BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — When Argentines chose a new president in recent elections, many voters seemed more concerned about what would happen with the old one. Such is the hold of outgoing President Cristina Fernandez on the public imagination in this South American country, where the telegenic, combative and polarizing leader steps down Dec. … Continue reading
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Opposition candidate Mauricio Macri won Argentina’s presidential election on Sunday, marking an end to the left-leaning and often-combative era of President Cristina Fernandez, who along with her late husband dominated the country’s political scene for 12 years and rewrote its social contract. Ruling party candidate Daniel Scioli, Fernandez’s chosen successor, … Continue reading
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — From the tables of Buenos Aires pizza parlors to the fields of this South American nation’s farmlands, Argentines are intensely debating a question they must answer during Sunday’s presidential runoff election: How large a role should the government play in their lives? At the center of the debate is the … Continue reading
CIUDADELA, Argentina (AP) — Yanina Mendoza doesn’t seem a natural voter for opposition leader Mauricio Macri, a member of one of Argentina’s richest families who is running for president on pro-market credentials. The 24-year-old single mother makes about $1,200 a month as a maid and lives in a rough area of Ciudadela, a city about … Continue reading
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The top two presidential candidates in Argentina reset their campaigns on Monday after a razor-close election vote forced a runoff and cast doubt on the legacy of President Cristina Fernandez, a polarizing leader who spent heavily on programs for the poor but made enemies with her brash style and failure … Continue reading
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — When a shout of “Habemus papam!” — Latin for “We have a pope!” — rang out onscreen, viewers at a theater in the Argentine capital erupted in a standing ovation recalling the emotional moment when one of their own was named as the new Roman Catholic pontiff. “Francis: Father Jorge,” … Continue reading
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A former Guantanamo detainee who was resettled in Uruguay has appeared in neighboring Argentina wearing a prison-style orange jumpsuit and asked the country to grant asylum for detainees still at the U.S. detention facility. Abu Wa’el Dhiab told Barricada TV that he believed “the Argentine government could receive the … Continue reading
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The 10 police officers assigned to protect a federal prosecutor who accused President Cristina Fernandez of shielding Iranians sought in an Argentine terrorist bombing are being investigated for their actions on the day the prosecutor was found shot to death. The officers, along with two supervisors, are being looked … Continue reading
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