A working group of representatives from the parties within ruling coalition, Frente de Todos, will meet on Thursday evening at the Justicialista party’s headquarters in Buenos Aires. The meeting was summoned by Alberto Fernández, as president of the party. The aim is to analyze political strategy for October’s …
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Chief of Staff Juan Manzur leaves role to run for Tucumán vice-governor
Alberto Fernández’s chief of staff, Juan Manzur, will leave his role next week to run for the position of vice-governor of Tucumán, his home province. Manzur, who has been in his role since September 2021, will run on a ticket with current vice governor Osvaldo Jaldo. “We are …
Alberto Fernández doesn’t rule out competing for re-election in 2023 primaries
President Alberto Fernández has kickstarted the election year once and for all over the past 24 hours. In an interview on Monday morning on Urbana Play FM, he didn’t rule out competing in the Frente de Todos primaries, to seek another term in office. He also refused to …
As Juntos por el Cambio infighting intensifies, Macri and Larreta meet in Patagonia
Ex-President Mauricio Macri and Buenos Aires Mayor Horacio Rodriguez Larreta met in Cumelén Country Club, in Villa la Angostura, where the former leader usually spends his holidays. Last week, Macri also met with PRO President Patricia Bullrich, in a series of gatherings that are likely to outline the …
President snubbed as Frente de Todos leaders meet to discuss electoral strategy
Leaders from ruling coalition Frente de Todos, including Máximo Kirchner, Sergio Massa, Wado de Pedro, Cecilia Moreau, Mayra Mendoza and MartÃn Insaurralde, gathered on Tuesday evening at a party meeting in Merlo, in Buenos Aires Province. Representatives from several districts of the province, including Cañuelas, Tigre, Avellaneda, Ezeiza …
Opposition deputy Luciano Laspina could be on the hook for the sum of one piglet after apparently losing a bizarre bet on inflation to colleague, Carlos Heller. During a house session last June, Laspina said “We’ll have an inflation of more than 100%, I’m betting a piglet on …
Government presents judicial reforms, tax amnesty bills for special sessions debates
Yesterday evening, President Alberto Fernández formally announced that lawmakers would be called to special congressional sessions from January 23 to February 28 in order to debate 27 bills, including several politically charged issues such as the bid to impeach the Supreme Court. Four of the bills are about …
Executive revives Council of Magistrates bill for Congress’ special sessions (and starts considering decree)
In the midst of its full-blown crossfire with the Supreme Court, the national government is thinking of including the bill to reform the Council of Magistrates –which they presented in late 2021 and still has parliamentary status– on the agenda for the call to special congressional sessions. President …
Fernández and allied governors send Supreme Court impeachment request to Congress
President Alberto Fernández and allied governors this morning presented Congress with a request to impeach the four Supreme Court justices, Horacio Rosatti, Carlos Rosenkratz, Juan Carlos Maqueda and Ricardo Lorenzetti. They allege that the Court overstepped its competence in the federal tax share ruling and colluded with the …