Tag: Cristina Fernandez

• Wednesday, November 3rd 2010 - 04:35 UTC

  Argentine president reaffirms current “economic and social development model”

  

  Argentine president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK) vindicated and praised the economic model launched by her husband and predecessor, deceased former head of state Nestor Kirchner. She also promised to deepen the model.

• Monday, November 1st 2010 - 00:41 UTC

  Argentina’s business sector does not expect major changes in economic policy

  

  Argentina’s business sector does not expect major changes in the country’s current economic course following the death of former president Nestor Kirchner who was considered the man behind the scenes steering the main policy decisions.

• Sunday, October 31st 2010 - 15:47 UTC

  Opinion polls show strong support for Cristina Kirchner’s re-election bid in 2011

  

  The sudden death of her husband, former president Nestor Kirchner, has contributed to strengthen the public opinion image of Argentine president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner who is now seen as the favourite candidate for next year’s general election.

• Saturday, October 30th 2010 - 19:01 UTC

  For The Economist, Kirchner’s death represents “The end of an era”

  

  With the passing of former Argentine president Nestor Kirchner, The Economist forecasts “the end of an era”. The president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner is widowed, politically as well as personally, so what happens now, asks The Economist.

• Saturday, October 30th 2010 - 08:29 UTC

  “It’s back to business”, President Cristina Kirchner instructed her ministers

  

  Argentine Interior Minister Florencio Randazzo assured that President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner “will rapidly return to work” (most probably next Monday) and added that governors and mayors from all the country “have the responsibility of supporting her” for the future of her administration

• Saturday, October 30th 2010 - 08:28 UTC

  After two days of spontaneous popular support Kirchner is laid to rest in Rio Gallegos

  

  The coffin carrying the remains of former Argentine president Nestor Kirchner was buried late Friday at the family’s pantheon in his home town of Rio Gallegos in the Patagonian province of Santa Cruz, where he died last Wednesday following a massive heart attack.

• Wednesday, October 6th 2010 - 17:34 UTC

  “Argentina seeks to service all its debts” promises Mrs Kirchner in Germany

  

  “Argentina seeks to service all its debts” said President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner following a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the chancellery in Berlin. Mrs. Kirchner is on a three day high profile visit to Germany where she also met with President Christian Wulff in Berlin’s Bellevue Palace.

• Wednesday, September 29th 2010 - 04:38 UTC

  Argentina chairs G-77; CFK demands effective multilateralism

  

  President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner led on Tuesday in New York the 34th G-77 annual meeting to celebrate Argentina's appointment as the group's chairmanship.

• Friday, September 24th 2010 - 05:49 UTC

  Falklands, Iran, Palestine, issues of Mrs Kirchner address to UN assembly

  

  Renewed Falkland Islands claim, reformulation of international organisms, Iran and Palestine are among the issues that Argentine president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner will be addressing in her speech before the UN 65th General Assembly on Friday, according to Argentine diplomatic sources.

• Tuesday, September 21st 2010 - 23:29 UTC

  Mujica: sorry HMS Gloucester, but our priority is good relations with Argentina

  

  Uruguayan president Jose Mujica told his cabinet that he had contacted the British ambassador to tell him why the Royal Navy HMS Gloucester bound for the Falkland Islands had been authorized to call in Montevideo and a few hours before arriving had clearance withdrawn.