Tag: Cristina Fernandez

• Thursday, June 23rd 2011 - 21:31 UTC

  Brazilian president ‘votes’ for Cristina Fernandez and anticipates re-election

  

  Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff said she is convinced of her Argentine peer Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner re-election victory next October 23. Argentina is Brazil’s main associate in Mercosur and third trade partner.

• Wednesday, June 22nd 2011 - 00:44 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez announces re-election bid: “I always knew what I had to do”

  

  Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner announced Tuesday evening she will be seeking re-election in the next October presidential elections. “I always knew what I had to do but I decided to wait until today to announce it” she said.

• Tuesday, June 21st 2011 - 05:08 UTC

  Falklands born James Peck has no plans to give up his British passport

  

  The Falkland Islands born artist James Peck who last week was handed personally by President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner Argentine citizenship papers in a much publicized event, revealed in an interview with The Times that he had been threatened.

• Monday, June 20th 2011 - 02:41 UTC

  CFK has until Friday to launch re-election bid and disclose name of ticket partner

  

  Argentine president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner is expected to announce this week her re-election bid and her running mate while public opinion polls indicate CFK could easily win in the first round of the presidential election, October 23.

• Sunday, June 19th 2011 - 23:10 UTC

  Clarin family yields to growing pressure from Argentine government

  

  The adopted children of the influential Argentine media conglomerate ‘Clarin’ have agreed to have their blood drawn for DNA analysis. Blood samples from siblings Marcela and Felipe Noble Herrera will be checked at Argentina’s National Genetic Data Bank (BNDG).

• Sunday, June 19th 2011 - 09:47 UTC

  Argentina: “Mothers on the March Again in Argentina—Into Scandal”

  

  The Wall Street Journal in an article credited to Matt Moffett, tells the story of how the respected human rights group, Mothers of Plaza de Mayo and close ally of Argentine president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner are embroiled in a controversy over misused funds.

• Saturday, June 18th 2011 - 08:09 UTC

  Falklands’ “is not negotiable”; UK calls for talks with Argentina on other issues

  

  Britain again categorically rejected any Falkland Islands sovereignty negotiations with Argentina and reiterated that London’s position on the issue “has not changed at all”. However “as has been standing policy”, the UK is always ready to discuss issues of common interest in the South Atlantic.

• Friday, June 17th 2011 - 17:02 UTC

  “Corruption in Argentina; the mother of all scandals” by The Economist

  

  Under the heading of “Corruption in Argentina: the mother of all scandals?”, The Economist edition of this week has an article on the controversy surrounding the once-revered human rights group Mothers of Plaza de Mayo.

• Friday, June 17th 2011 - 06:37 UTC

  CFK describes PM Cameron’s Falklands’ statement as “mediocre and almost stupid”

  

  Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, CFK, described UK Prime Minister David Cameron’s emphatic refusal to discuss Falklands/Malvinas Islands’ sovereignty as “mediocre and almost stupid” and promised to continue indefatigably with the claim in all world forums.

• Thursday, June 16th 2011 - 23:18 UTC

  Argentina human rights group money spent on Ferraris, yachts and villas

  

  A major scandal has unfolded in Argentina involving one of the cherished and exploited banners of the two Kirchner administrations (Nestor and Cristina, 2003/2011): human rights policy and the organization of Mothers of Plaza de Mayo.