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Cristina Fernandez will not attend Macri's swear-in ceremony on Thursday
Argentine president Cristina Fernandez will not be attending the swear-in ceremony in Congress on Thursday when president elect Mauricio Macri is set to take office, according to Oscar Parrilli, head of intelligence and one of the closest aides of the Kirchners, “conditions are not given”. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesNasty man ( allegedly) shouts at her on the phone and she cracks a hissy fit?
Dec 09th, 2015 - 06:55 am - Link - Report abuse 0For how many years did they let this infantile creature 'run' the country?
She's pouting. Nobody is going to ask her to attend, though - she ran out on her people and is sulking.
Dec 09th, 2015 - 06:58 am - Link - Report abuse 0How childish.
I am sure many bureaucrats and civil servants are pleased to see the going of her.
Argentine Constitution
Dec 09th, 2015 - 07:15 am - Link - Report abuse 0Section 91.- The President of the Nation shall cease to exercise power on the same day his four-years term expires; no event that may have interrupted it shall constitute grounds for completing the term
Nothing about time.
Section 93.- On assuming office, the President and Vice-President shall take oath before the President of the Senate and before Congress assembled, respecting their religious beliefs, to: ”perform with loyalty and patriotism the office of President (or Vice-President) of the Nation, and to faithfully observe the Constitution of the Argentine Nation, and to cause it to be observed.
“Upon assuming office...”. It doesn't say 'to assume office'. Therefore it could be interpreted that the president assumes office at the expiration of the previous president's mandate.... now set at midnight.... and is simply required to affirm an oath. There is nothing making the oath a prerequisite to assuming office. Merely one facet of it.
However, in the absence of both the President and the Vice-President, the succession is regulated by the Law 20,972 (“Acephaly Law”). It provides that the Executive Power must be temporarily exercised (without assuming the title of President) by the provisional President of the Senate. In its absence, by the President of the Chamber of Deputies. In the absence of both, by the President of the Supreme Court.
So there is no power vacuum.
If it takes CFK's histrionics to clarify this and create constitutional case law to interpret the vagueness of the constitution then it will only benefit Argentina going forward.
Argentina lacks many precedents of a transition of presidential power to a different party. Hopefully Macri leaves at least that legacy.
Oh dear, what a shame, never mind.
Dec 09th, 2015 - 07:58 am - Link - Report abuse 0All mildly reminiscent of Danny Kaye and “The Inspector General” - very officious in a comedic way but signifying nothing.
Dec 09th, 2015 - 08:16 am - Link - Report abuse 0The “banana republic” stereotype is reinforced and perpetuated.
In the absence of executive demagogue is rottingroadkill vulnerable to sneak attack from the kelpers?
Might the your-a-guavians seize this lapse in 'leadership' to launch a cyber attack the command and control of rottingroadkill's utility infrastructure?
Twixt midnight and the oath - perilous times indeed!
lol.
5 chronic (#) spot on.
Dec 09th, 2015 - 09:46 am - Link - Report abuse 0I'm reminded of the Court Jester...
Hawkins: I've got it! I've got it! The pellet with the poison's in the vessel with the pestle; the chalice from the palace has the brew that is true! Right?
Griselda: Right. But there's been a change: they broke the chalice from the palace!
Hawkins: They *broke* the chalice from the palace?
Griselda: And replaced it with a flagon.
Hawkins: A flagon...?
Griselda: With the figure of a dragon.
Hawkins: Flagon with a dragon.
Griselda: Right.
Hawkins: But did you put the pellet with the poison in the vessel with the pestle?
Griselda: No! The pellet with the poison's in the flagon with the dragon! The vessel with the pestle has the brew that is true!
Hawkins: The pellet with the poison's in the flagon with the dragon; the vessel with the pestle has the brew that is true.
Griselda: Just remember that.
Full quote:
http://jaylipp.fatcow.com/Fun/ClassicComedy/pelletwithpoison.html
Just hoping the new president isn't suicided by a Potion from KFC. Of course as she isn't attending...
@6 Credit for the post. Kudos.
Dec 09th, 2015 - 10:05 am - Link - Report abuse 0Meanwhile over at Xpats:
Bajo Cero is having a full meltdown trying to justify Cretina's actions via the Constitution Nstional.
By the way: Not everything in rottingroadkill is bad.
Just most things.
Choripan is still good and the polo isn't half bad.
If CFK really is not going, what will her faithful followers do? Will they be bothered to go to the streets when she can't be arsed?
Dec 09th, 2015 - 10:36 am - Link - Report abuse 0Apparently she is upset the people took her toys away,
Dec 09th, 2015 - 11:01 am - Link - Report abuse 0so now she will cry...
The weakbrained will be on the streets banging pots no doubt. To Think a whole country voted this stupid person in. She is showing her true self in this action. Only the weakbrained could support an incompetent like her. Some, ( VoiceofThink) are still supporting her despite the fact that she has singlehandedly destroyed Argentinas economy and impoverished the poor! It defies logic.
Dec 09th, 2015 - 11:26 am - Link - Report abuse 0She is living up to The Mad Bitch of Argentina nick I gave he all those years ago, how right was I?
Dec 09th, 2015 - 11:30 am - Link - Report abuse 0Skip has clarified the 'law' (I hate to use that word re TDC as they abuse every law they have) and it's clear that the old twat claiming it's a coup should really get himself a dictionary in Jibber-jabber and read the definition of what a golpe is, he has three choices! Not many for Jibber-jabber, it is not unusual to have a minimum of five.
Still, the child who was 'ruling' the damnable Peronista scum can settle down with her illegal, mainly drug laundered, money until somebody puts a little Bersa pistol to the side of her head and 'suicides' her. Maximo? Bog Brush or who else would be able to arrange that?
The mere thought of her claiming to come back again after Macri ought to be enough to ensure her demise.
So instead of going out in a blaze of adulation she is sitting in a dark room somewhere screaming her head off. GOOD.
Elaine
Dec 09th, 2015 - 11:46 am - Link - Report abuse 0CFK is the ring leader. It will take a while for the message to filter down to the lowest drones bit eventually they will mostly run of steam. Especially when the money tap is turned off.
Sour Grapes Cause 'Cat's-Bum Mouth' Shocker!
Dec 09th, 2015 - 12:04 pm - Link - Report abuse 0-Kristina's 'New Look' is a Fashion Horror!
-for more details see p.94
(© Daily Fail, 2015)
It's just getting embarrassing. CFK could have a row in an empty room.
Dec 09th, 2015 - 01:00 pm - Link - Report abuse 0She needs to find her dignity.
@ 13 Ilsen
Dec 09th, 2015 - 01:08 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Have you listened to the P.94 Podcast?
I scam you not, it does exist unlike any chance of getting my favourite magazine on one of my PC's.
Hislop never even bothered to reply to my sobbing and pleading for him to 'get his arse into the 20th Century and do it'.
And this after a continuous subscription for 200 years!
:o)
Here, Hillary Clinton's rant on the Benghazi fiasco, “What difference will it make ?” would be appropriate....Argentina hasn't had a President for the last 8 years, so what difference will another 12 hours make ? Zeroooooooooooo !
Dec 09th, 2015 - 04:41 pm - Link - Report abuse 0The latest is she will not hand over the official government Twitter account. Instead she has changed the name to one dedicated to Nestor and Cristina (has anyone checked he is really dead?). The @CasaRosadaAR is a verified government account so all Macri had to do is ask Twitter to let him in to it. Why is she being such an embarrassment? #CFKVerguenzaMundial has been trending worldwide.
Dec 09th, 2015 - 07:04 pm - Link - Report abuse 015 ChrisR
Dec 10th, 2015 - 02:35 am - Link - Report abuse 0haha!
I did hope some posters would enjoy my little attempt at satire, but also wondered who might pick up on the underlying cultural reference. You were top of the list!
:-)
I was not aware of this “P.94 Podcast” malarky, but will look into it, thanks!
As for your comment, “... after a continuous subscription for 200 years” ...
I can only postulate that such a whipper-snapper of a New Reader must still be in short-trousers, (shurely?)
I think we should be told! (that's enough! -Ed.)
CFK wants a coup.
Dec 10th, 2015 - 08:30 pm - Link - Report abuse 0so she can return in triumph.
”We have the immense responsibility of providing governance to the country” the outgoing president said. “We’re part of a political group that won’t do to the next government what they (opposition groups) did to us. We will not do it”.
Dec 12th, 2015 - 07:12 pm - Link - Report abuse 0As well as providing us with so many laughs, it seems that CFK has a real talent for satire.
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