Radical Party Reclaims Julio Cobos

Julio Cobos, Argentine Vice President and likely presidential candidate for the 2011 elections, was welcomed back to the centrist Unión Cívica Radical on Friday, April 10. The UCR is Argentina’s strongest opposition party.

A career politician with the Radical Party, Cobos joined Peronist Cristina Fernández de Kircher’s campaign as Vice President in 2007, prompting the UCR [...]

Will Julio Cobos Be The Next President Of Argentina?

In December of last year Argentina Cristina Fernández de Kirchner took office after being elected with a near majority. Now, just ten months later, it looks increasingly unlikely that she will manage to complete her term. Instead, her Vice President Julio Cobos may claim that honor.

Continuing conflict with the countryside has destroyed President Fernández de [...]