Tag: Crisitina Fernandez

• Wednesday, November 22nd 2023 - 09:44 UTC

  Vice-Presidential transition starting Wednesday in Argentina

  

  Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) is to welcome her elected successor Victoria Villarruel Tuesday afternoon to set the transition at the head of the Senate in motion. Villarruel has been highly critical of the former head of state throughout the 2023 campaign.

• Tuesday, September 19th 2023 - 08:09 UTC

  Does Chaco's result herald the demise of Kirchnerism?

  

  Last Sunday's results in the gubernatorial elections in the Argentine province of Chaco seem to be heralding new winds of change, as the demise of Peronism and its most recent version -Kirchnerism- appear to be on their way out, according to political analysts in Buenos Aires.

• Thursday, March 2nd 2023 - 09:33 UTC

  Argentine President celebrates 40 years of democratic rule

  

  During his last Legislature opening speech, Argentine President Alberto Fernández Wednesday lashed out at the country's Judiciary claiming magistrates seek to disenfranchise Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK).

• Monday, July 18th 2022 - 08:09 UTC

  CFK pushes for universal income for Argentines

  

  Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) has been reportedly pressing Economy Minister Silvina Batakis to move forward with a proposal to create the so-called Basic Universal Wage (BUW), as a way out of the current scheme of handouts in the form of endless unemployment subsidies.

• Friday, July 8th 2022 - 08:28 UTC

  Batakis: Dollars needed from agriculture and from not vacationing abroad

  

  Argentina's newly-appointed Economy Minister Silvina Batakis Wednesday insisted the country needed a more efficient agricultural productivity and the ensuing liquidation of assets through the official currency exchange scheme to add to the Treasury's coffers.

• Tuesday, March 2nd 2021 - 09:58 UTC

  Argentine president attacks opposition, Judiciary, media and economic powers

  

  In a defiant speech before the Legislative that launched the campaign for the October midterm elections, Argentine president Alberto Fernandez on Monday opened the 139th Congressional period of ordinary sessions with a barrage of attacks on the opposition, Judiciary, media and the concentrated economic powers.

• Tuesday, October 13th 2020 - 09:02 UTC

  Argentina: massive protests with display of national flags against government policies

  

  Thousands of Argentines flying the national colors on Monday took to the streets across the country's main cities to protest against the government of President Alberto Fernandez and his policies, which after over 200 days of quarantine/isolation have been unable to contain the pandemic, left the economy in shatters and threaten democratic institutions.

• Friday, February 14th 2020 - 20:46 UTC

  Cristina Fernández/IMF controversy over the Fund's responsibility in Argentina' flight of capital

  

  Argentine vice-president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner insisted in her criticism of the IMF for the alleged violation of its statutes by awarding the previous Argentine administration of president Mauricio Macri a disproportionate credit, despite the fact the Fund rejected the accusation and ratified that no debt shaving is possible under its rules.

• Wednesday, December 11th 2019 - 23:17 UTC

  Argentina needs to get back on its feet first, says new President

  

  Argentina's new president Alberto Fernández highlighted Tuesday in his opening speech that his country needs to get back on its feet before anything else after four years of inadequate management by his predecessor Mauricio Macri, as he launched a series of proposals to bounce back from recession and social fracture.

• Wednesday, December 11th 2019 - 03:10 UTC

  Argentine president anticipates a close relationship with Brazil, no matter rulers' personal differences

  

  Argentine president Alberto Fernández announced support for Mercosur and anticipated a joint ambitious all embracing agenda with Brazil, based on shared fraternal history and which he underlined is far beyond any personal difference of current rulers.