Financial Time (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
Sergio Massa, Argentina's new, young, media-friendly cabinet chief might be a breath of fresh air for President Cristina Fernández, but political analysts say bigger changes are needed to restore public confidence and a flagging economy
News: Moldova.org: Politics (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
Argentine President Cristina Kirchner named Sergio Massa her new Cabinet chief Wednesday, the day after Alberto Fernandez resigned the key advisory post.Fernandez quit following the defeat in the Senate of a controversial export tax on certain crops, La Nacion reported. His resignation came after days of speculation that he would leave the administration. Last week, an export tax bill...
France24 (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
... after a Senate defeat forced her to ditch the tax hikes last week. The new cabinet chief, Sergio Massa, 36, is mayor of a Buenos Aires suburb and served for four years at the head of the social security administration under Kirchner. He replaces veteran operator Alberto Fernandez, who wielded enormous influence as cabinet chief for both Kirchner and Fernandez and formed part of their...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
... as reasons for his departure, national media reported on Wednesday. The government named Sergio Massa, mayor of the community of Tigre near Buenos Aires, to succeed Fernandez. The 36-year-old said he intended to work together with all social groups. On Friday, Fernandez was the public face in announcing the devastating blow to Kirchner's government, making the formal revelation that...
San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
BUENOS AIRES – Argentina's embattled President Cristina Fernandez replaced her cabinet chief on Wednesday after suffering a crushing defeat last week over farm policy. Sergio Massa, mayor of a Buenos Aires suburb and former head of social security told a local radio station he had been offered the job of outgoing Cabinet chief Alberto Fernandez, a powerful member of the president's inner...
