Tag: Cristina Fernandez

• Friday, October 30th 2015 - 07:15 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez calls at emotional rally to defend her progressive policies

  

  Argentina's outgoing leader Cristina Fernandez gave an emotional campaign speech on Thursday in her first public address since a surprisingly weak performance by her handpicked candidate in the first-round presidential election on Sunday. Without mentioning allied candidate Daniel Scioli by name, the outgoing president implicitly backed him by calling for support for her progressive social policies to go on after she hands the presidency over to her successor in six weeks.

• Thursday, October 29th 2015 - 07:18 UTC

  Macri ahead of Scioli, with 8.8% still undecided shows first poll following Sunday's vote

  

  The first public opinion poll released since Argentina's Sunday presidential election and ahead of the 22 November runoff indicates that the opposition candidate Mauricio Macri is a few points ahead of incumbent Daniel Scioli in a tight race but still with a large percentage who remain undecided.

• Thursday, October 29th 2015 - 06:31 UTC

  Argentina: Holdouts dispute, a Cristina Fernandez legacy for the next government

  

  US District Judge Thomas Griesa of New York on Wednesday urged Argentina to resume talks to settle bondholder litigation flowing from its $100 billion default in 2002. The judge made the remarks as creditors suing over defaulted bonds urged him to expand to nearly $8 billion the amount Argentina must pay them to service its restructured debts.

• Wednesday, October 28th 2015 - 06:41 UTC

  Third ranked Massa will not vote for continuity, and Scioli “must prove he's not on the Kirchner leash”

  

  “The Argentine people on Sunday said they don't want continuity” commented third ranked Sergio Massa who obtained 21.34% of ballots and is bound to become kingmaker in the 22 November runoff between Daniel Scioli and Mauricio Macri. Whoever wins will be putting an end to twelve years of Kirchnerism which on Sunday received an unexpected and surprising trashing.

• Tuesday, October 27th 2015 - 07:17 UTC

  Argentina's runoff candidates will hold presidential debate on 15 November

  

  Argentina's presidential runoff candidates have agreed to a debate scheduled to take place on 15 November, a week before voting day. Incumbent Victory Front candidate Daniel Scioli, and Let’s Change (Cambiemos) contender Mauricio Macri agreed to hold the debate on November 15 at 21:00 hours, at Buenos Aires University Law School.

• Monday, October 26th 2015 - 08:21 UTC

  Argentine presidential run-off in November but with completely different scenario

  

  Argentina's presidential election is headed for a November 22 runoff between incumbent Cristina Fernández chosen successor Daniel Scioli and conservative rival Mauricio Macri, according to results released into early Monday.

• Friday, October 23rd 2015 - 07:02 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez is falling back, but with great power and plans to return in 2019, says Fraga

  

  President Cristina Fernandez is falling back ahead of Sunday's election, but with great power, and she has the intention of returning to office in the next presidential elections, 2019, said the political analyst and columnist Rosendo Fraga regarding the current political scenario in Argentina. On Sunday Argentines will be electing president, half the Lower House a third of Senate seats, governorships and for the first time Mercosur parliament representatives.

• Thursday, October 22nd 2015 - 06:03 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez and Putin exchange praise during a videoconference

  

  Argentine president Cristina Fernandez and Russia's Vladimir Putin exchanged praise and compliments during a videoconference on Wednesday marking the 130th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between both nations.

• Friday, October 16th 2015 - 08:19 UTC

  Argentina's Supreme Court issues international arrest warrants for Hezbollah members

  

  Argentina's Supreme Court of Justice issued on Thursday an international arrest warrant against Hussein Mohamad Ibrahim Suleiman, who is being investigated for his involvement in the 1992 attack against the Embassy of Israel in Buenos Aires, which killed 29 people and injured more than 200.

• Friday, October 9th 2015 - 10:20 UTC

  Corriere Della Sera apologizes to Cristina Fernandez for publishing 'false news on her shopping'

  

  A Roman appeals court has confirmed a ruling against Italy’s Corriere Della Sera newspaper for a defamatory piece on Argentine president Cristina Fernández.