Daniel Osvaldo Scioli is an Argentine politician,businessman and former sportsman. He currently serves as the Secretary of Tourism,Environment and Sports since January 2024. He was Vice President of Argentina from 2003 to 2007 and Governor of Buenos Aires Province from 2007 to 2015. From September 2022 to January 2024 he was Argentina's ambassador to Brazil.
Republican Proposal,usually referred to by its abbreviation PRO,is a political party in Argentina. PRO was formed as an electoral alliance in 2005,but was transformed into a national party in 2010. It is the major component of the Juntos por el Cambio coalition,and its leader is former Argentine president Mauricio Macri,who is the party's president since May 2024.
Argentina–Spain relations are the bilateral relations between the Argentine Republic and the Kingdom of Spain. Since a great portion of the immigrants to Argentina before the mid-19th century were of Spanish descent,the large majority of Argentines are at least partly of Spanish ancestry. Also,a significant part of the late-19th century/early-20th century immigrants to Argentina were Spaniards. Both nations are members of the Organization of Ibero-American States and the United Nations.
The 2018 Summer Youth Olympics,officially known as the III Summer Youth Olympic Games,and commonly known as Buenos Aires 2018,were an international sports,cultural,and educational event held from 6 to 18 October 2018 in Buenos Aires,Argentina. They were the first Youth Olympic Games held outside of Eurasia,and the first Summer Games held outside of Asia and the first to be held in the Western and Southern hemispheres. It was the second Olympic Games held in South America after the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro,Brazil.
Grupo Werthein is an holding company founded in 1928 and based in Argentina,led by members of the Werthein family since its origins.
Patricia Bullrich is an Argentine professor and politician who was appointed Minister of Security in 2023 under president Javier Milei,having previously held the office under president Mauricio Macri from 2015 to 2019. She was the chairwoman of Republican Proposal,until 2024.
The Democratic Party is a conservative political party in Argentina created in 1931. Founded as the National Democratic Party,it was generally known simply as Conservative Party. It is considered the successor of the National Autonomist Party (PAN),which disappeared in 1916. It is made up of seven district parties:Democratic Party of Buenos Aires,Democratic Party of the Federal Capital,Democratic Party of Chaco,Democratic Party of Córdoba,Democratic Party of Mendoza,Democratic Party of San Luis and Democratic Party of Santa Fe. In addition to having provisional legal status in San Juan and provincial personality in Misiones.
Relations between Argentina and Israel began shortly after the Israeli Declaration of Independence in 1948,with the countries establishing diplomatic relations on 31 May 1949.
The Frente Renovador (FR) is an Argentine Peronist political party. The party is a member of the center-left political coalition Union for the Homeland. In 2019 the party was legally recognized after obtaining definitive legal status in the electoral districts of Buenos Aires Province,Autonomous City of Buenos Aires,Santa Cruz,Tucumán,Santiago del Estero,Santa Fe,La Pampa and Chubut.
Grupo Werthein is an holding company founded in 1928 and based in Argentina,led by members of the Werthein family since its origins.
Victoria Eugenia Villarruel is an Argentine politician,lawyer,writer,and activist who has served as vice president of Argentina since 2023. Described as a conservative politician,she is the founder of the civil association Centro de Estudios Legales sobre el Terrorismo y sus Víctimas,which she has chaired since its inception. She was a member of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies from 2021 to 2023. Villarruel belongs to the La Libertad Avanza political coalition. She has been accused of Argentine state terrorism denial by several media outlets and human rights organisations. Villarruel denies such accusations,maintaining that she does not support the National Reorganization Process.
Javier Gerardo Milei is an Argentine politician and economist who has served as the president of Argentina since December 2023. Milei has taught university courses and written on various aspects of economics and politics,and also hosted radio programs on the subject. Milei's views distinguish him within Argentine politics.
Avanza Libertad,originally founded in 2019 as Frente Despertar,was an Argentine right-wing political coalition. Renamed in 2020,Avanza Libertad had legal status in the Buenos Aires Province. Ideologically,it is libertarian conservative,supportive of economic liberalism,and critical of both Kirchnerism and Juntos por el Cambio. Led by JoséLuis Espert,it included centre-right and far-right factions,with its more radical factions being compared to Spain's Vox.
La Libertad Avanza is an Argentine political coalition,which originated in Buenos Aires. It has been described as far-right,with conservative and ultraconservative stances on social and cultural issues,and as right-wing libertarian or ultra-liberal on economic issues. Its first electoral participation was at the 2021 Argentine legislative election,obtaining the third place with 17% of the votes in the capital.
Events in the year 2024 in Argentina.
The inauguration of Javier Milei as president of Argentina took place on Sunday,10 December 2023,in the Argentine Chamber of Deputies in Buenos Aires. The inauguration marked the commencement of the four-year term of Milei as president and Victoria Villarruel as vice president. The inauguration marked the formal culmination of Milei's presidential transition that began after he won the 2023 Argentine presidential election held on 19 November 2023. Over twenty national leaders and representatives attended the ceremony.
Rodolfo Carlos Barra is an Argentine far-right lawyer and politician,who served as a minister of the Supreme Court of Argentina between 1990 and 1993,and as Minister of Justice between 1994 and 1996,until his resignation for his links to groups related to Nazism,including the Tacuara Nationalist Movement. On 1 December 2023,president-elect Javier Milei announced that Barra had been selected as the Solicitor General.
Shimon Axel Wahnish is an Argentinean rabbi and diplomat. Since 2024,he has been Argentina's ambassador to Israel. For the major role that Wahnish played in fostering Argentian President Javier Milei's growing affinity and interest in Judaism,Wahnish has been called Milei's rabbi and spiritual advisor,even though Milei is not Jewish.
