Mrs. Kirchner downplays defeat and asks for support from Congress

Tuesday, June 30th 2009 - 15:13 UTC

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Argentine president Cristina Kirchner downplayed the defeat suffered by government candidates in Sunday’s mid term elections and insisted the ruling coalition had won with 31.03% of the overall national vote, denied any cabinet changes and criticized political analysts for their interpretation of election results. Read full article

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Bubba
I guess if I had just had my butt kicked from Perito Moreno to the Obelisko, I too would try and spin it off. However, I think the Argentine people are tired of her bald faced manipulations of the truth. Some of this can be blamed on the press in Argentina, which rarely questions the K's when they spout glowing pablum about inflation and jobs etc.
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