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Close advisor of CFK denies she wants to remain in power beyond 2015
Senator Pichetto head of the Victory Front’s caucus A close Senator and advisor to President Cristina Fernandez denied on Wednesday the Argentine leader is interested in staying in power beyond 2015 and said a constitutional amendment “is not viable”.
“The President said it on the very same day she was re-elected: everything has a time and a limit. She has the opportunity of leaving an important legacy of changes. I don’t think an amendment would make it through Congress” said Senator Miguel Angel Pichetto, head of the Victory Front’s caucus in the Senate.
Pichetto then explained that “there’s always someone who wants to be holier than the Pope and wants to move forward with a reform, but I just don’t see it happening.”
To Pichetto, Cristina Fernandez “has made great efforts. She has a very modern view of politics. She’s a stateswoman”.
That’s why she knows “the importance of term limits and temporality.”
He also questioned the rumours saying that Argentina could embrace a parliamentary system through a constitutional amendment. “Argentina has a strong, presidential culture,” he stated.
“Our country needs to strengthen its democratic system within a presidential regime,” he explained, assuring that a parliamentary system “would weaken institutions.”
“There are some different opinions out there that I respect but I don’t agree with,” he admitted, after earlier in the day Justice Eugenio Zaffaroni said he would support a constitutional amendment if it could lead to a parliamentary system.
CFK was re-elected last 23 October for another four year mandate with a landslide 54% of ballots. Under current Argentine law she can only stand for re-election running once.
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Read all commentsso then she gets Hector to puppet-run the country for a term, so she can then come back for another eight years.
Nov 10th, 2011 - 06:18 pm 0- Four years background- eight years foreground - Four years background- eight years foreground - Four years background- eight years foreground - . . . .depending on how the surgeries hold up
Yup CFK could still be running things in 36 years time.
Well done Cristina
Nov 11th, 2011 - 08:41 pm 0out of all the presidents in the past decade she has brought
growth in to the economy, improved living standards,
boosted the manufacturing and industry sector improved employment
outcomes and initiated some long term changes to legislation keep
up the good work but don't loose the marbles.
Yup, for God's sake Christina, don't loose the marbles.
Nov 11th, 2011 - 09:50 pm 0Commenting for this story is now closed.
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