Tag: Argentina general elections

Tuesday, December 6th 2011 - 17:25 UTC
Argentina keeps to the book: (“traitor”) Cobos will swear-in re-elected Cristina Fernandez

Argentine Vice-president Julio Cobos confirmed that he will be part of the swearing-in ceremony of re-elected president Cristina Fernández, and that he is “ready to face any uncomfortable situation that may happen.”
Friday, December 2nd 2011 - 16:04 UTC
“Four years more are more than enough”, says Argentine president

Argentine president Cristina Fernandez watered down any hopes of a limitless re-election during her visit to Venezuela stating that “four years more are more than enough”.
Friday, November 4th 2011 - 08:45 UTC
Obama is right: much to learn from CFK re-election; final vote count 54.11%

Argentine President Cristina Fernández obtained over 54% of votes in the presidential elections, according to the definitive vote count released Thursday by Interior Minister Florencio Randazzo.
Tuesday, October 25th 2011 - 03:40 UTC
Argentina formally multiparty, but with an only hegemonic political force

Leaving names aside, Sunday’s election consolidates in Argentina the hegemonic Peronist movement as the prevailing political force to the extent that it not only amply occupies officialdom but also part of the opposition, argues Rosendo Fraga a renowned Argentine political analyst and historian.
Tuesday, October 25th 2011 - 03:32 UTC
Cristina Fernandez establishes several records in Argentine electoral history

The extraordinary showing of President Cristina Fernandez established a new set of records in Argentine electoral history. The difference over her runner up Hermes Binner was just below that of Juan Domingo Peron (Argentina’s icon political leader of the XXth century) when he returned triumphantly after 17 years in exile in Spain to the presidency.
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 - 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 - 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%.
Wednesday, October 19th 2011 - 07:01 UTC
Brazilian press not fond of CFK and criticizes her populism and use of icons

Brazilian media toughened up its opinion about President Cristina Fernandez ahead of the general elections on Sunday. Several news vehicles have run stories on CFK use of alleged populism and of political icons such as Juan Domingo Péron and Eva Perón and the Peronism to draw in more votes.