Argentina

Tuesday, October 25th 2011 - 03:29 UTC
CFK recovers control over both houses and with sufficient seats for quorum

The Sunday landslide victory of President Cristina Fernandez means the coalition she leads has regained control of both houses of Congress (lost in the 2009 debacle) and with a sufficient majority to work with its own quorum.
Monday, October 24th 2011 - 22:55 UTC
US government sends e-mailed congratulations to re-elected Argentine president

The US Government congratulated President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner after being re-elected and assured that it will continue to work with the Argentine government to strengthen bilateral ties, State Department spokesman for Latin America William Ostick said.
Monday, October 24th 2011 - 20:48 UTC
Menem re-elected Senator says the only post he’s missing is ‘Pope’

Former president Carlos Menem who ruled Argentina for ten years running and was re-elected on Sunday as one of three Senators for his home province of La Rioja, said the only post he’s missing to be named for is ‘Pope’.
Monday, October 24th 2011 - 15:57 UTC
UK congratulates CFK and reiterates Falklands’ sovereignty is ‘not negotiable’

The British government congratulated Argentine President Cristina Fernandez on her re-election and historic victory in Sunday’s polls but it also insisted that the sovereignty of the Falklands is “not negotiable”.
Monday, October 24th 2011 - 07:01 UTC
CFK calls for ‘national unity’ and brushes aside re-re-re-election rumours

Re-elected President Cristina Fernández urged Argentines to join in “national unity” and asked to “avoid being distracted by useless confrontations”. She also sent a strong message brushing aside increasing rumours that ultra-Kirchner followers were ready to amend the constitution for an “indefinite re-election”
Monday, October 24th 2011 - 06:59 UTC
Governor Scioli re-elected governor of the crucial Buenos Aires province

The ruling coalition of Argentine President Cristina Kirchner also had a landslide performance in the governorships taking eight out of nine, with an impressive victory in Buenos Aires where governor Daniel Scioli was re-elected by with 56% of the vote, even better than his mentor.
Monday, October 24th 2011 - 06:50 UTC
Argentine patrols harass Falklands’ licensed jiggers outside the port of Montevideo

Spanish jiggers operating in the South Atlantic with Falkland Islands licences complain they are been harassed by the Argentine Navy just a few miles away from the port of Montevideo where they call for discharging, maintenance and bunkering.
Monday, October 24th 2011 - 06:45 UTC
Argüello claims the UK is ‘stealing’ fisheries resources from Argentine Malvinas

Jorge Argüello, Argentina's permanent representative to the United Nations, accused the United Kingdom of stealing Argentine fisheries resources around the Falkland/Malvinas Islands.
Monday, October 24th 2011 - 02:58 UTC
CFK manages re-election with the widest margin since restoration of democracy

President Cristina Fernandez was re-elected in a landslide Sunday, winning with the widest victory margin in Argentina since the recovery of democracy in 1983. At midnight and with 58% of polling stations reporting CFK had 53% of the vote with runner up Socialist Hermes Binner collecting 17.7%.
Saturday, October 22nd 2011 - 04:29 UTC
“Closer political links with Brazil” can be expected if CFK is re-elected

The most certain re-election of Cristina Fernandez as Argentina president on Sunday 23 October is expected to signal more intense and closer relations with Brazil, expanding to other foreign affairs issues and working on a shared international agenda according to analysts from both countries .