Tag: Cristina Fernandez

• Friday, September 10th 2021 - 09:30 UTC

  Argentine President Fernández underscores differences between him and Macri ahead of primary elections

  

  Argentine President Alberto Fernández and Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner took centre stage Thursday as the ruling Frente de Todos party rounded up its political campaign aimed at next Sunday's Open, Simultaneous and Mandatory Primary (PASO) elections.

• Friday, July 23rd 2021 - 09:20 UTC

  Former Argentine Vice President Boudou granted parole

  

  Former Argentine Vice President Amado Boudou (2011-2015) has been granted parole after serving two-thirds of his prison sentence for a case of corruption.

• Wednesday, June 30th 2021 - 09:50 UTC

  Opposition lawmakers file for impeachment of Argentine President and Vice President

  

  Deputy Álvaro de Lamadrid of the opposition JxC-UCR (Juntos por el Cambio + Unión Cívica Radical) coalition Tuesday filed a motion before the Lower House to seek the impeachment of President Alberto Fernández and Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner “for poor performance and possible crimes in the exercise of their functions.”

• Saturday, June 26th 2021 - 03:14 UTC

  Argentine Senate passes trans workers quota bill

  

  Argentina's Senate has passed a bill mandating a quota of transvestite and transgendered workers be hired by all government agencies and now it is up to the Executive to pass it into law.

• Monday, May 24th 2021 - 09:29 UTC

  Scholar highlights differences between Uruguayans and Argentines

  

  Uruguayan-Canadian scientist Nicolás Saldías of the Intelligence Unit within the famed publication The Economist, has described that ”Argentina and Uruguay are two countries that could be defined as twin brothers raised by different families.”

• Saturday, May 15th 2021 - 08:55 UTC

  Lula, CFK seal alliance regarding education of future political leaders

  

  Former Argentine President and current Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) and former Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula Da Silva Friday agreed to join forces for the future of the region.

• Tuesday, May 4th 2021 - 09:45 UTC

  CFK amazed at Biden plan's similarities with Argentina's economic policies

  

  Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) Monday was full of praise for US President's Joseph Biden's message before Congress, citing resounding Keynesian resemblances to her economic policies both in the current term since 2019 and also when she was President between 2007 and 2015.

• Wednesday, April 14th 2021 - 14:30 UTC

  Parole granted to former Argentine Public Works Secretary jailed for hiding bags with corruption money

  

  An Argentine court Tuesday granted parole to Former Argentine Public Works Secretary José López, who is serving a 7.5-year jail sentence for his involvement in what became known as the bags of money case.

• Wednesday, April 14th 2021 - 09:42 UTC

  Argentine Vice-President and aides acquitted in Central Bank “future dollar” case

  

  Argentina's top penal court of appeals Tuesday acquitted former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (2008-2015) and her aide Axel Kiciloff of all charges in the so-called future dollar case, because there had been no damage to the State, and that economic policy issues are not subject to prosecution.

• Wednesday, April 7th 2021 - 09:53 UTC

  Patagonian hotels returned to Kirchner family as money laundering enquire reaches nowhere

  

  Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner Monday recovered all her assets which have been involved in an alleged money-laundering scheme, a federal court ruled Monday.