Tag: Elisa Carrio

• Monday, September 1st 2025 - 09:51 UTC

  Former lawmaker Elisa Carrió says Milei has consumed too much child pornography

  

  Former Argentine Congresswoman Elisa Carrió said in a TV interview that President Javier Milei consumed too much child pornography and described the Libertarian leader as a “pervert.” She also mentioned that Presidential Secretary (and sister) Karina Milei was “the darkest character” in the government.

• Thursday, February 9th 2023 - 10:33 UTC

  Lilita Carrió running in Argentine opposition presidential primaries

  

  Veteran Argentine politician Elisa “Lilita” Carrió of the Coalición Cívica-Ari party Wednesday announced she will be running in this year's presidential primaries within the Together for Change (Juntos por el Cambio - JxC) coalition.

• Friday, November 25th 2022 - 08:19 UTC

  Argentina: Milei and Bullrich share common values ahead of 2023 elections

  

  Argentine Liberal Deputy Javier Milei admitted he would gladly face PRO Chairwoman (and Presidential hopeful) Patricia Bullrich in next year's primary elections and if he loses he would agree to serve as Minister of Economy under her.

• Thursday, January 3rd 2019 - 07:09 UTC

  Macri and Cristina Fernandez, most influential Argentines during 2018

  

  Who have been the most influential Argentines during 2018, is a traditional public opinion survey which Consultants Giacobbe & Associates have been releasing annually uninterruptedly since 1995. And this last year there were no big surprises: the main characters have been president Mauricio Macri and ex-president Cristina Fernandez.

• Thursday, December 20th 2018 - 06:50 UTC

  Malvinas veteran reminds Congress that “war was useless, let us not spoil peace”

  

  An Argentine former naval pilot and Malvinas veteran who recently visited the Falkland Islands came out in support of Argentine ambassador in London Carlos Sersale di Cerisiano, who has been strongly criticized and summoned by his country's congress for having referred to Falklands/Malvinas government as the Islands' “top authorities”.

• Friday, December 15th 2017 - 07:51 UTC

  Violent protests in Buenos Aires as Congress attempted to discuss a pensions reform plan

  

  A trade union-organized march in Buenos Aires descended into violence Thursday, with thousands of protesters clashing with police as they demanded lawmakers reject a controversial pension reform plan. Riot police used water cannons, tear gas and rubber bullets against demonstrators, who threw stones and burned barricades made of rubbish outside the doors of Argentina's congress.

• Monday, August 14th 2017 - 07:43 UTC

  Primaries in Argentina show Macri's coalition is en route to become the main political force

  

  Argentina's ruling coalition headed by president Mauricio Macri managed better than expected overall results in Sunday's national mandatory and simultaneous primaries to choose candidates for the midterm elections of 22 October.

• Friday, August 11th 2017 - 08:32 UTC

  Argentina Sunday's primary election: a re-edition of the Cristina Fernandez/Macri dispute

  

  On Sunday Argentines will be able to choose their candidates to the Senate and Lower House for the midterm October elections, in a process known as PASO, which means open mandatory, simultaneous primaries for all parties, but which are not compulsory for the electoral roll.

• Monday, June 26th 2017 - 03:57 UTC

  Argentina: CFK to run for Senate alongside former Foreign Minister Jorge Taiana

  

  Former Argentine President Cristina Fernandez will top the Citizen Unit's Senate ticket in the province of Buenos Aires for the upcoming primary PASO elections on August 13, alongside her former Foreign Minister Jorge Taiana, it was announced.

• Tuesday, January 24th 2017 - 11:52 UTC

  Falklands/Malvinas negotiations have no third leg, “they are bilateral, Argentina and UK”

  

  Argentina's Lower House Foreign Affairs committee formally constituted the All parties Parliamentary Observatory on the Malvinas Question, claiming congressional participation in all bilateral agreements with the UK referred to Falklands/Malvinas resources and underlining that there is no such thing as a third leg, Falklands residents in negotiations with the UK.