Tag: Argentina presidential elections

• Monday, June 24th 2019 - 09:50 UTC

  Argentina lines up for the August primaries; three leading presidential tickets

  

  Months of intense political negotiations and last minute nerve breaking deals came to an end in Argentina on Sunday's zero hour deadline, when the different political groupings had to present to electoral authorities their list of presidential hopefuls, as well as future lawmakers.

• Wednesday, June 12th 2019 - 09:57 UTC

  Pichetto pledges a “democratic, capitalist, intelligent, productive” Argentina

  

  Miguel Angel Pichetto was born in Buenos Aires and moved to the Patagonian province of Río Negro early in his career. He was first elected in 1983 as a Councilor of Sierra Grande, then mayor (85/87) and later a provincial lawmaker.

• Wednesday, May 29th 2019 - 09:56 UTC

  Argentina: In the midst of presidential election activists re launch efforts to legalize abortion

  

  Activists and lawmakers in Argentina relaunched a bid to legalize abortion on Tuesday with a new bill before Congress and a major demonstration planned, resuming a battle that has divided the homeland of Pope Francis ahead of October's general election.