Tag: Santa Fe

• Wednesday, July 27th 2011 - 03:48 UTC

  Argentine farmers furious with government’s wheat export policy

  

  Argentina liberated 450.000 tons of wheat for export, a decision which is believed to be closely linked to Sunday’s election in the farming province of Santa Fe where the government of President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner suffered a major defeat.

• Monday, July 25th 2011 - 20:48 UTC

  Santa Fe voters cast “a punishing vote” on those who seek to impose an only way of thinking

  

  “We received a vote of confidence from the Santa Fe people”, said early Monday the Argentine province next governor Socilaist Antonio Bonfatti, following his tight Sunday victory which also “cast a punishing vote” for the government of President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, ahead of next October election.

• Saturday, July 23rd 2011 - 06:31 UTC

  Santa Fe governor election, a test for Argentine presidential ballot next October

  

  Santa Fe is Argentina’s fourth most important electoral circuit and on Sunday will be voting for governor and a package of provincial officials from lawmakers for the local congress to councilors.

• Wednesday, February 2nd 2011 - 07:06 UTC

  Argentina declares compulsory conciliation to end crippling strike at export ports

  

  Argentina's government has ordered unions to suspend a week-old strike at leading grains ports for a 15-day period to hold talks with company bosses, a Labour Ministry spokesman said on Tuesday.