Tag: Cristina Fernandez

• Friday, November 9th 2012 - 05:08 UTC

  8N knock out for Cristina Fernandez who nevertheless said “I will never give up”

  

  Hundreds of thousands of protestors, probably a million according to some estimates, took to the streets of Buenos Aires on Thursday evening to hold the 8N pot-banging demonstration against the administration of Argentine President Cristina Fernandez.

• Wednesday, November 7th 2012 - 21:46 UTC

  Argentine takes to the streets on Thursday to protest against Cristina Fernandez

  

  Argentine pro and anti-government officials, politicians and lawmakers took to the nation’s radio stations to speak out on Thursday’s planned 8-N anti-government pot-banging protest, highlighting issues of class and ethics, but denying that the measure could be comparable to the magnitude of protests that took place in 2001.

• Wednesday, November 7th 2012 - 04:47 UTC

  Opposition lawmakers pledge to block any re-election bid by Cristina Fernandez

  

  As happened in the Argentine Senate a couple of weeks ago, 107 members (out of 257) from the Lower House, and from all opposition parties, subscribed on Tuesday a manifest pledging non support for any initiative to amend the Constitution with the purpose of opening the way for a second re-election.

• Monday, November 5th 2012 - 14:51 UTC

  Majority of Argentines believe Cristina Fernandez is losing control of government

  

  A majority of Argentines disapproves of President Cristina Fernandez but more significantly 40% believe she is losing control of her administration and another 20% consider it a fact, according to Sergio Berenztein from the respected pollster Poliarquía.

• Monday, November 5th 2012 - 12:29 UTC

  Argentines disapprove of Cristina, the opposition and reviewing the constitution

  

  Six out of ten Argentines disapprove the performance of President Cristina Fernandez and an overwhelming 80% is against a possible new re-election if a constitutional review is finally passed by Congress, according to the latest opinion polls released in the Buenos Aires weekend media.

• Sunday, November 4th 2012 - 06:24 UTC

  Argentina to blast ‘vulture funds’ at the G20 ministerial meeting in Mexico

  

  Argentine Economy Minister Hernán Lorenzino and Central Bank Governor Mercedes Marcó del Pont are leading the country’s delegation in the technical G20 meeting in Mexico, where they are expected to insist on the government’s criticisms against ‘vulture funds’ and credit rating agencies.

• Thursday, November 1st 2012 - 23:07 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez criticizes US court and promises all debt bonds will be paid in dollars

  

  President Cristina Fernández returned to stage on Thursday and assured that Argentina's dollar-denominated debt bonds are to be “paid in dollars” whilst criticizing the New York judiciary for its latest ruling against Argentina, in a speech at the Government House.

• Thursday, November 1st 2012 - 07:06 UTC

  Argentine 16 to 18year olds will be voting in next year’s mid term election

  

  Argentina’s Lower House of Congress approved the government-sponsored teen suffrage bill that allows 16-18 year olds the chance to vote in national elections. The Upper House of Congress had preliminary approved the bill with 52 votes in favour and only three against.

• Thursday, November 1st 2012 - 06:47 UTC

  Leading Argentine corporation claims the economy is in ‘very fragile situation”

  

  One of Argentina’ leading international corporations, Techint, made public a 200 pages report sent to the Buenos Aires stock exchange with a devastating picture of the country’s economy which “continues in a state of fragility”.

• Tuesday, October 30th 2012 - 07:34 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez ‘dollar-clamp’ is one year old and still going strong

  

  A year ago the administration of President Cristina Fernandez imposed the first of a long chain of foreign money exchange restrictions that have caused a serious impact on the economy, the private sector and other provincial and city governments.