Tag: Argentina General Elections 2015

• Saturday, November 7th 2015 - 07:33 UTC

  Argentina: Massa tells FT he has been given the task of controlling government

  

  Sergio Massa is seen as the kingmaker in Argentina’s approaching presidential election runoff next 22 November, with the power to influence more than a fifth of the electorate after taking third place in last month’s first round.

• Thursday, November 5th 2015 - 05:51 UTC

  Argentine farmers hold on to their crops waiting for electoral promises, but 'dry' central bank reserves

  

  Argentina's election season has dramatically changed the agricultural landscape in the country, one of the world's breadbaskets. Exporters are now more confident than ever that profits will soar next year, creating a short term impact of plunging sales abroad and reduced cash-flow in the Argentine Central Bank’s coffers, although that could change in 2016.

• Wednesday, November 4th 2015 - 07:55 UTC

  Moody's bets are on Macri: upgrades Argentina's debt rating to 'stable' from 'negative'

  

  Following the first round of presidential elections in Argentina on Oct. 25, which the ruling party won by a lower-than-expected margin, credit rating agency Moody's Investors Service upgraded on Monday the country's debt rating to “stable” from “negative.”

• Tuesday, November 3rd 2015 - 05:38 UTC

  Macri accuses the Argentine government of a fear-mongering campaign

  

  Argentine opposition candidate Mauricio Macri accused the ruling party of fear mongering after a weekend barrage of online attack ads warned he would throw people off welfare and reduce living standards by devaluing the currency. The same kind of spots were reiterated during the final match of the Argentine football league.

• Monday, November 2nd 2015 - 09:51 UTC

  Cracks in the incumbent strategy to win Argentina's presidential runoff

  

  Following claims of 'friendly fire', cracks are clearly surfacing in the Argentine ruling coalition strategy to conquer lost ground in the 25 October presidential vote which has forced a runoff on 22 November. Daniel Scioli was expected to beat his runner up by almost ten votes, but this did not happen, in effect Mauricio Macri was defeated by a mere 2.5 percentage points and his PRO party won the governorship of the strategic Buenos Aires province, Argentina's main electoral district.

• Friday, October 30th 2015 - 07:15 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez calls at emotional rally to defend her progressive policies

  

  Argentina's outgoing leader Cristina Fernandez gave an emotional campaign speech on Thursday in her first public address since a surprisingly weak performance by her handpicked candidate in the first-round presidential election on Sunday. Without mentioning allied candidate Daniel Scioli by name, the outgoing president implicitly backed him by calling for support for her progressive social policies to go on after she hands the presidency over to her successor in six weeks.

• Thursday, October 29th 2015 - 07:18 UTC

  Macri ahead of Scioli, with 8.8% still undecided shows first poll following Sunday's vote

  

  The first public opinion poll released since Argentina's Sunday presidential election and ahead of the 22 November runoff indicates that the opposition candidate Mauricio Macri is a few points ahead of incumbent Daniel Scioli in a tight race but still with a large percentage who remain undecided.

• Thursday, October 29th 2015 - 06:15 UTC

  An overwhelming majority, 65% voted for change in Sunday's election, said Massa

  

  On Sunday 35% of Argentines voted for continuity of Kirchnerism and 65% voted for a political change, and between the two options, change overwhelmingly won, said Sergio Massa, the third ranked candidate who with his 21% has become kingmaker between the two presidential hopefuls for the November runoff, incumbent Daniel Scioli and market friendly opposition, Mauricio Macri.

• Wednesday, October 28th 2015 - 06:41 UTC

  Third ranked Massa will not vote for continuity, and Scioli “must prove he's not on the Kirchner leash”

  

  “The Argentine people on Sunday said they don't want continuity” commented third ranked Sergio Massa who obtained 21.34% of ballots and is bound to become kingmaker in the 22 November runoff between Daniel Scioli and Mauricio Macri. Whoever wins will be putting an end to twelve years of Kirchnerism which on Sunday received an unexpected and surprising trashing.

• Tuesday, October 27th 2015 - 07:17 UTC

  Argentina's runoff candidates will hold presidential debate on 15 November

  

  Argentina's presidential runoff candidates have agreed to a debate scheduled to take place on 15 November, a week before voting day. Incumbent Victory Front candidate Daniel Scioli, and Let’s Change (Cambiemos) contender Mauricio Macri agreed to hold the debate on November 15 at 21:00 hours, at Buenos Aires University Law School.