Tag: Cristina Fernandez

• Monday, January 20th 2020 - 09:30 UTC

  Justice demanded for Argentina's slain terrorism prosecutor

  

  By Toby Dershowitz - Alberto Nisman once told me he agreed to investigate Argentina’s deadliest terrorist attack on one condition: that he be able to pursue the case wherever the evidence led. This commitment to justice ultimately cost Nisman his life five years ago this week. (January 18)

• Monday, January 20th 2020 - 07:33 UTC

  Nisman's homage turns into allegations of an impunity pact between president Fernandez and Cristina Kirchner

  

  Thousands marched in downtown Buenos Aires, on Saturday. demanding an answer to the still unsolved mysterious death of special prosecutor Alberto Nisman, who was found with a gunshot to the head, exactly five years ago ( January 18).

• Saturday, January 18th 2020 - 08:48 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez again considered the most influential Argentine

  

  After eight years in office, back in 2015, when ex-president Cristina Fernandez left office, she ranked ninth among the most influential Argentines, according to an ongoing national opinion poll from Giacobbe & Associates which was started in the nineties.

• Monday, January 13th 2020 - 09:30 UTC

  Iran upsets Argentine president with comments on the still unsolved death of special prosecutor Nisman

  

  An Iranian accused of involvement in the deadly 1994 bombing of a Jewish center in Argentina has added to speculation over the mysterious death of a prosecutor who investigated the attack.

• Friday, January 3rd 2020 - 09:55 UTC

  Nisman's death controversy reignited: “there isn't a shred of proof” he was murdered, says president Fernandez

  

  Argentine President Alberto Fernandez said on Thursday he doubts that a prosecutor who died two days after accusing former President Cristina Kirchner of a cover-up in the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community centre committed suicide. But he insisted “there isn't a shred of proof” that Alberto Nisman was murdered, as his family insists.

• Saturday, December 28th 2019 - 09:49 UTC

  In a surprising move, Argentine members of Congress freeze their salaries and allowances for 180 days

  

  In a surprising decision and probably for the first time in Argentina history, the two chambers of Congress agreed to freeze their salaries for the next 180 days, that is until the end of June.

• Saturday, December 14th 2019 - 13:44 UTC

  Evo Morales cries “privatization” despite terms of his asylum in Argentina

  

  Former Bolivian President Evo Morales, now under political asylum in Buenos Aires, claimed Friday on Twitter that his country's interim government, headed by Jeanine Añez, intends to privatize companies and natural resources.

• Saturday, December 7th 2019 - 09:58 UTC

  Fernandez unveils his cabinet and heterodox economic team with a growth led recovery plan

  

  Argentine President-elect Alberto Fernandez unveiled his cabinet and new central bank chief on Friday evening, laying out his core team days before the center-left leader takes office facing a stalled economy, rising debt fears and painful inflation.

• Thursday, December 5th 2019 - 09:54 UTC

  Argentine next economic team seems to be closely inspired by Stiglitz' policies

  

  Argentina's incoming cabinet has already been chosen and will be revealed on Friday, President-elect Alberto Fernandez said, while his team confirmed a few major picks, including the incoming foreign minister, chief of staff and some names from the economic team.

• Friday, November 1st 2019 - 09:59 UTC

  Argentina: official transition with incoming administration takes off next week

  

  Argentina's official transition in anticipation of 10 December when elected president Alberto Fernandez takes office, is scheduled to begin next Wednesday when Fernandez returns from his first overseas trip to Mexico.