Tag: Cristina Fernandez

• Sunday, January 22nd 2012 - 23:41 UTC

  “Hard to understand why a country of 45 million threatens the Falklands with 3.000 inhabitants”

  

  A member from the Falkland Islands’ elected Legislative Assembly said it’s hard to understand why a country of 45 million people like Argentina insists in threatening a country of 3.000, and underlined there’s not a single Islander who wants to be an Argentine.

• Tuesday, January 17th 2012 - 06:41 UTC

  Argentine government and Moyano try to set ground rules for future relationship

  

  In another round of the ongoing battle between the Argentina government and the leader of organized labour Hugo Moyano, Interior Minister Florencio Randazzo stated that “if the union leaders are really representatives of the working class, there is no possibility of a divorce between the CGT Labour Confederation and the national government”.

• Friday, January 6th 2012 - 06:58 UTC

  Hillary Clinton, Lula da Silva, Chavez closely following CFK recovery evolution

  

  The US Government said they are closely following the evolution of President Cristina Fernández health after she underwent surgery to remove a thyroid tumour, and highlighted the Argentine leader’s “very good” relationship with Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton.

• 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.