por Federico Poore The Essential, 23-04-2020 Were it not for the coronavirus pandemic, Chile would be launching a constitutional reform process this weekend, after six months of protests calling for the radical change of a political and economic system that was not long ago seen as the darling of the continent. The plebiscite to reform […]
por Federico Poore The Essential, 06-02-2020 The protests in Chile have continued for more than 100 days. What began with student demonstrations against a now-rescinded subway fare hike soon spread to encompass general discontent over high costs of living, privatization and inequality in the country led by center-right president Sebastián Piñera. For months, hundreds of […]
by Federico Poore The Essential, 24-10-2019 Many thought he wouldn’t even make it, but Argentina has reached election week and President Mauricio Macri is still standing. Even more, over the weekend he enjoyed the best 48 hours of his administration since his coalition’s crushing political defeat in the August primaries. Does than mean that he […]
por Federico Poore The Essential, 26-09-2019 The International Monetary Fund will likely postpone the disbursement of a crucial tranche of its Argentine bailout despite a last-ditch attempt this week in New York by President Mauricio Macri himself. The president showed up in the final minutes of the meeting between IMF Acting Managing Director David Lipton […]
por Federico Poore The Essential, 13-06-2019 Mauricio Macri has chosen a veteran Peronist senator as his vice-presidential candidate. Miguel Ángel Pichetto, 68, could breathe new life into the worn-out president’s attempts to tame a growing crisis of governability amid questions over Argentina’s ability to repay a multibillion bailout to the International Monetary Fund. A low-profile […]
por Federico Poore The Essential, 16-05-2019 Cristina Fernández de Kirchner is back. Fueled by the government’s own missteps, the former president has enjoyed a week full of positives — first presenting her best-selling book Sinceramente at the packed Buenos Aires International Book Fair and then being at the center of a crucial summit at the […]
por Federico Poore The Essential, 21-03-2019 With seven months to go before the presidential elections, a high-profile espionage scandal is hitting close to the heart of Mauricio Macri’s administration. The revelations of the recently disclosed “D’Alessio case” are circling around key government officials and the presidential overreaction has only cast more doubts about its role. […]
por Federico Poore The Essential, 14-02-2019 Argentina is a country so riven by crises that once the economy seems to stabilize for a few months everyone begins calling it a veranito (little summer). The country is certainly not enjoying one right now – it’s still dealing with the worst recession since at least 2009 – […]
por Federico Poore The Essential, 17-01-2019 A steep devaluation of the Argentine peso. Inflation in an upward spiral. A deep and lasting recession. In the words of President Mauricio Macri, 2018 was the year of “endless storms.” Fully aware that he needs to get the economy back on track before the October general elections, Macri […]
by Federico Poore The Essential, 22-11-2018 President Mauricio Macri gained a key victory in the last year of his term by securing congressional support for his latest budget proposal — the most debated since the beginning his administration. It came as a sign of relief for both the Cambiemos camp and the International Monetary Fund, […]