Tag: Crisitina Fernandez

Friday, December 2nd 2011 - 16:00 UTC
CFK moved to tears on receiving picture of her husband painted by Chavez

Argentine President Cristina Fernández signed on Thursday nineteen cooperation agreements in different fields with her Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chávez at the Miraflores Palace in Caracas.
Wednesday, November 23rd 2011 - 20:01 UTC
Argentina has great hopes with the Caribbean back in the Latinamerican fold

Argentina has great expectations about the coming summit for the official creation of the Community of Latinamerican and Caribbean states, Celac, scheduled to take place next December 2 and 3 in Venezuela, said Foreign Affairs minister Hector Timerman.
Friday, November 11th 2011 - 08:14 UTC
CFK meets Argentina’s new Episcopate leader but has him waiting for an hour

President Cristina Fernández met on Thursday with the new president of the Argentine Episcopal Conference (CEA), Monsignor José María Arancedo. CFK decided to meet with the Santa Fe province archibishop after he was named as the new Episcopate leader on Tuesday for a three year term, replacing Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio.
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.
Thursday, November 3rd 2011 - 14:57 UTC
Argentine president calls for an end to anarchy and a return to “real capitalism”

During Thursday’s meetings of the Group of 20 in Cannes, Argentine President Cristina Fernández for G20 leaders to put a stop to the current “anarchistic economic capitalism” and regulate the markets, not the countries, to go back to what she referred to as “real capitalism” after three years of world economic crisis.
Monday, October 31st 2011 - 01:09 UTC
Hillary Clinton praises CFK and calls for a “strong and successful relationship”

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton congratulated President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) after her re-election and stressed on the importance of renewing their mutual commitment for a “strong and successful relationship.”
Monday, October 31st 2011 - 01:07 UTC
Chile looks forward to strengthening relations with CFK re-election

Chilean ambassador to Argentina Adolfo Zaldívar assured that President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s re-election “allows for the strengthening of bilateral relations and a more profound integration between both countries.”
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.