Tag: argentina elections

Thursday, June 17th 2021 - 09:40 UTC
May's inflation in Argentina was 3.3%: What will happen after the elections?

Argentina's inflation in May was 3.3% for a year-on-year accumulation of 48.8%, the highest mark since March 2020, according to the National Institute of Statistics and Census (INDEC)
Thursday, June 3rd 2021 - 08:22 UTC
Argentine Senate passes bill to postpone primary, mid-term elections

Argentina's Senate Thursday passed the bills submitted by the Government of President Alberto Fernández postponing this year's elections and changing earnings taxation for companies.
Friday, April 23rd 2021 - 09:13 UTC
Argentine opposition agrees to postponing primary, general elections

The Juntos por el Cambio (Together for Change - JxC) opposition coalition Thursday agreed to reschedule this year's primary and general mid-term election to allow for a better anti-covid-19 campaign, it was announced.
Tuesday, August 25th 2020 - 09:31 UTC
Argentine ex president, “no elections next year”, and “we are the champs of military dictatorships”

Argentine former president Eduardo Duhalde emphatically said that the scheduled midterm elections next year will not be taking place if no consensuses are reached by the political system and the overall situation continues to deteriorate.
Thursday, October 24th 2019 - 09:28 UTC
A majority of Argentine public is dissatisfied with the state of their democracy, Pew Research

Argentines are headed to the polls for their general election on Sunday Oct. 27. They will cast their votes against a backdrop of wide discontent with the way things are going in the country and little faith in their elected officials and public institutions, according to a Pew Research Center survey.
Tuesday, October 22nd 2019 - 09:50 UTC
Argentine central bank has lost some US$ 19.500 million in reserves since 11 August

Argentine central bank international reserves stand at US$ 46.885 million following on Monday's rescue of different maturing bonds and support in the local market to help stabilize the price of the US dollar. This demanded some US$ 600 million.
Friday, October 18th 2019 - 10:55 UTC
New IMF chief pledges full support for Argentina, but will wait for election results

The International Monetary Fund will stand by Argentina as it works through its economic crisis, Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Thursday. She added that the Fund was waiting to see the future policy framework adopted by Argentina, which holds an election later this month in which a change of government is widely predicted.
Monday, October 14th 2019 - 09:55 UTC
Argentine opposition presidential candidate reaches out to undecided voters

The front-runner in Argentina’s presidential election reached out to undecided voters on Sunday, promising both orthodox and unorthodox policies to cure the country’s deep economic troubles.
Saturday, September 28th 2019 - 09:59 UTC
Opposition candidate wants to re-profile Argentine sovereign debt following on Uruguay's case in 2003

Argentine presidential candidate Alberto Fernandez indicated he would tackle the country's debt problem by adopting a strategy similar to that of Uruguay, which successfully extended its bond maturities in 2003.
Saturday, September 28th 2019 - 09:57 UTC
Hundreds of women dress up as Eva Peron in support of Argentina's opposition

Women dressed as Eva Peron, old political anthems blaring in the streets, flash-mobs with step-perfect choreography - it's all part of the present-day cut and thrust of politics in Buenos Aires.