Tag: Crisitina Fernandez

• Wednesday, August 3rd 2011 - 06:58 UTC

  CFK and Mujica underline ‘importance of dialogue’ and overcoming conflicts

  

  President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, CFK, underlined the importance of dialogue between Argentina and Uruguay which enable to overcome ‘conflicts’, while her Uruguayan peer Jose Mujica said that the “good neighbours” policy is the only way forward and a win-win situation for both sides.

• Monday, August 1st 2011 - 20:23 UTC

  ”We’re the first force nationally and second in Buenos Aires City”, says cabinet chief

  

  Argentine Chief of Staff, Aníbal Fernández, came on stage Monday after the Buenos Aires City runoff elections to give his breakdown of Sunday’s events which have been described by political analysts a landslide victory for the incumbent mayor Mauricio Macri.

• Friday, July 29th 2011 - 06:22 UTC

  President Cristina Fernandez “disregards and looks down on the rural sector”

  

  A respected reference in Argentine politics, Senator Carlos Reutemann came out strongly this week in support of farmers saying that the government of President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, (CFK), “disregards and looks down on the rural sector”.

• Monday, July 25th 2011 - 05:59 UTC

  Argentine farmers accuse government of “obsession with power” and exploiting misery

  

  The head of the Argentine Rural Society, Hugo Biolcati carried out a harsh speech against the administration of President Cristina Fernandez saying it was time “to stop punishing farmlands and Argentina”.

• Monday, July 25th 2011 - 05:43 UTC

  Major electoral setback for Argentine president in fourth most important district

  

  In what is seen as a major setback for Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner ‘Victory Front’ her candidate to governor of the country’s fourth most important electoral district, Santa Fe came in third with just 22.2% of the votes at Sunday’s provincial election.

• Sunday, July 10th 2011 - 06:00 UTC

  Polls show Mrs Kirchner has an 18 point lead over her runner up

  

  Voter support for Argentine President Cristina Fernandez's re-election rose in the last few weeks but her lead over Congressman Ricardo Alfonsin narrowed slightly as his backing jumped, a poll showed last Wednesday.

• Monday, June 27th 2011 - 05:39 UTC

  Provincial vote in extreme north and south confirm support for Cristina Fernandez

  

  Provincial voting in the extreme north and extreme south of Argentina confirmed on Sunday support for the administration of Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and her ‘development model’ to be tested next October when she will be running for re-election.

• Friday, June 24th 2011 - 21:50 UTC

  Mercosur summit in Paraguay; Uruguay takes the chair for the next 6 months

  

  Presidents from Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Ecuador have confirmed they will be attending the Mercosur summit in Paraguay next June 28/29, when the rotating chair of the group for the next six months will pass on to Uruguay.

• Friday, June 17th 2011 - 05:40 UTC

  Bonafini says she “has nothing to hide” and send Schoklenders “to jail forever”

  

  The head of Argentina’s Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo organization, Hebe de Bonafini, minimized on Thursday the recent series of judicial raids performed on the organization’s headquarters and assured that “she has nothing to hide.”

• Thursday, June 16th 2011 - 06:07 UTC

  Another provincial election confirms support for CFK re-election bid

  

  Another provincial ally of Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, CFK, was re-elected Governor in the Patagonian province of Neuquen confirming the ample support for the head of state’s re-election bid next October.