Tag: Cristina Fernandez

• Monday, November 12th 2012 - 21:57 UTC

  Ban Ki-moon and colonialism: people should be able to decide their own future

  

  Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said UK is not violating relevant UN resolutions referred to the Falklands’ and more specifically on colonialism, he argued that a prevailing impression is that “people living under certain conditions should have a certain level of capacities so that they can decide their own future”, be it independence or some kind of government in their territories.

• Monday, November 12th 2012 - 05:54 UTC

  Barrage of criticisms on Cristina Fernandez; unions planning national strike

  

  Argentine opposition leaders renewed their criticism of President Cristina Fernández accusing her of being autistic, unlimitedly authoritarian and of disregarding the people after the giant anti-government pot-banging protest, 8N, on Thursday, while the administration vowed to steer the course and not to fall into “rightwing” provocation.

• Saturday, November 10th 2012 - 06:12 UTC

  Argentine president criticizes lack of political leadership to present alternative model

  

  Reacting to Thursday massive protest against the government which convened hundreds of thousands of Argentines in the country and overseas, President Cristina Fernandez said that the real problem is the lack of a political leadership that can represent an alternative model to that which has been so successful for the majority of Argentines.

• Saturday, November 10th 2012 - 05:32 UTC

  Judge Griesa warns Argentina on defying paying holdout bondholders

  

  US District Judge Thomas Griesa told Argentina it should not even consider evading a recent ruling requiring it to pay bondholders who did not participate in two major debt restructurings after the country's 2002 default.

• 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.