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[email protected] +1 (646) 233 3204 (USA) Political Climate Report - ARGENTINA June 1, 2021 POLITICAL CLIMATE IN THIS ISSUE Recent weeks were dominated by political debate over the Page 2 COVID-19 response becomes government’s response to the second wave of COVID-19, especially political battlefield a dispute between the national government and Buenos Aires City Page 4 about in-person classes. Meanwhile, internal tensions within the Government and opposition coalitions see internal tensions ahead of midterms government coalition have generated challenges for policymaking Update on Argentina’s vaccination and undermined its authority but do not seem to threaten its unity campaign ahead of the midterm elections. At the same time, a fresh conflict Page 5 has occurred between the national government and the agricultural Government increases intervention as inflation fails to slow sector due to government policies aimed at curbing inflation, which remains high. On the international front, in early May, the president Page 7 Government travels to Europe, embarked on a tour to Europe, seeking support for efforts to seeks to postpone Paris Club restructure its debt and avoid default. Meanwhile, congressional payment activity has picked up, with a few key bills under discussion, Page 8 including a public health emergency law, update of the biofuels Congress active as government advances agenda framework, reform of the public prosecutor’s office, corporate Page 9 income tax reform, and a bill to postpone the midterms.