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Argentina’s Foregone Election and the Fernández Administration

Mark P. Jones analyzes the challenges facing the next Argentine administration after Alberto Fernández’s win last Sunday. Fernández’s new policies will address Argentina’s high inflation, its standing in the international community, and the restructuring of debt.

Commentary by Mark P. Jones — November 4, 2019

A Country at a Crossroads: The 2019 Argentine Presidential Election

Although Argentina’s presidential elections will not take place until October, the primaries later this month will determine whether President Macri will have hope for reelection or if former president Cristina Kirchner will return to power.

Commentary by Mark P. Jones — August 7, 2019

The Consolidation of the Macri Era: It’s Morning in Argentina

On Sunday, Argentines gave President Macri and his Cambiemos (Let’s Change) alliance a resounding endorsement. They simultaneously signaled their rejection of the leading Peronists, leaving Argentina’s largest political movement bereft of leadership and in disarray. Today, the most likely scenario for Argentina’s medium-term political future is that Macri will remain as president until December 10, 2023, when (at the present time) he can be considered just as likely to hand the presidential sash and staff to a PRO successor (e.g., city of Buenos Aires mayor Horacio Rodríguez Larreta or province of Buenos Aires governor María Eugenia Vidal) as to a Peronist.

Commentary by Mark P. Jones — October 23, 2017