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Tag: Patricia Bullrich

  • Wednesday, October 25th 2023 - 20:43 UTC

    Argentina: Macri and Bullrich go rogue from JxC to support Milei

    “When the homeland is in danger, anything goes,” argued Bullrich.

    The opposition coalition Juntos x el Cambio (JxC) of former President Mauricio Macri is practically broken after presidential candidate Patricia Bullrich announced following dinner with the former head of state that the two of them would support the candidacy of Congressman Javier Milei (La Libertad Avanza - LLA) in the Nov. 19 runoff against Economy Minister Sergio Massa of Unión x la Patria (UP).

  • Tuesday, October 24th 2023 - 10:30 UTC

    Bullrich will defend her values, but her coalition is mortally wounded

    “I am not the one who is going to congratulate someone who has been part of the worst government in Argentina,” Bullrich said about Massa

    Former Security Minister Patricia Bullrich admitted that she would not abandon her values after being eliminated from the Argentine presidential race on Sunday. But her loss may have signaled the end of the Juntos por el Cambio (JxC) coalition.

  • Monday, October 23rd 2023 - 10:42 UTC

    No president-elect in Argentina

    Presidential Secretary Julio Vitobello announced the preliminary results before 10 p.m., as originally hoped

    Argentina's next president will be chosen in a runoff election on Nov. 19, according to preliminary results released Sunday minutes before 10 p.m. local time in Buenos Aires (GMT -3).

  • Sunday, October 22nd 2023 - 23:34 UTC

    Argentina's general election records lowest turnout since return to democracy

    The primary determination regarding the overall turnout suggests that this general election records the lowest voter participation in the nation since its return to democracy

    In the general elections held on Sunday, Argentina witnessed a voter turnout of 74% of its electoral roll, a slight increase of five points compared to the turnout in the August primaries, as reported by official sources.

  • Saturday, October 21st 2023 - 10:44 UTC

    Argentina ready to choose next president: What has each one said about the Falklands?

    There are 35.8 million people registered to vote

    Amid rampant inflation, Argentina will celebrate 40 years of democracy when the new president to be elected on Sunday, Oct. 22, takes office. Although five candidates made it through the Aug. 13 Open, Mandatory, and Simultaneous Primary (PASO) elections, only three of them are considered to have a real chance to succeed Alberto Fernández.

  • Tuesday, October 17th 2023 - 08:34 UTC

    Argentina: JxC's strength lies in the others' weaknesses

    Bullrich insisted Argentina would “free itself from this mafia once and forever”

    Opposition candidate Patricia Bullrich of former President Mauricio Macri's Together for Change (Juntos por el Cambio - JxC) Monday closed her presidential campaign in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires (CABA) together with Mayor Horacio Rodríguez Larreta, whom she defeated in the primaries and would now appoint as Cabinet Chief if elected.

  • Sunday, October 15th 2023 - 13:58 UTC

    Argentina: BA Mayor would be Cabinet Chief under Bullrich

    Bullrich seeks to depict JxC as a united movement but her potential Economy Minister has also been linked to a sex scandal

    In a move to convey a message of unity within Together for Change (Juntos por el Cambio - JxC), presidential hopeful Patricia Bullrich Saturday announced that should she be elected, Buenos Aires Mayor Horacio Rodríguez Larreta, whom she defeated in the primaries, would become her Cabinet Chief.

  • Monday, October 9th 2023 - 09:55 UTC

    Argentina: All candidates but one condemn bloodshed in Israel

    Will there be a second round or can Milei wrap it up on Oct. 22?

    Loquacious Leftwing Front (Frente de Izquierda) Congresswoman Myriam Bregman was the only presidential candidate not to condemn Hamas' actions against Israeli civilians this weekend during their opening speeches of the second (and last) debate ahead of the Oct. 22 elections. Moreover, she somehow blamed Israel for what happened.

  • Wednesday, October 4th 2023 - 10:54 UTC

    Patricia Bullrich suggests recording criminals' conversations with lawyers although it is illegal

    “We're going to put it in the Penal Code,” said the presidential candidate, to which the interviewer replied, “They're going to kill you for that.”

    Argentine presidential candidate Patricia Bullrich, from the center-right coalition “Juntos por el Cambio,” proposed on Tuesday recording conversations between individuals, particularly between criminals and their lawyers. However, it is “illegal,” journalist Alejandro Fantino reminded her during an interview.

  • Monday, October 2nd 2023 - 10:49 UTC

    No clear winners after first presidential debate in Argentina

    Bullrich failed to explain how she planned to implement the changes the country needs

    The first presidential debate between the five contenders for the Argentine presidency was held on Sunday in Santiago del Estero, without any of the candidates outperforming the others. However, Patricia Bullrich of the opposition coalition Juntos por el Cambio (JxC) was criticized for her stiffness on stage and for failing to explain how she would bring about the changes the country so desperately needs.