ROME – Italy’s parliament starts voting Monday for a new president a process that could take several days and, with Prime Minister Mario Draghi tipped for the job, risks destabilising the government. – Secret ballots – The president is elected for a seven-year term by an electoral college that this year includes 1,008 people. … Read more
Argentina’s government suffered an embarrassing defeat as its 2022 budget was rejected by parliament, with Economy Minister Martin Guzman insisting this would “affect” its debt renegotiations with the International Monetary Fund. Guzman said the defeat “weakens us as a nation-state within Argentina and before the world. And that hurts us.” The defeat came just hours before President … Read more
BUENOS AIRES: Argentina’s government suffered an embarrassing defeat on Friday, as its 2022 budget was rejected by the parliament, with Economy Minister Martin Guzman insisting this would ‘affect’ its debt renegotiations with the International Monetary Fund. Guzman said the defeat “weakens us as a nation-state within Argentina and before the world. And that hurts us.” The … Read more
