Tag: Victory Front

• Monday, December 1st 2014 - 08:22 UTC

  Presidential hopeful Scioli sends another 10.000 police on the beat in Buenos Aires province

  

  Buenos Aires province Governor Daniel Scioli has reinforced his 2015 electoral platform promoting law-and-order and tackling crime after inspecting the 10,000 police cadets that graduated from the Juan Vucetich academy. The police officers will be joining the Buenos Aires provincial police and will be soon patrolling Greater Buenos Aires, rural areas and will be part of communal police forces.

• Monday, August 18th 2014 - 06:13 UTC

  First Kirchnerite governor crosses the line and joins opposition group

  

  The governor from the Argentine province of Rio Negro has decided to cross the line and join one of the leading opposition groups whose head is a strong presidential hopeful for October 2015. The move can be threatening to the government of President Cristina Fernandez if more disenchanted elected officials follow or their lawmakers also decide to cross the line and could jeopardize the government's majority in Congress.

• Wednesday, July 2nd 2014 - 23:37 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez suspends all activities because of 'laryngitis'; more time to deal with Boudou's case

  

  Argentine President Cristina Fernández has been forced to call off all official activities following a “pharyngeal laryngitis condition” with the medical team in charge of the head of state’s health deciding on a 24-hour rest at least.

• Monday, February 10th 2014 - 03:08 UTC

  Argentine ultra-Kirchner militants call for government control over foreign trade

  

  Following on President Cristina Fernandez administration strategy of blaming big business and banks as speculators that force price increases and the devaluation of the Peso, this weekend a group which brings together intellectuals who support the Argentine Kirchnerite Victory Front have published a new letter titled “The Nation in Danger”.

• 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.

• Thursday, November 21st 2013 - 06:56 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez for the first time live since surgery, takes the oath of new ministers

  

  In an emotional but brief (eleven minutes) ceremony Argentine President Cristina Fernandez, on Wednesday late evening, was back on stage at the Casa Rosada, the first time since she underwent cranium surgery six weeks ago, for the oath-taking ceremony of three new top officials who will be decisive ministers in the last two years of her second mandate.

• Monday, November 4th 2013 - 06:01 UTC

  Botnia/UPM controversy: Argentina retaliates delaying Uruguayan exports

  

  Argentina's clash with Uruguay over the Botnia/UPM pulp mill has led to furious retaliations from Buenos Aires severely limiting trade and not allowing Argentine exporters to make use of the port of Montevideo for transshipment.

• Thursday, October 31st 2013 - 04:47 UTC

  President Cristina Fernandez resting but also involved in some decisions

  

  Argentine president Cristina Fernandez who is currently recovering from cranium surgery to drain a blood clot, “reads and knows everything” about the current state of things in the country, revealed governor of Entre Ríos province Sergio Urribarri.

• Tuesday, October 29th 2013 - 16:25 UTC

  More Kirchnerism from less votes; Election result won’t bring change of direction

  

  By Rosendo Fraga (*) - On presidential instructions, the ruling party headed by Acting President Amado Boudou and Buenos Aires Governor Daniel Scioli endeavored to transform Sunday night’s midterm election defeat into a result living up to the Victory Front’s name.

• Saturday, October 26th 2013 - 13:48 UTC

  Sunday election, an anticipation for the 2015 post Cristina Fernandez chapter

  

  Sunday's midterm election in Argentina has become crucial for the government of President Cristina Fernandez who must retain control of Congress in the last two years of her mandate ahead of the 2015 presidential election, otherwise she runs the risk of becoming a lame duck accompanied by a most unwished end for the legacy of the Kirchner couple decade-plus rule.