that government officials who wished to run in the upcoming mandatory primary elections should resign their offices in order to focus on their campaigns.

• Monday, October 28th 2019 - 09:59 UTC

  Transition in Argentina: Macri invites Alberto Fernandez to breakfast Monday morning at Government House

  

  Argentine President Mauricio Macri conceded defeat in Sunday's presidential election, congratulating rival Alberto Fernandez on winning the election.

• Monday, October 7th 2019 - 09:55 UTC

  Opinion Polls in Argentina indicate Fernandez will be the next president

  

  Caution minded since Argentine public opinion polls were so far off the mark during the August Primary mandatory elections which triggered the current major political and financial upheaval in the country...

• Tuesday, October 1st 2019 - 09:59 UTC

  Some 15.8 million Argentines living in poverty according to the latest data

  

  Poverty in Argentina rose to 35.4% of the population in the first half of the year, the highest officially recorded level since 2001, the INDEC national statistics bureau reported today. This means that some 15.8 million Argentines are now considered poor, INDEC's data indicates. At the end of 2018, 32% of Argentines were said to be living in poverty.

• Monday, September 30th 2019 - 06:41 UTC

  Argentine ruling coalition wins election in Mendoza, but keeps Macri well away

  

  The province of Mendoza has delivered to the Argentine ruling coalition of president Mauricio Macri a much needed great stimulus with its landslide governorship victory.