Tag: Argentina general elections

• Friday, October 14th 2011 - 07:54 UTC

  Fighting crime and changes in the cabinet demand Argentine voters, says poll

  

  Eight out of ten voters believe that Argentine president Cristina Fernandez must make changes in her ministerial cabinet in her new government which would take off next December 10 if her re-election bid is supported as all public opinion polls indicate.

• Monday, October 10th 2011 - 22:53 UTC

  CFK main presidential competitor promises “responsible opposition”

  

  The Argentine Socialist Frente Amplio Progresista’s (FAP) presidential candidate Hermes Binner assured that if he doesn’t make it to a second round after October 23rd, his party will be part of a “responsible opposition.”

• Monday, October 10th 2011 - 05:41 UTC

  CFK election win could be largest since return of democracy to Argentina in 1983

  

  Argentine president Cristina Fernandez, CFK, is poised for an easy win with over 50% of vote intention for the October 23 election, according to several public opinion polls published over the weekend in the Buenos Aires press.

• Friday, October 7th 2011 - 18:13 UTC

  Argentine October presidential election, just another calendar day for CFK

  

  Buenos Aires pollster Poliarquía which in recent years has better anticipated electoral results in Argentina, forecasts a comfortable victory for President Cristina Fernandez (CFK) re-election bid next Sunday 23, confirming a third consecutive mandate for the Kirchner couple.

• Tuesday, October 4th 2011 - 06:42 UTC

  A CFK landslide, as polls show, could ensure majorities in both Congress houses

  

  It’s a fact that the next Argentine government will see a significant gain in legislative benches in the coming October 23 election while the opposition is appealing to voters support to ensure a balanced congress since everybody admits Cristina Fernandez will be re-elected by a landslide.

• Wednesday, September 28th 2011 - 15:39 UTC

  Stronghold of the opposition falls to Cristina Fernandez in provincial election

  

  Argentina’s latest provincial election, before the October 23 presidential ballot, was a landslide victory for Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner supported candidates and an end to 28 years of dominance by Argentina’s main opposition party in the Patagonia province of Rio Negro.

• Monday, September 19th 2011 - 16:49 UTC

  Close ally of CFK re-elected by a landslide: “Cristina this triumph is also yours”

  

  Jorge Capitanich, governor of the northern province of Chaco and a close ally of Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner was re-elected Sunday by a landslide difference of 30 points over his runner up.

• Wednesday, September 14th 2011 - 16:52 UTC

  Polls confirm landslide victory for Argentine president re-election next October

  

  Argentine president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner is heading for a landslide victory in the coming October elections according to public opinion polls released this week. CFK would collect 51.9% of the votes, forty percentage points ahead of the runner up, according to Management & Fit.

• Thursday, September 8th 2011 - 00:16 UTC

  CFK announces increase in child allowance 45 days before presidential election

  

  With less than two months for the October 23 general election, Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner announced on Wednesday changes in the Universal Child Allowance (AUH), including the new rates for children under 18, disabled children and pregnant women.

• Tuesday, September 6th 2011 - 02:55 UTC

  Argentine farmers’ leader apologizes for offensive remarks against CFK voters

  

  The head of Argentina’s powerful Rural Society Hugo Biolcati rectified his previous controversial statements towards the 50% of the population that chose to vote for President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, CFK, during the August 14 primary elections.