Tag: Mauricio Macri

• Tuesday, December 1st 2015 - 07:26 UTC

  Macri's assets in a blind trust; the elected president reiterates pledge to combat corruption

  

  Argentine President-elect Mauricio Macri said in a television interview that he would place his assets in a blind trust after being sworn in on Dec. 10. Macri also reiterated his commitment to combat corruption and said he would turn any official suspected of corruption over to judicial authorities.

• Monday, November 30th 2015 - 07:51 UTC

  EU hopes Macri's election will give new impetus to trade talks with Mercosur

  

  The European Union said it hopes the election of a centre-right government in Argentina will give new impetus to stalled talks on a free trade pact with Mercosur, the Latin American bloc.

• Thursday, November 26th 2015 - 07:01 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez wants to become head of the opposition to Macri

  

  Argentine president Cristina Fernandez made on Wednesday her first public appearance since Sunday's election runoff when opposition candidate Mauricio Macri was confirmed as the new head of state, and clearly anticipated she will continue in politics and pretends to conduct the Justicialista party, the country's hegemonic political force.

• Wednesday, November 25th 2015 - 07:21 UTC

  UK expects new Canadian government will continue to support Falklands

  

  The UK government is looking forward to working with the new government of Argentina and hopes the people of the Falkland Islands will not suffer the bellicosity shown by the current administration, said Foreign Office minister Hugo Swire in Parliament.

• Wednesday, November 25th 2015 - 07:03 UTC

  Macri names top UN official as Argentina's next Foreign Minister

  

  President-elect Mauricio Macri has tapped a top United Nations official to be Argentina's next foreign minister. Macri announced on his Facebook page on Tuesday that he picked Susana Malcorra, Cabinet chief for U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon since 2012.

• Tuesday, November 24th 2015 - 12:21 UTC

  Macri will announce his economic team and measures once he has access to official data

  

  In his first press conference as Argentine president-elect, Mauricio Macri announced on Monday he would not have a Secretary of Economy but rather an economic cabinet with six members, and anticipated that the team that will be taking office with him, as well as those in the province of Buenos Aires, “will include many officials which do not come from the political system”.

• Tuesday, November 24th 2015 - 10:13 UTC

  Washington promises to cooperate closely with elected president Macri

  

  United States State Secretary John Kerry congratulated on Monday newly elected president of Argentina Mauricio Macri saying Washington will cooperate “closely” with the administration that will take office on December 10.

• Monday, November 23rd 2015 - 07:40 UTC

  “Change is possible, thanks for believing”, president elect Macri´s first words

  

  “Change is possible, thanks so much for having believed”, were the first words of Argentine president-elect Mauricio Macri when he appeared on stage at his packed headquarters in Buenos Aires, Sunday evening. Visibly emotional and euphoric, Macri said “it is a historic day for Argentina, a change of times. A change that will guide us to the future”.

• Monday, November 23rd 2015 - 07:16 UTC

  Argentine president-elect Macri takes office on 10 December; Tuesday meeting with Cristina Fernandez

  

  Mauricio Macri is Argentina's next president following the results of Sunday's runoff, the first in Argentine history. He will take office on 10 December replacing president Cristina Fernandez and twelve years of uninterrupted Kirchnerism. Although definitive results are yet to be announced by electoral officials, the primary vote counting indicated that Macri was winning with a four percentage points over incumbent Daniel Scioli.

• Saturday, November 21st 2015 - 08:48 UTC

  Macri honors 'Pachamama' and Scioli bewares 'the savage capitalism demon' on closing election rallies

  

  Argentine presidential opposition candidate Mauricio Macri closed his campaign ahead of Sunday 22 November runoff calling for change and unity while the incumbent hopeful Daniel Scioli said the option was between 'a development inclusive project' or the “savage capitalism demon”.