By Anna Catherine Brigida

BUENOS AIRES (Portal) – Argentina’s battle lines in the presidential election have sharpened after Economy Minister Sergio Massa started in a dramatic late turn, taking on front-runners including a conservative city mayor, a former security czar and a libertarian economist.

After months of behind-the-scenes negotiations, a deadline for candidates expires on Saturday night. This marks the serious start of a race towards the October 22nd general election to choose a leader who can lead the South American country out of an economic crisis with inflation over 100%, rising poverty and dwindling foreign exchange reserves.

A primary will be held within the political blocs on August 13, a ballot that will also be a key litmus test of voter sentiment as the ruling Peronist alliance falters in opinion polls while the struggling economy struggles.

The most notable late confirmation was Economy Minister Sergio Massa, whose candidacy was somewhat unexpectedly announced on Friday night.

“It completely changes the political scene,” said Alejandro Corbacho, director of the political science program at Argentina’s UCEMA university. “He enjoys the support of important sectors of the economy here and will be a competitive candidate.”

The ruling party announced Massa and Chief of Staff Agustin Rossi as candidates for the unified coalition, just a day after Interior Minister Eduardo “Wado” de Pedro announced his candidacy and Ambassador to Brazil Daniel Scioli reiterated his decision to run. Neither of them has publicly ended their candidacy. Both were behind Massa in the polls.

The moderate mayor of Buenos Aires, Horacio Larreta, and the harder ex-security minister Patricia Bullrich are competing for leadership of the main conservative opposition bloc, which tops the overall polls. Behind them is the centrist Congressman Facundo Manes.

Bullrich, who called for party unity at a press conference on Friday and later blamed Massa for the country’s economic woes, promised sweeping changes in the event of victory.

“This ticket advocates for profound change,” she said. “Argentina needs leaders with conviction because the problems to be solved are profound.”

A serious challenge for all of them is libertarian economist Javier Milei, who is the most popular single candidate in polls and has many voters tired of the political status quo. Overall, however, his party is still in third place. He has promised to dollarize the economy and abolish the central bank.

“He’s complicating the lives of the other two coalitions because he’s taking votes away from them,” Argentine political adviser Carlos Fara said, adding that his personal charisma may be tempered by his more limited party structure.

Larreta, Bullrich and Massa are roughly level in the polls, with Milei slightly ahead. With no candidate or party gaining more than 50%, it is likely that the October election will see a runoff with all candidates still up for grabs.

(Reporting by Anna-Catherine Brigida; Editing by Adam Jourdan and Jacqueline Wong)

While the prices of basic necessities have already gone up, a new law will mean you have to pay more for groceries!

This phase of inflation is becoming increasingly difficult for us French people who want to do their shopping. In addition, there is the law that makes you pay more in the supermarket!

More and more expensive races

Inflation is explosive this year! The French have suffered greatly because it has affected their way of life! All areas are affected. Both gas, power, fuelthe price of a propertyand even food. Uh yes! The simple act of eating is very expensive! It is therefore necessary to do strategic races.

That was pasta, for example is considered a simple food and inexpensive has experienced a meteoric rise! The same applies to bread, flour and fruit (food).

So no choice, households have to make concessions to buy more groceries! According to the survey by the NielsenIQ Institute, it is more than every second Frenchman would buy less clothes (51%).

In fact, she prefer other things. Households also prefer to limit car use (55%) because the price of petrol or diesel is too high. Finally, 25% of the French are very cautious about their food spending in the supermarket.

And the price of the races Keep climbing (+16% in one year according to INSEE). The situation is worrying for Michel-Edouard Leclerc. Therefore, the president of the strategic committee of the centers of the same name expressed his fears on the set of BFMTV. “It’s not March that’s going to be red, it’s Q2.”

But the bad news doesn’t stop there! Because one law is enough Increase the price of your groceries ! We’ll tell you more below!

A new law that will not be passed!

Better not look at the total amount on your receipt after shopping. Because very often it can cause you to fall out of your little cloud!

Unfortunately the bad The news doesn’t stop here ! Because even if inflation slows down by the end of 2023, by law you will still have to pay a little more for your purchase!

In fact, it was Parliament that passed the new Descrozaille law last March. What is it made of? According to our colleagues at the Journal du Net, it is then a text that aims to “strengthen the position of producers and industrialists in the balance of power they have with the brands of the big retailers”.

So this is how suppliers can stop Deliveries to shops “If the annual negotiations with the dealers fail. They are therefore used to set the purchase and resale prices of the products offered in supermarkets. »

But Agriculture Minister Marc Fesneau adds that if there is one Disagreement between the two parties“The previous contract had to be observed by the supplier”.

Therefore, as you have understood, all manufacturers can defend their interests against the supermarket. And in a much better way. The only problem is that you will have to face the consequences because you will pay for it more expensive when shopping.

The Descrozaille law is to stop all promotions (races) in the store. It will no longer show messages like: « -50% on the second product‘, or ‘one item purchased = one item offered’. As of March 1, 2024, promotions for non-food products are at 34%.

For the UFC Que Choisir there is a risk that this “takes a heavy toll on the household budget”.

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On June 21, the Camp Adazi military base hosted a ceremony of handover of powers to the command of the Task Group “Baltic” for Italian personnel stationed within the NATO mission “Latvia” with an enhanced forward presence. The Bersaglieri of the “Garibaldi” brigade, led by Lt. Col. Massimiliano Erra, handed over the supplies to their colleagues from the “Ariete” armored brigade and to the new commander, Lt. Col. Gerardo Secco.

The rotation ceremony was led by Joint Forces Summit Operations Commander, Army Corps General Francesco Paolo Figliuolo, who brought the Italian soldiers stationed in the Baltics greetings from Defense Minister Guido Crosetto and Chief of Defense Staff for the country, Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone.

Present were a delegation from the Italian Embassy in Riga, led by Ambassador Alessandro Monti, a large representation of soldiers from allied and friendly countries, and numerous civil and military authorities from NATO and the host country.

“The task entrusted to you in this part of Europe is very important,” said the COVI commander. “The presence of Italian troops at Camp Adazi represents a clear military signal to our allies and friends, but not only.” It also serves to send a clear message to all who would rather destabilize this region as they do others Parts of the world do or try.

NATO is a cornerstone of justice and respect for international law in these areas. The stability of this region is vital to us, it is part of Europe, it is the land and sky of the Atlantic Alliance and a deterioration in security here would have consequences for the entire continent.”

“I would like to thank the men and women of the “Baltic” working group for their sacrifices,” said Ambassador Monti, and I would like to underline the importance of their daily work, not only from an operational point of view, but also from a symbolic and political point of view, especially towards the country that houses us. We are proud of you!”.

In the last six months, the Italian units of the so-called XII. Rotation of the eFP mission conducted around 130 training activities between Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, including over 100 fire drills with single and unit weapons, another 20 with combat platforms and heavy armament, 8 joint drills with fixed and rotary wing aircraft, 4 continuous drills on divisional and Battle group level, alongside Canadian, Latvian and other national soldiers.

Among the most important exercises was the 2023 spring storm, during which the Italian military operated alongside the other Allied units (about 14,000 men and women) in forested and urban terrain in very harsh weather conditions. Dozens of combat and logistics vehicles were used.

The personnel, part of the Italian contingent of the XIII. rotation will be coming from Brigade Command “Ariete”, from 11th Bersaglieri Regiment, from 132nd Land Artillery Regiment “Ariete”, from Novara Lancers Regiment (5th), from “Ariete”, from 132nd Armored Regiment, from 7th Command and Tactical Support Division, from the 10th Engineer Engineer Regiment of Cremona, from the 17th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment “Sforzesca”, from the 121st Anti-Aircraft Artillery “Ravenna”. Regiment, from the 7th CBRN Defense Regiment “Cremona”, from the 7th Alpine Regiment, from the 7th and 46th Transmission Regiments, from the Center for Management Responsibility of the General Staff of Defense.

The activities of the Italian contingent stationed in Latvia as part of the NATO eFP initiative are directed and coordinated by the Operational Command of Vertice Interforze, the high command of defense whose main task is to manage all joint and multinational operations and exercises conducted in Latvia to plan and direct five domains: earth, sea, sky, space and cyber.

The eFP Mission in Latvia

Based on the decision of the Alliance leaders during the Warsaw Summit in July 2016, Italy joins the NATO arrangement with the “Baltic” Task Group of 4 multinational battle groups, each led by a framework nation (Canada to Latvia , Germany to Lithuania, UK to Estonia and USA to Poland).

Given the deteriorated security perception and at the specific request of the Baltic States and Poland, NATO has deemed it appropriate to increase its presence on the eastern flank of the Euro-Atlantic area and to launch an Enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) based on the deployment of respectively four battle groups in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland, fed by the Framework Nations and supported by the other Allies.

The eFP is a defensive measure, proportionate and fully consistent with NATO’s international commitment to strengthen the Alliance’s deterrence principle. In particular, the strengthening of the presence on the Eastern flank of the Alliance is a clear example of the determination to fulfill the main task of collective security of Euro-Atlantic territorial integrity against any possible aggression and threat and to affirm cohesion and solidarity among member countries.

Currently, the maximum annual size of the national contingent deployed in the mission, authorized by Italy, is 250 soldiers and 139 land vehicles.

Source: Difesa.it