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Montevideo, September 25th 2025 - 19:14 UTC

Tag: Axel Kicillof

  • Monday, September 8th 2025 - 10:59 UTC

    Milei's party dealt heavy blow in province of Buenos Aires

    Milei admitted mistakes were made, but will not change course

    Argentine President Javier Milei's ruling La Libertad Avanza (LLA) suffered a severe blow on Sunday in the midterm elections in the province of Buenos Aires at the hands of arch-rivals Fuerza Patria, the name under which Kirchnerism-Peronism entered the contest. Turnout stood at 63%.

  • Thursday, September 4th 2025 - 19:16 UTC

    CFK campaigns for the opposition from her house arrest

    CFK highlighted the number of public universities opened during her tenure

    Former Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK), currently under house arrest, has jumped again onto the political fray just days ahead of next Sunday's midterm elections in the province of Buenos Aires, a key district whose results may cascade upon other constituencies on Oct. 26.

  • Monday, July 7th 2025 - 09:03 UTC

    Buenos Aires Peronists join forces to fight Milei's chainsaw policies

    “The chainsaw is becoming increasingly ruthless,” Kicillof warned

    The Justicialist (Peronist) Party (PJ) in the Argentine Province of Buenos Aires agreed on a unified strategy vis-à-vis the Sept. 7 mid-term provincial elections in a convention attended by 691 representatives and chaired by Fernando Espinoza. The conclave agreed on appointing a commission to form this new front.

  • Tuesday, July 1st 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    US judge rules against Argentina in YPF restatization case

    The Argentine State retook control of YPF during CFK's second presidency when Kicillof was economy minister

    Judge Loretta Preska of the Southern District Court of New York ordered Argentina to transfer 51% of YPF shares to an escrow account to settle a US$16.1 billion judgment in favor of Burford Capital and Eton Capital, stemming from the 2012 expropriation of the oil company. The ruling, which Argentina may appeal, surprised the government, as even the US Department of Justice opposed it. The decision led to a sharp decline in YPF shares (1.4% on Wall Street, 3% locally) and a 2% drop in the Merval index.

  • Friday, February 28th 2025 - 20:40 UTC

    Milei wants opposition leader Kicillof to resign as Governor of Buenos Aires

    Milei followers posted this image meme of Kicillof highlighting that 4,304 have been committed since he became governor

    Argentine President Javier Milei urged Buenos Aires Province Governor Axel Kicillof to resign so that a federal intervention could be launched to restore order as residents of that Argentine district were enraged Thursday by the murder of a 7-year-old girl. The perpetrators were identified to be minors aged 14 and 17, and would therefore face lesser to no charges; in other words, they would be free to kill again. “Let us intervene in the Province,” Milei insisted.

  • Thursday, February 20th 2025 - 19:58 UTC

    Spanish Labor Minister announces tour of Argentina and Uruguay

    Díaz will seek to spread a progressive international agenda during her trip

    Spain's Labor Minister and Second Deputy Prime Minister Yolanda Díaz will be touring Argentina and Uruguay later this month to attend Yamandú Orsi's inauguration in Montevideo on March 1, among other engagements, her office in Madrid announced Thursday.

  • Monday, February 3rd 2025 - 09:47 UTC

    Milei says anti-fascist LGBT+ protesters duped by “edited” version of his speech

    Participating in Saturday's LGBTQ+ march was Buenos Aires Governor Axel Kicillof, among other opposition leaders

    Argentine President Javier Milei said Sunday that he was saddened by how those participating in the Feb. 1 Gay Pride demonstration in Buenos Aires' iconic Plaza de Mayo were “used with an edited video.”

  • Tuesday, December 10th 2024 - 10:55 UTC

    Peronist/Kirchnerist leaders discuss unity ahead of next year's mid-terms

    Milei needs to be stopped, the leaders agreed

    Buenos Aires Province Governor Axel Kicillof and Congressman Máximo Kirchner got together with former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) and former Presidential hopeful Sergio Massa at a residence in Moreno on the outskirts of the country's capital to discuss the future of Peronism / Kirchnerism vis a vis the 2025 mid-term elections. It was their first photo together after the electoral defeat against Javier Milei in 2023.

  • Friday, August 16th 2024 - 09:57 UTC

    Buenos Aires Governor meets with Brazilian President

    “Lula plays a very significant role, both regionally and internationally within the BRICS,” Kicillof explained

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who has never spoken face to face with his Argentine colleague Javier Milei despite crossing paths at one or two multinational events, welcomed this week Buenos Aires Governor Axel Kicillof at the Planalto Palace to discuss cooperation and investment opportunities.

  • Wednesday, May 1st 2024 - 21:28 UTC

    Argentine unions ratify May 9 general strike against Milei's policies

    When the measure was announced, Argentina “was bad and now it is worse,” Daer (L) explained besides Moyano

    Argentina's main unions insisted Wednesday during the Labor Day demonstrations that the plans for the May 9 general strike against President Javier Milei's economic reforms that are affecting people's purchase power were “not in doubt.” Healthcare workers union leader Héctor Daer, who co-chairs the General Labor Confederation (CGT), also explained that “We are going to go ahead with the struggle plan that we have been developing. When the measure was announced, Argentina ”was bad and now it is worse.”

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