Tag: Mauricio Macri

Thursday, April 24th 2014 - 07:05 UTC
Argentine broad front opens possibility of runoff dispute in 2015 presidential election

Political analyst Rosendo Fraga believes that with the integration this week of the Broad Front, Argentina in the 2015 presidential elections in the hypothetical case of a runoff, would experience a dispute not between two Peronists options, as opinion polls have indicated to far, but with a non Peronist alternative.
Wednesday, April 23rd 2014 - 04:58 UTC
A centre-left broad front is born in Argentina as “a government alternative”

The leaders of various Argentine centre-left and radical parties signed on Tuesday evening the document which marks the official birth of the Broad Front UNEN, the electoral coalition which aims to provide a non-Peronist alternative at the 2015 presidential vote.
Saturday, March 15th 2014 - 04:58 UTC
Argentine government picks on Swire interview to attack opposition leaders

Argentine cabinet chief Jorge Capitanich claimed that UK's preference to talk about the Falklands/Malvinas dispute with opposition presidential hopefuls, clearly means that “these leaders are willing to a greater flexibility regarding foreign interests in the dispute”.
Friday, March 14th 2014 - 08:36 UTC
Timerman happy with the way he is running Malvinas policy

Argentine Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman said he must be doing the right things regarding the Falklands/Malvinas issue because the Foreign Office prefers to talk to members of the opposition.
Thursday, March 13th 2014 - 22:51 UTC
UK prefers to discuss Malvinas with Massa or Macri says Swire, according to Telam

British Minister of State for the Foreign Office Hugo Swire has stated London would rather sit at the negotiating table with Argentine opposition presidential hopefuls Sergio Massa or Mauricio Macri to discuss Falklands/Malvinas Islands sovereignty.
Thursday, December 5th 2013 - 14:44 UTC
Argentine government retains majority and initiative in new congress

The 127 Argentine Lower House members who were elected in the 27 October midterm election took the oath of office during a ceremony in Congress on Wednesday which ensures the ruling coalition of President Cristina Fernandez the necessary votes for quorum and absolute majority.
Monday, October 28th 2013 - 05:37 UTC
Argentine government retains congress; Massa and Macri confirm 2015 presidential ambition

Argentine President Cristina Fernandez's governing bloc held onto control of Congress in Sunday's mid-term elections, but the results also confirmed the emergence of a new group of powerful leaders who with different messages (and non-messages) anticipated on that same night that their target it the presidential chair in 2015.
Thursday, October 10th 2013 - 01:01 UTC
As Cristina Fernandez evolves favourably, debate targets acting-president Boudou

While Argentine presidential spokesman Alfredo Scoccimarro confirmed that President Cristina Fernández “evolves favourably” and is “in good spirits”, the political debate on Wednesday has centred on Vice-president and acting president Amado Boudou whom the opposition argue should not lead the country given his questionable credentials and mounting legal problems
Wednesday, August 28th 2013 - 00:43 UTC
Wide political support in Argentina for Cristina Fernandez new debt swap proposal

The opening of a new sovereign debt swap announced by Argentine President Cristina Fernández on national television on Monday has received strong support from allies, pledges of neutrality from the main opposition party but also criticisms.
Tuesday, August 6th 2013 - 03:24 UTC
Tight race for President Cristina Fernandez candidate in Buenos Aires province

Next Sunday the Argentine electorate will be participating in the different parties’ primaries ahead of the mid term October ballot, which could signal the beginning of the end of the Kirchner decade. The event is identified as PASO, open, simultaneous and mandatory primaries.