Tag: Florencio Randazzo

• Monday, May 30th 2011 - 06:20 UTC

  “The best thing for Argentina is for Cristina to become president again”

  

  “The best thing that could happen to Argentina is for Cristina Fernández de Kirchner “to become President again” said Interior Minister Florencio Randazzo at the close of the national congress of the ruling Justicialista Party who nevertheless suggested has yet to decide when to register.

• Wednesday, May 18th 2011 - 07:08 UTC

  CFK calls on unions to cool down and ratifies she’s ‘not dying to be president again’

  

  Argentine Minister of Interior ratified late Tuesday that President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner threat that she would not bid for re-election next October if organized labour continues to pressure on her government. However CFK is not annoyed with Hugo Moyano chief of the powerful Labour Confederation, CGT.

• Tuesday, May 3rd 2011 - 08:20 UTC

  Argentina supports bill requiring companies to distribute 10% of profits to workers

  

  A day before Tuesday’s round of talks between Argentina’s organized labour (CGT) and the Industrial Union (UIA) to consider the possibility of a ‘social pact’ to help contain prices (inflation), the government expressed support for a law sponsored by unions that requires companies to distribute 10% of profits to workers.

• Thursday, March 10th 2011 - 06:42 UTC

  The Kirchner camp sets out strategy for October’s presidential election

  

  Argentina’s Interior Minister Florencio Randazzo, called on all political parties that would like to support the Victory Front’s presidential candidate next October and be part of the so called “combined-list ballots” to do it without fears or restrictions.

• Tuesday, March 8th 2011 - 04:23 UTC

  Kirchnerites’ deny any intention from Cristina to run for a third period

  

  Political associates reiterated that there are no intentions of Argentine president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner to seek for a third period if the Head of State should end re-elected on next October presidential elections. For such purpose a constitutional amendment would be needed.

• Sunday, February 6th 2011 - 20:38 UTC

  Inflation, an old scourge, plagues Argentina again, says NY Times

  

  Argentina is in the midst of a consumption boom, but inflation that old Argentine plague, has once again fully surfaced, writes the New York Times Alexi Barrionuevo from Buenos Aires.

• Saturday, October 30th 2010 - 08:29 UTC

  “It’s back to business”, President Cristina Kirchner instructed her ministers

  

  Argentine Interior Minister Florencio Randazzo assured that President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner “will rapidly return to work” (most probably next Monday) and added that governors and mayors from all the country “have the responsibility of supporting her” for the future of her administration

• Monday, May 3rd 2010 - 08:02 UTC

  Corruption Claims in Argentine/Venezuelan Trade Involve Néstor Kirchner

  

  The Argentine political establishment is agitated after the heavy remarks made before a federal judge by former Argentine ambassador to Venezuela Eduardo Sadous, who said local businessmen had to pay kickbacks to former president Néstor Kirchner administration officials to be able to export their goods to Venezuela.

• Monday, May 3rd 2010 - 01:31 UTC

  Argentina has “High Expectations” for Mr. Kirchner as UNASUR Chairman

  

  Interior Minister Florencio Randazzo said this weekend that the Argentine government has “high expectations” that former president Nestor Kirchner will be named next Tuesday as secretary general of the Union of South American Nations, UNASUR. In that case the UNASUR headquarters would move from Ecuador to Buenos Aires.