Tag: Casa Rosada

Thursday, October 20th 2022 - 09:44 UTC
Argentina's Cabinet Minister to leave office next year

Argentine Cabinet Chief Juan Manzur Wednesday took part in a ministerial gathering at Casa Rosada after admitting he would leave his job “next year” to return to Tucumán.
Thursday, October 13th 2022 - 09:38 UTC
Argentina: Pichetto to make presidential bid in 2023

Argentina's comptroller and former Vice-Presidential candidate Miguel Ángel Pichetto Wednesday launched his 2023 bid for Casa Rosada on behalf of “Encuentro Republicano Federal,” the Peronist leg to enter the primaries within the Together for Chance (Juntos por el Cambio - JxC) opposition alliance.
Tuesday, October 4th 2022 - 09:15 UTC
Leftwing organizations hold bartering fair in front of Casa Rosada

Social organizations have staged a countertrade fair at Buenos Aires' iconic Plaza de Mayo (in front of Casa Rosada, the Presidential HQ) and at other squares nationwide to protest against what they call the demise of the monthly wage.
Friday, September 30th 2022 - 10:45 UTC
False alarms: Bomb threats received at Casa Rosada and Army HQs in Buenos Aires

The explosives division of Argentina's Federal Police was summoned late Thursday to Casa Rosada after a bomb threat was received. A similar warning had been made regarding the Army headquarters (Edificio Libertador) some three blocks from the Government's House.
Friday, August 26th 2022 - 09:55 UTC
Indian FM welcomed at Casa Rosada

Argentine President Alberto Fernández Thursday welcomed Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar. During the meeting, bilateral issues were discussed, in addition to the South American country's desire to join the BRICS alliance. Also present during the encounter was Argentine Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero.
Thursday, July 28th 2022 - 20:28 UTC
Argentina: Strategic Secretary resigns from Fernández's administration

Gustavo Béliz Thursday turned in his resignation as Secretary of Strategic Affairs to President Alberto Fernández amid a political crisis at Casa Rosada, where an imminent cabinet reshuffle has already started, including the appointment of Lower House Speaker Sergio Massa as Economy Minister despite him denying the possibility Wednesday.
Saturday, June 11th 2022 - 10:44 UTC
Milei launches presidential bid in fiasco event attended by only a few

Argentine Congressman Javier Milei, who had been slated as a strong presidential contender in next year's elections, Friday staged a major fiasco when in a football stadium with a capacity of 14,000 people, only some 1,500 gathered to see him launch his Casa Rosada bid.
Thursday, June 2nd 2022 - 21:54 UTC
Fuel relief to Argentine northern provinces on its way, Casa Rosada says

Argentina's Presidential Spokeswoman Gabriela Cerruti Thursday announced the supply of diesel to the northern provinces was “on the way to being solved” through “extra imports” of fuel.
Thursday, June 10th 2021 - 09:38 UTC
Argentine President's gaffe overshadows Spanish PM's presence at Casa Rosada

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's presence at the Casa Rosada Wednesday was shadowed by a racist remark from Argentine President Alberto Fernández, who said that “Mexicans came from the Indians, Brazilians came from the jungle, but we Argentines came from the ships, and they were ships that came from Europe, and that's how we built our society.”
Friday, November 27th 2020 - 09:46 UTC
Maradona in life, as in death, involved in chaos and controversy: fans overwhelm and invade the presidential palace

Diego Maradona in life, as in death, was involved in chaos and controversy, and his funeral was not the exception. In effect Argentine police and fans who were lined up to see the casket of the football icon clashed on Thursday as authorities moved to shut down access to the Casa Rosada presidential palace ahead of a planned mid-afternoon shutoff for the public wake.