Argentina’s Presidential Election and the Energy Sector

Argentines will go to the polls later this year and elect a new president, ending 12 years of ‘Kirchnerite’ rule. A change in administration could lead to a revolution in Argentina’s energy sector, which has seen drastic changes under the presidencies of Néstor (2003-2007) and Cristina Kirchner (2007-2015). Under President Cristina Kirchner, investor confidence in both energy and the economy deteriorated as the government implemented interventionist policies, including the expropriation of Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales (YPF) in 2012.