Tag: Cristina Fernandez

• Friday, January 6th 2012 - 06:55 UTC

  Argentine president recovering with “no complications” and in “good spirit”

  

  Argentine President Cristina Fernández’ recovery is showing “no complications” and she is in “good spirits” announced presidential spokesman Alfredo Scoccimarro in the medical follow-up from the Wednesday thyroid cancer surgery.

• Wednesday, January 4th 2012 - 23:07 UTC

  Boudou ‘symbolic’ president while hard core of ‘Cristinistas’ run Argentina

  

  Acting President Amado Boudou arrived at Government House (Casa Rosada) in Buenos Aires at mid morning Wednesday to begin his duties as replacement of President Cristina Fernández for the next 20 days while she recovers from the thyroid operation.

• Wednesday, January 4th 2012 - 22:55 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez undergoes full thyroidectomy with “no complications”

  

  Argentine President Cristina Fernandez thyroid cancer surgery was completed with “no inconveniences or complications”, said the official medical release signed by the intervening specialists, adding that a full thyroidectomy was practiced.

• Wednesday, January 4th 2012 - 18:21 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez confirms top commanders but purges 36 military brass

  

  Hours before undergoing surgery Argentine President Cristina Fernandez purged 36 members of the military brass in the wake of the recent dismissal of the Navy commander amid a domestic-spying scandal.

• Wednesday, January 4th 2012 - 06:18 UTC

  CFK undergoes thyroid surgery; well-wishers camp next to hospital

  

  Argentine president Cristina Fernandez on Tuesday rested at home on the eve of scheduled surgery for thyroid cancer, less than three months after being re-elected in a landslide.

• Tuesday, January 3rd 2012 - 02:56 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez returns to Buenos Aires ahead of Wednesday’s surgery

  

  After spending New Year’s Eve with her family, Argentine President Cristina Fernández returned to Buenos Aires Monday midday from El Calafate, Santa Cruz province, less than 48 hours before she undergoes surgery for a thyroid gland carcinoma.

• Monday, January 2nd 2012 - 20:51 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez confirms full support for new governor of Rio Negro

  

  A senior lawmaker from the ruling coalition of Argentine President Cristina Kirchner said that the Peronist party in the province of Rio Negro “would stand by” Vice-Governor Alberto Weretilneck, scheduled to take office as provincial governor on Tuesday due to the death of former governor Carlos Soria.

• Monday, January 2nd 2012 - 00:40 UTC

  Argentine Patagonian province governor killed in New Year in ‘strange’ incident

  

  The Governor of the Argentine Patagonian province of Rio Negro died in the early morning of the first day of 2012 after having allegedly received two shots in the face. Governor Carlos Soria, an ally of President Cristina Fernandez had ended last October 28 years of opposition dominance of his province.

• Friday, December 30th 2011 - 21:55 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez in Patagonia for New Year; Wednesday surgery

  

  Argentine President Cristina Fernández left on Friday for Santa Cruz province to her home in El Calafate to spend the New Year celebrations with her son Máximo, daughter Florencia and other family members. Next Wednesday she is scheduled to undergo thyroid cancer surgery.

• Friday, December 30th 2011 - 06:17 UTC

  Organized labour relations with President Cristina Fernandez are ‘all suspended’

  

  “There are no contacts at all of any kind with the government, they have been all suspended” said on Thursday the Deputy Secretary of the Argentine powerful teamsters union Pablo Moyano when asked about current relations between organized labour and the administration of President Cristina Fernandez.