Not even newcomers like Milei can avoid the dispute raging between Perón’s …
Amy Booth
Amy Booth is deputy director of the Buenos Aires Herald. Her work on politics, social affairs and human rights has appeared in the BBC, the Guardian, VICE, and many others. She came to Buenos Aires from Bolivia in 2018 for a masters in political and social theory at UBA. When she’s not writing, she’s probably reading, marathon training, or doing trapeze.
Here’s the lowdown on who Javier Milei’s leftist political opponents are — and when they could stand for election
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BusinessInfrastructureInternational relations
Malaysian Ambassador: ‘The RIGI is a work in progress’
by Amy BoothArgentina’s new large investment regime, if implemented well, will improve the ease of doing business — but the country must also remove capital controls, said Ambassador Azman Rahim
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Latin AmericaPoliticsWorld
Venezuela opposition leaders claim to have proof of election fraud
by Amy BoothMaría Corina Machado also warned that ‘armed, hooded’ individuals were outside Argentina’s embassy in Venezuela
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International relationsLatin AmericaPolitics
Bolivia recalls ambassador to Argentina after Milei calls coup bid ‘fraudulent’
by Amy BoothWednesday’s unusual attempted putsch has sparked accusations of a set-up from both right and left — and concern for Bolivian democracy
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Latin AmericaPolitics
Bolivia’s Arce changes military high command after attempted coup
by Amy BoothThe president held an emergency ceremony after former army head Juan José Zúñiga had forced entry into the presidential palace
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Human rightsPoliticsSociety
Argentina protesters facing charges include family selling sausages, man leaving subway
by Amy BoothDozens of people were arrested on Wednesday as they protested President Javier Milei’s Bases Law outside Argentina’s Congress
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Human rightsSocial movementsSociety
She survived Auschwitz. Then Argentina’s dictatorship took her child
by Amy BoothMother of Plaza de Mayo Sara Rus, who passed away in January at 96, ‘turned the concept of victim into life and light’
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BusinessInternational relations
Spanish businesses reject Milei’s comments: ‘It’s not the tone of two friendly countries’
by Amy BoothThe leader of Spain’s chief business chamber called the president’s derogatory comments about Pedro Sánchez’s wife ‘off-key’
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PoliticsThe Rosca
Coalición Cívica to break with Hacemos Coalición Federal over labor reforms
by Amy BoothElisa Carrió implied the new omnibus bill makes too many concessions to Argentina’s powerful trade union movement
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National PoliticsPolitics
Once more unto the breach: second version of Milei’s omnibus bill goes to debate
by Amy BoothThe abbreviated version of the president’s flagship legislation would privatize far fewer companies and water down labor reforms
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BusinessEconomics
Argentina economic activity fell again in February as manufacturing, retail slump
by Amy BoothOfficial statistics also show Argentina’s GDP shrank in Q4 of 2023, indicating the country has likely entered a recession