Tag: Alberto Fernandez

Wednesday, September 15th 2021 - 09:34 UTC
Argentine government said to be eyeing injecting pesos into the market to bounce back from electoral loss

The Frente de Todos coalition ruling Argentina is said to be going through an internal crisis following last Sunday's results at the Mandatory, Simultaneous and Open Primary (PASO) elections where it lost some 4.8 million votes nationwide from when Alberto Fernández was chosen to the presidency two years ago.
Monday, September 13th 2021 - 09:46 UTC
Macrists win most districts in Argentina's primary elections

Argentina's ruling Frente de Todos (FdT) coalition Sunday took a heavy blow by losing the Open, Simultaneous and Mandatory Primary (PASO) elections to the opposition Juntos por el Cambio (JxC) alliance of former President Mauricio Macri in most districts nationwide.
Friday, September 10th 2021 - 09:30 UTC
Argentine President Fernández underscores differences between him and Macri ahead of primary elections

Argentine President Alberto Fernández and Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner took centre stage Thursday as the ruling Frente de Todos party rounded up its political campaign aimed at next Sunday's Open, Simultaneous and Mandatory Primary (PASO) elections.
Tuesday, September 7th 2021 - 08:30 UTC
”How is my friend President Fernandez getting along?

Argentine president Alberto Fernandez is planning to succeed his Mexican peer next 17 September as chair of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean Estates, CELAC, one of several regional organizations in the continent, but his luck seems to be in the will of a gnome dictator in one of the Caribbean Commonwealth islands, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Wednesday, September 1st 2021 - 11:50 UTC
Argentina extends cap on meat exports, producers may halt all activity

The Government of Argentina has extended the cap on meat exports until October 31, claiming it was because the measure had been effective in helping curb domestic prices.
Monday, August 30th 2021 - 09:48 UTC
New limits dispute arises between Chile and Argentina

A new controversy regarding boundaries between Chile and Argentina has erupted following the issuance of charts allegedly violation of a 1984 treaty.
Monday, August 30th 2021 - 09:30 UTC
Governor reelected in Argentine province of Corrientes heralds further defeats for President Fernández's party

Incumbent Governor Gustavo Valdés of the Radical Civil Union (UCR) was reelected Sunday for a new four-year term in office at the helm of the Argentine province of Corrientes.
Friday, August 27th 2021 - 09:57 UTC
Argentine President indicted for skipping lockdown, pleas to buy his way out of trial

A federal prosecutor indicted Argentine President Alberto Fernández for violating the sanitary restrictions he had himself decreed, after evidence surfaced of a large gathering at the Olivos Residence in July 2020 to celebrate the First Lady's birthday while the rest of the country was placed under quarantine.
Thursday, August 26th 2021 - 09:45 UTC
Uruguayan meat exports surpass Argentina's thanks to restrictions

Restrictions on meat exports imposed on producers by the Argentine administration of President Alberto Fernández, in a failed attempt to curb domestic prices, have led the country to lose ground to Uruguayan and Paraguayan competitors, Infobae reported Wednesday.
Tuesday, August 24th 2021 - 09:30 UTC
Two center-left candidates to vie for Chile's presidency on November 21

Chile's Progressive Party (PRO) leader Marco Enríquez Ominami Monday announced he would run for the country's presidency, which dealt an unexpected blow to the centre-left's efforts following the launch of Christian Democrat Yasna Provoste's candidacy Saturday.