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With Boudou's backing, Kirchnerism is already discussing Cristina's second re-election

El Cronista
January 27, 2012
Noelia Barral Grigera

During a pro-government meeting, a local legislator from La Campora asked for CFK 2015 and Boudou agreed, Those around the vice president said he didn't get any signals from the President on the matter

The debate over a constitutional reform has flown above Kirchnerism for at least a year, but never has it gotten such a push as yesterday, with 're-re-election' included. It was Vice President Amado Boudou who, during a meeting with 70 pro-government leaders, back the position of a Buenos Aires provincial legislator from La Campora and said that "it won't take a wait of three years" to debate a change in the constitution that opens the possibility for a third presidential term.

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Inflation haunts Argentine government and organized labour relations

MercoPress
January 25, 2012

All bridges with the government are not broken, said a representative from Argentina's powerful organized labour adding he expected relations will improve since both union and business leaders "know how far they can go" when it comes to collective bargaining.

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PRESS RELEASE: Sens. Rubio (R-FL), Gillibrand (D-NY) and Menendez (D-NJ) Urge U.S. Treasury to Accord Equal Importance to Argentine Debts Owed to Paris Club Governments and Private U.S. Lenders


WASHINGTON - Following the Obama Administration's announcement that it would oppose new loans to Argentina, American Task Force Argentina (ATFA) today applauded Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Robert Menendez (D-NJ) for urging the U.S. Treasury to "formally adopt the policy of withholding approval of a Paris Club deal for Argentina until Argentina has satisfied all awards under bilateral investment treaties and outstanding U.S. court judgments."

"As the Argentine government negotiates with its Paris Club creditors, President Kirchner can't ignore outstanding court judgments against Argentina and the country's obligations under bilateral investment treaties," said Robert Raben, executive director of American Task Force Argentina. "The country needs to pay its outstanding debts to private creditors as well as public creditors. ATFA deeply appreciates the message Senators of both parties are sending to President Kirchner urging her to settle the $3.5 billion owed to U.S. bondholders."

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PRESS RELEASE: ATFA Commends Italian Bondholders' Protest on the 10th Anniversary of Argentine Debt Default


WASHINGTON - On the 10th anniversary of Argentina's record sovereign debt default, Italian bondholders protested the Argentine government's continued refusal to repay its outstanding obligations. American Task Force Argentina (ATFA) applauded the action by Italian bondholders and joins in their demands for a fair settlement of Argentina's unpaid debts. The following statement can be attributed to ATFA co-chair Dr. Robert Shapiro:

"Ten years is far too long for Italian bondholders to wait for a fair negotiation from Argentina's government. In Italy alone, tens of thousands of Italy's retirees and investors have waited as Argentine leaders have ignored their pleas for repayment. The Argentine government now owes $15 billion to bondholders around the world who invested in good faith. Argentina also has the means to meet all of its obligations, with more than $45 billion in Central Bank reserves.

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Latest News

• 1/27/12
  With Boudou's backing, Kirchnerism is already discussing Cristina's second re-election (El Cronista)
  


• 1/27/12
  The IMF will criticize INDEC, but imminent sanctions are not expected (La Nacion)
  


• 1/26/12
  Argentina Senate condemns Cameron's Falklands statement (BBC News)
  


• 1/25/12
  Argentina's policy of isolating and intimidating the Falklands reaches the EU (MercoPress)
  


• 1/25/12
  Inflation haunts Argentine government and organized labour relations (MercoPress)
  


• 1/25/12
  Argentina could lose an export benefit (La Nacion)
  


• 1/25/12
  The government negotiates paying adverse sentences (Clarin)
  


• 1/24/12
  Criticism from the U.S. over attacks on the press (La Nacion)
  


• 1/24/12
  The government is already paying debt with Treasury dollars (Ambito Financiero)
  


• 1/24/12
  Debt doesn't pull a draw: payments are 74.5% higher from interest (Clarin)
  

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