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  • 11/10/2012 | Argentina

    Pro-gov't bloc says Despouy to continue as head of AGN

    Leandro Despouy's situation as the head of the National General Audit (AGN) was confirmed, after the pro-government bloc considered "enough proof" a support letter sent by the head of the Radical Party, Mario Barletta, to ratify his position.

  • 18/11/2012 | Argentina

    ‘We're witnessing the end of the Kirchnerite era,’ UCR’s Sanz

    National Senator Ernesto Sanz (Radical Party) said today that though that massive demonstration that took the streets on November 8 was "a message for all politicians in general", Argentina is witnessing "the end of the Kirchnerite era." 

  • 04/06/2012 | Argentina

    Naidenoff tenders resignation as head of UCR's Upper House bloc

    UCR’s Senator Luis Naidenoff has tender his resignation as head of the party’s Upper House bloc due to “personal reasons”, according to what sources told Ambito.com

  • 11/09/2012 | Argentina

    'Differences aren't necessarily in place forever,' says Moyano after UCR meeting

    Following a meeting held with members of the Radical Party (UCR) at the Azopardo branch of the CGT umbrella union led by Hugo Moyano, the secretary-general insisted the creation of an “opposition against the lack of freedom” and that all sectors look to “face the government.”

  • 04/10/2012 | Argentina

    UCR qualifies Despouy's replacement as 'institutional coup'

    The head of the Radical Party (UCR), Mario Barletta, assured that the bloc will not accept "such a violation" as the replacement of Leandro Despouy as the head of the Nation's General Audit (AGN) and stated that the radical leader "will remain as the legitimate head" of the control agency.

  • 25/04/2012 | Argentina

    Morales: 'The UCR bloc will vote in favour of the YPF bill'

    National senator Gerardo Morales affirmed today that the UCR Radical party bloc overall would vote in favour of the expropriation of 51% of YPF’s shares, but said he would state differences over the decision separately.

  • 03/05/2012 | Argentina

    UCR's Deputy Aguad says party backs YPF expropriation due to 'pressures'

    Radical Party’s Oscar Aguad assured today that a large majority of his Radical fellow-lawmakers reject the YPF draft bill to expropriate 51 percent of energy company YPF sponsored by President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, but they have been “pressured during the past two weeks” to back the project.

  • 31/05/2012 | Argentina

    Opposition blasts Medina's approach to the economy

    Members of the opposition came on stage to criticise points made during Cabinet Chief Juan Abal Medina’s address in the Senate yesterday.

  • 18/02/2012 | Argentina

    Radical Party member killed in robbery attempt

    Radical Party leader Sergio "Cachi" Formigoni, head of rhe party’s Greater Buenos Aires area of Zárate chapter, was murdered late on Friday night in a robbery attempt.

  • 14/03/2012 | Argentina

    UCR to back public transport transfer to BA City

    UCR Senator Gerardo Morales anticipated today that the Radical Party will vote in favour of the Subway, Pre-metro and Puerto Madero trams, and 33 bus lines transfer bill that was clear for debate by the Senate during yesterday’s heat-up special Upper House committees session.  

  • 21/04/2012 | Argentina

    Pichetto calls UCR's decision to vote in favour of expropriation 'coherent'

    The head of the Kirchnerite caucus in the Upper House, Miguel Ángel Pichetto, considered on Saturday that the UCR party’s decision to vote in favour of the YPF expropriation is “coherent” and assured that “a large percentage of senators would vote for it.”

  • 22/01/2012 | Argentina

    Aguad distances self from UCR’s approach to PRO

    UCR lawmaker Oscar Aguad distanced himself from the alleged meetings between Radical leaders urging for an accord with the PRO party, although he acknowledged that “we have always engaged in talks with other parties.”

  • 02/02/2012 | Argentina

    ‘Some sectors are knocking on the UCR’s doors,’ Barletta

    The head of the Radical party, Mario Barletta, met with Corrientes governor Ricardo Colombi, the only provincial leader who is a member of the UCR, and called for all different currents within the party to coordinate. He also assured there are “some sectors knocking on the UCR’s doors, and that speaks well of our party.”

  • 07/02/2012 | Argentina

    Aguad differs from the rest of UCR, criticizes CFK's speech

    Radical Party lawmaker Oscar Aguad showed differences with the leaders of the UCR that attended to President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s rally at the Government House, and said it was a “staging that does not help the aim to recover the Malvinas.”

  • 18/11/2011 | Argentina

    Tension in UCR’s National Convention

    Tension rose during the Radical Party’s (UCR) Convention after a strong discussion led to a pushing between Senator Gerardo Morales and historical leader Leopoldo Moreau. Also in the encounter, Ricardo Alfonsín admitted that the accord with Francisco de Narváez "was a mistake."

  • 19/11/2011 | Argentina

    Scandal at UCR national convention 'shows the party is alive,' Moreau

    Radical Party leader Leopoldo Moreau minimizad the clashes that took place in the first day of the party’s national convention on Friday, in which he and Senator Gerardo Morales shoved each other and traded insults.

  • 16/12/2011 | Argentina

    Mario Barletta unanimously elected as UCR's president

    Santa Fe's Mario Barletta has been unanimously elected as the President of the Radical Party, and former Senator Alicia Mastandrea is the new vice-president.

  • 21/08/2011 | Argentina

    UCR 'will not run on testimonial candidacies in October,' Morales assures

    The head of the UCR caucus in the Senate, Gerardo Morales, assured that his party would not run on a testimonial candidacy in October, and confirmed that the Radicals “are already working on relaunching their national strategy.”

  • 25/10/2011 | Argentina

    Storani urges current UCR leaders to 'take a step aside'

    Former Interior Minister and UCR leader Federico Storani expressed that there’s a need to “make those Radicals responsible for last Sunday’s defeat listen to the voters and willingly take a step aside.”

  • 29/10/2011 | Argentina

    'The Radical party isn't useful for Argentine democracy,' Aguad

    Radical Party lawmaker Oscar Aguado sustained that “the Radical Party, under these conditions, isn’t useful for Argentine democracy,” and warned that the party must resume “the path it should have never left,” to become “a long term alternative.”

  • 11/07/2011 | Argentina

    UCR party in the City 'is screaming for renovation,' Olivera believes

    After the poor results obtained in last night’s mayoral elections, former City Mayor Enrique Olivera said he believes that “the Radical party in the City is screaming for a renovation.”

  • 07/08/2011 | Argentina

    'I will keep on defending Córdoba's interests from my seat in Congress,' Aguad

    Córdoba province gubernatorial candidate Oscar Aguad (Radical Party) admitted his defeat on Sunday’s elections and vowed to "fight for Córdoba's interests from my seat in Congress."  With 10 percent of votes accounted for, the UCR gubernatorial candidate was in third place, after Peronist candidate Juan Manuel De la Sota and Progressive Front candidate Luis Juez.

  • 14/08/2011 | Argentina

    'We are just at the starting line of a long race,' Alfonsín

    UCR presidential pre-candidate Ricardo Alfonsín showed up early this morning to vote at a school in his hometown, Chascomús, and while waiting for the opening of the poll station told reporters that today’s primaries “make the starting grid, but the race will start later,” in reference to October’s presidential elections.

  • 19/06/2011 | Argentina

    Milagro Sala defends her housing programme

    While the probe on Sergio Schoklender's alleged money laundering and emblezzlement of Mothers of Plaza de Mayo Foundation funds moves forward, social leader Milagros Sala defended her own social movement, Tupac Amaru, which also receives State funds to build homes, and said she has “nothing to hide” in a radio interview.

  • 20/06/2011 | Argentina

    Ocaña 'most likely to run as lawmaker candidate,' Alfonsín says

    After several discussions regarding Graciela Ocaña’s role in the UCR-De Narváez electoral alliance, presidential candidate Ricardo Alfonsín said that the lawmaker is “most likely to run as a deputy candidate” in the upcoming elections.

  • 10/07/2011 | Argentina

    Giudici warns of a 'fake polarization' in the elections

    Radical Party (UCR) mayoral candidate Silvana Giudici criticized the mayoral campaign, assuring that there had been a “fake polarization” between Mauricio Macri and Daniel Filmus, and also blasted the National Government for issuing official advertisement linked to the City during the electoral ban.

  • 28/05/2011 | Argentina

    Socialists vow to 'exhaust all possibilities' in order to reach alliance with UCR

    With the blessing of Santa Fe Governor Hermes Binner, Socialist Readers officially ratified once more their rejection to a potential alliance with Dissident Peronist Francisco de Narváez in the Buenos Aires province, conditioning the UCR Party, which is looking to create a nationwide alliance with them in order to compete with the Kirchnerites.

  • 30/05/2011 | Argentina

    UCR, De Narváez alliance would 'prompt Radicals to join our progressive front,' Stolbizer

    GEN leader Margarita Stolbizer assured that if the UCR were to close an alliance with Francisco De Narváez “it would prompt many Radicals to leave their party and join the ranks of our Progressive Front instead.”

  • 31/05/2011 | Argentina

    Radicals, socialists will keep working 'in order to reach agreement'

    Representatives from the Socialist and UCR parties Ricardo Alfonsín and Hermes Binner met again, and decided to continue working in order to reach an agreement that would allow them to create a "joint progressive front" and avoid parting ways with the socialists, who have said they would break away with the UCR if they create and alliance with Dissident Peronist Francisco de Narváez.

  • 24/05/2011 | Argentina

    UCR, Binner alliance 'pretty much dead,' Morales says

    Radical Senator Gerardo Morales said he considered a possible alliance with Socialist Santa Fe Governor Hermes Binner to be “pretty much dead,” and called off all formal negotiations started with the Socialist Party, with which they hoped to create a nationwide progressive front.

  • 24/05/2011 | Argentina

    Socialists ignore UCR's statements, delay accord

    Despite the Radical Party’s ultimatum, the National Committee of the Socialist Party went its own way summoned a National Congress to define alliances and the future of the Santa Fe province governor, Hermes Binner.

  • 25/05/2011 | Argentina

    Stolbizer vows to leave front if UCR seals deal with De Narváez

    Lawmaker and GEN Party leader Margarita Stolbizer threatened to break away from her alliance with the UCR if the Radical Party continues to seek an accord with Peronist Francisco De Narváez in the Buenos Aires province.

  • 24/04/2011 | Argentina

    GEN suspends negotiations until UCR defines situation with De Narváez

    National Lawmaker and head of GEN bloc Margarita Stolbizer assured that the negotiations with the Radical Party (UCR) over the creation of an electoral front “were suspended” since presidential candidate Ricardo Alfonsín intended to make an agreement in Buenos Aires with the Federal Peronism candidate for Buenos Aires Governor, Francisco De Narváez.

  • 24/04/2011 | Argentina

    UCR to analyze with GEN, Socialist Party if 'De Narváez presents formal proposal'

    The head of Buenos Aires province Radical Party, Miguel Bazze, reported that “if there is an official proposal from Francisco de Narváez” to support Ricardo Alfonsín’s presidential candidacy “it will be previously analyzed with GEN bloc and the Socialist Party.”

  • 01/05/2011 | Argentina

    GEN, Socialists upset with UCR over approach to De Narváez

    Radical Senator Gerardo Morales indicated that Margarita Stolbizer’s GEN party, the Socialist Party and the Civic Coalition “must decide whether they will be joining the UCR in the creation of an electoral front or not,” adding that his party “has already made a decision.”

  • 16/04/2011 | Argentina

    UCR head rejects potential alliances with PRO, Federal Peronism

    UCR President Ángel Rozas once again rejected any possible agreement with the PRO and Federal Peronism parties and explained that the Radicals will not be closing any electoral alliances with those “with a different ideology” because they would be “defrauding the Argentine people.” He assured, however, that they would be willing to discuss state policy with them.

  • 23/04/2011 | Argentina

    Morales does not rule out possibility of 'agreements with Federal Peronism'

    Radical party (UCR) senator Gerardo Morales said, ‘we cannot rule out the possibility of agreements with provincial sectors of Federal Peronism,’ even though he rejected having reached an electoral agreement with City Mayor Mauricio Macri, or ex-president Eduardo Duhalde.

  • 23/04/2011 | Argentina

    'CFK would win the election today,' Cobos says

    Vice-President Julio Cobos admitted that, if the election were held today, President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner would win it, although he added that the scenario might change, because it is a “cyclothymic country and politics are very dinamic.”

  • 30/03/2011 | Argentina

    UCR chairman 'disgusted' by Sanz' move to drop out of April internal primaries

    Radical party (UCR) chairman Ángel Rozas emphasized his "surprise" and "disgust" over the decision made by lawmaker Ernesto Sanz, who yesterday decided to drop out of the radical internal primary elections, which take place on April 30. Sanz stated that "it would have been embarrassing to run".

  • 01/04/2011 | Argentina

    UCR Electoral Board proclaims Alfonsín's candidacy

    Radical Party’s National Electoral Board decided to proclaim Ricardo Alfonsín as the bloc’s presidential candidate, after Ernesto Sanz announced he was not going to participate in the internal elections that were going to be held on April 30.

  • 10/04/2011 | Argentina

    Solanas says Radical party 'is like a sick old man'

    Proyecto Sur leader and presidential pre-candidate Fernando "Pino" Solanas compared the Radical party to "a sick old man," and said that UCR presidential-pre candidate Ricardo Alfonsín is "stuck in the polls".

  • 02/03/2011 | Argentina

    Sanz launches presidential bid, says UCR must 'expand beyond its borders' in order to win

    UCR Senator Ernesto Sanz formally began his presidential campaign at a rally in the Gran Rex theatre downtown, in which he strongly criticized the national government and linked rival Ricardo Alfonsín to the past, saying he stands for “nostalgia.”

  • 16/03/2011 | Argentina

    Morales accuses Cobos of wanting to 'weaken' UCR primaries

    Radical party (UCR) member Gerardo Morales spoke out against Vice-President Julio Cobos today, by accusing him of trying to “weaken” the primaries within the Radical Party.

  • 23/03/2011 | Argentina

    UCR introduces bill to promote 'transparency in unions, health insurance companies'

    UCR lawmakers in the Upper and Lower houses introduced a bill aimed at “increasing transparency in unions and health insurance companies,” and declaring their funds as “public interest,” for which they would be forced to make information about all transactions available to the public.

  • 29/01/2011 | Argentina

    Plans for electoral agreement with Binner are 'underway,' Morales

    Radical party's Gerardo Morales (UCR) spoke out about plans to form an electoral agreement with Santa Fe Governor, Socialist Party's Hermes Binner, and assured that “the plans are underway.”

  • 01/02/2011 | Argentina

    Socialists 'not ruling out' alliance with the UCR, Giustiniani says

    Socialist leader Rubén Giustiniani assured that his party “does not rule out” joining forces with the Radicals in order to make up a stronger ballot in the presidential elections.

  • 02/03/2011 | Argentina

    'My running mate will not be from the Radical party," Alfonsín

    UCR presidential hopeful Ricardo Alfonsín assured that whoever is picked to become his running mate “will not be from the Radical party,” and again reached out to other political forces besides his own.

  • 25/01/2011 | Argentina

    Cobos confirms his absence from Radical primaries to Rozas

    Ángel Rozas, newly appointed chairman of the Radical party (UCR) while Ernesto Sanz prepares his campaign, met with Vice-President Julio Cobos to talk about his participation in the April primaries, to be held on April 30.

  • 25/01/2011 | Argentina

    Upset amongst Radical party for Cobos' absence in open primaries

    Presidential pre-candidate for the Radical Party (UCR), Ernesto Sanz expressed his upset and that of the entire party, due to the absence of Vice-President Julio Cobos in the internal open primaries the 30 April.

  • 26/01/2011 | Argentina

    'Cobos has not decided whether or not to be a presidential candidate,' Morales

    Radical party (UCR) member, Gerardo Morales spoke out about Cobos’ decision to not participate in April internal primaries and said, “I believe that the problem with Cobos is that he has not decided whether or not he will be a presidential candidate.”

  • 11/01/2011 | Argentina

    'Cobos should participate in April primaries' for candidate possibility, Morales

    Radical Party senator (UCR), Gerardo Morales challenged vice-president Julio Cobos to “participate in April”, in the primary elections within the party, “if he wants to be an official candidate”.

  • 13/01/2011 | Argentina

    Cobos dismisses participation in Radical primaries

    Vice President Julio Cobos has dismissed the idea of presenting himself for the primary elections within the Radical Party (UCR) against other pre-candidates, Ricardo Alfonsín and Ernesto Sanz.

  • 19/01/2011 | Argentina

    Alfonsín 'fed up with the internal primaries debate'

    Pre-primary candidate Ricardo Alfonsín is said to be “fed up with the internal primaries debate”. He mentioned that even if he is not successful in the internal pre-elections coming up against Ernesto Sanz, he has not ruled out the possibility of running in August primaries.

  • 02/01/2011 | Argentina

    Sanz to take leave of absence as UCR head in order to focus on primary elections

    Senator Ernesto Sanz confirmed he would apply for a leave of absence as head of the UCR Radical Party in order to focus on the primary elections, scheduled to take place in August.

  • 06/01/2011 | Argentina

    Alfonsín puts forward idea for internal pre-election in UCR

    One of the presidential hopefuls from Radical Party (UCR), Ricardo Alfonsín, expressed his competitive spirit, after talks of an internal pre-election within the party. The pre-election is said to take place in April or May, and Alfonsín and competitor, Ernesto Sanz would be participating.

  • 08/01/2011 | Argentina

    'Personal speculation' causes Cobos to oppose internal pre-elections, says Sanz

    One of the three pre-candidates of the Radical Party (UCR), Ernesto Sanz, expressed his intentions to promote the idea of having internal pre-elections, “at the end of April or the beginning of May.” Vice-President, Julio Cobos however, opposes the idea due to “personal speculation.”

  • 11/12/2010 | Argentina

    Multilateral call for action in order to stop incidents in Villa Soldati

    Officials in the UCR party, as well as Nobel Peace Prize winner Alfonso Pérez Esquivel urged both governments to come up with an "immediate solution" in order to put a stop to the violent confrontation between Villa Soldati residents and the squatter families settling in the Indoamericano Park.

  • 24/12/2010 | Argentina

    Alfonsín confident he will win presidental election with the help of Peronist vote

    Ricardo Alfonsín, one of the Radical candidates to run in the presidential primaries of the UCR party expressed his confidence in winning the upcoming presidential elections and he assured his arrival to the Government House would be with the help of the “Peronist votes”.

  • 28/12/2010 | Argentina

    'There's every reason to believe that I will be a presidential candidate', Sanz

    Ernesto Sanz, president of the Radical party (UCR) ratified his intentions to compete in the electoral race. He reiterated his claims for the regulation of the electoral law, and denied any conspiracies in trying to weaken the government.

  • 07/02/2012 | World

    Opposition confirms attendance to CFK's meeting

    As both PRO and Socialist parties will attend the Government House to listen to President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner's speech at 7pm, Radical Party members are divided as the head of the UCR's bloc in the Upper House Senator Luis Naidenoff rejected the invitation, while Ricardo Gil Lavedra and Mario Barleta confirmed their attendance.


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