Tag: Alberto Fernandez

• Tuesday, November 16th 2021 - 09:22 UTC

  Maquila vote in Tierra del Fuego helps the ruling coalition of president Fernandez

  

  The two seats at stake in the Argentine Lower House representing the extreme south province of Tierra del Fuego, had their holders reelected comfortably last Sunday in the midterm election.

• Monday, November 15th 2021 - 09:59 UTC

  Argentina’s ruling party loses Congress majority

  

  Preliminary but seemingly conclusive results from Argentina's mid-term elections Sunday showed the ruling party of President Alberto Fernández and Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner would be losing its majority in Congress after 38 years.

• Friday, November 12th 2021 - 09:54 UTC

  The Government has heard the voice of the people, Argentine President says

  

  Argentine President Alberto Fernández Thursday assured his Government had listened to the demands of the people after the Mandatory, Simultaneous and Open Primary (PASO) elections in September and taken the necessary steps to deserve the popular support Sunday.

• Thursday, November 11th 2021 - 18:44 UTC

  Presidents of Russia, Argentina discuss COVID-19 on the phone

  

  Argentine President Alberto Fernández Thursday held a telephone conversation with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to discuss the fight against COVID-19 among other bilateral issues, it was reported.

• Thursday, November 11th 2021 - 14:49 UTC

  Argentina donates UK-developed COVID-19 vaccines

  

  The Government of Argentina is donating almost a million doses of COVID-19 vaccines, according to five presidential decrees published in the Official Gazette.

• Thursday, November 11th 2021 - 09:30 UTC

  Unofficial US dollar crosses 200-peso threshold in Argentina

  

  As next Sunday's mid-term elections loom over and the government of President Alberto Fernández seems headed for inevitable defeat, desperate Argentinians turned to the currency black market to convert their volatile pesos into US dollars, thus piercing the psychological AR $ 200 threshold for the first time.

• Friday, November 5th 2021 - 18:14 UTC

  Argentine President Fernández praises Brazil's STF

  

  Argentine President Alberto Fernández praised Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) for its recent rulings involving opposition politicians, something which his own country had lacked.

• Tuesday, November 2nd 2021 - 19:03 UTC

  Glasgow's COP26: Argentine President insists on issues already outlined in Rome

  

  Argentine President Alberto Fernández Tuesday appeared before the Glasgow Climate Change COP26 Summit with the same proposal he made days earlier in Rome during the G20 Summit.

• Tuesday, November 2nd 2021 - 09:05 UTC

  Australian firm pledges US $ 8 bn to green hydrogen development in Argentina

  

  The Argentine Government has reached an understanding with a leading Australian firm to move forward with local production of clean energy. President Alberto Fernández made the announcement Monday from Glasgow, where he is attending the UN COP26 Climate Summit.

• Monday, November 1st 2021 - 09:02 UTC

  Argentine President wants debt swaps for climate action before heading for Glasgow

  

  Argentine President Alberto Fernández, who is already in Glasgow for the United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP26) after two days in Rome for the G20 Summit, is to propose a new goal of reducing emissions.