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Montevideo, April 19th 2024 - 04:11 UTC

Tag: Aníbal Fernández

  • Monday, August 10th 2015 - 07:28 UTC

    Argentine primaries added more expectations to October 25 first round vote

    Daniel Scioli, according to the first results and tendencies, and despite celebrations did not reach the 40% floor targeted

    The Cristina Fernandez administration candidate Daniel Scioli, as anticipated, was the presidential hopeful with most votes in Argentina Sunday's open, simultaneous and mandatory primaries, (PASO), in which the different parties chose those who will lead them into the 25 October election to elect the head of the Executive, half the Lower House and a third of the Senate.

  • Saturday, August 8th 2015 - 08:30 UTC

    Argentine mandatory primaries on Sunday: 32 million entitled to vote

    Ban on political campaigning 48 hours prior to the elections lasts until polls close on Sunday; the release of electoral surveys is banned until 18:00 hours.

    Electoral silence has started ahead of the PASO primary elections (Open Simultaneous, Mandatory Primaries) that will take place on Sunday when Argentines will cast their ballots to choose their candidates to compete in October’s general run, including the successor of president Cristina Fernandez.

  • Friday, August 7th 2015 - 07:38 UTC

    Argentina's worst terrorist (AMIA, 1994) attack trial takes off

    “For once and for all, we need this to be cleared; it is a matter that has taken a long time. If not, it seems it was been left to be forgotten” said Fernandez

    Argentina's Cabinet Chief Anibal Fernández hoped the AMIA cover-up trial that began on Thursday in Buenos Aires enables to find a “hint on the local connection” that paved the way for Argentina’s worst terrorist attack to take place 21 years ago.

  • Thursday, August 6th 2015 - 08:59 UTC

    Sunday's vote, Argentina's first step to October's presidential election

    Macri is the undisputed leader of PRO and he proved it with eight years running as head of the Argentine capital

    Argentines will be going to the polls this Sunday to vote in the open, simultaneous, mandatory primaries (PASO) when the different parties will be choosing their one-candidate for the big prize on 25 October when the successor of Cristina Fernandez will be elected together with half of the Lower House (129 seats), a third of the Senate (24 seats) and 43 members for the Mercosur parliament.

  • Wednesday, July 29th 2015 - 06:30 UTC

    Positive signals from Argentina's economy ahead of October's election

    A rebound in the auto industry which picked up 6.8% was a crucial element in the upturn. Figures were supported with rising sales both at home and abroad

    Industrial production in Argentina fell 0.8% in June compared to the same period last year, according to the country's National Statistics and Census Institute (INDEC), marking the 23rd consecutive month that the sector has contracted. However with seasonally adjusted figures, Indec's data showed a 0.9% rise, the first positive advance in two years (July 2013).

  • Tuesday, July 28th 2015 - 05:07 UTC

    'The Welsh are fully integrated to Argentina and have preserved their culture'

    Anibal Fernandez and Carlos Zannini came in representation of President Cristina Fernandez who is suffering from laryngitis

    Argentina's Cabinet Chief Anibal Fernandez and the Presidential Legal and Technical secretary Carlos Zannini led on Monday celebrations in Chubut to mark the 150th anniversary of the Welsh community that settled in the Patagonian province. The event took place in Puerto Madryn overlooking the Golfo Nuevo.

  • Wednesday, July 15th 2015 - 07:59 UTC

    Catholic Church confirms 28.7% of Argentines live in poverty: 11.1 million

    Cristina Fernandez graciously told the world at last month's FAO assembly in Rome: “poverty in Argentina is below 5%”.

    The Social Observatory from the Argentine Catholic University, UCA, has reported that poverty in Argentina during 2014, included 28,7% of the population, which is equivalent to 11.5 million people, and higher than in the previous report.

  • Tuesday, July 14th 2015 - 05:29 UTC

    Barrage of accusations following a Judge's order to raid Maximo Kirchner's real estate agency

    Judge Claudio Bonadio formally requested information from Idea SA and Valle Mitre, companies which administrate hotels owned by Cristina Fernandez.

    The raid ordered by an Argentine Federal Judge at a real estate agency which belongs to president Cristina Fernandez' son, Maximo Kirchner's in Rio Gallegos, triggered a barrage of accusations from government officials, just a few days ahead of decisive primaries in August, in anticipation of the October presidential elections.

  • Monday, June 29th 2015 - 06:44 UTC

    Aerolineas Argentinas and the stripper who pulled the take off throttle

    Vicky and her two new friends in a selfie taken in the Buenos Aires Rosario flight

    Argentina's flag carrier sacked two pilots and banned a glamorous star and part time stripper from flying in the airline following the release of a video where she is seen in the cabin manipulating some of the instruments when taking off and landing. Victoria Xipolitakis personally offered the recording in her cellular to a local television channel triggering immediate reaction from Aerolineas Argentinas, air security authorities and even passengers.

  • Tuesday, June 23rd 2015 - 06:52 UTC

    Scioli, 'head of the nation', but Cristina Fernandez 'the natural leader of the Peronist national movement'

    ”She is the natural leader of the Peronist national movement, there is nothing to reorganize, as she is still the leader and will be the leader”

    Daniel Scioli, Buenos Aires province governor and incumbent Victory Front presidential candidate, “will be the head of the nation” if he wins October elections while president Cristina Fernández will continue as “the natural leader of the Peronist national movement,” Argentine Cabinet Chief Aníbal Fernandez told reporters on Monday.