Tag: Kirchner

• Tuesday, September 28th 2021 - 09:50 UTC

  Argentina's ruling party keeps losing political ground, poll says

  

  Argentina's ruling Frente de Todos (FdT) coalition looks poised to a defeat at Nov- 14's mid-term elections worse than the one suffered Sept. 14 during the Mandatory, Open and Sim, simultaneous Primary (PASO) elections, according to a Solmoirago poll released Monday.

• Saturday, September 18th 2021 - 09:50 UTC

  Argentine President reshuffles cabinet to overcome electoral defeat

  

  Argentine President Alberto Fernández Friday announced a major cabinet reshuffle in an attempt to build up a new government team with which to reverse last Sunday's loss at the Open, Mandatory and Simultaneous Primary (PASO) elections.

• Friday, July 23rd 2021 - 09:20 UTC

  Former Argentine Vice President Boudou granted parole

  

  Former Argentine Vice President Amado Boudou (2011-2015) has been granted parole after serving two-thirds of his prison sentence for a case of corruption.

• Thursday, July 1st 2021 - 09:50 UTC

  The pandemic has cost Argentina “133 times the Malvinas war”

  

  Argentine opposition lawmaker Mario Negri said he was very much concerned by the way the country is addressing the second wave of coronavirus and asked if the government had any idea how many Argentine lives the pandemic has taken, “133 times the Malvinas war.”

• Wednesday, June 30th 2021 - 09:50 UTC

  Opposition lawmakers file for impeachment of Argentine President and Vice President

  

  Deputy Álvaro de Lamadrid of the opposition JxC-UCR (Juntos por el Cambio + Unión Cívica Radical) coalition Tuesday filed a motion before the Lower House to seek the impeachment of President Alberto Fernández and Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner “for poor performance and possible crimes in the exercise of their functions.”

• Tuesday, June 8th 2021 - 08:52 UTC

  Argentina: Kirchnerites barely surpass 14% of votes in Misiones provincial mid-term elections

  

  The local political party ruling the Argentine province of Misiones took a decisive win in the local-mid-term elections.

• Saturday, May 15th 2021 - 08:55 UTC

  Lula, CFK seal alliance regarding education of future political leaders

  

  Former Argentine President and current Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) and former Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula Da Silva Friday agreed to join forces for the future of the region.

• Tuesday, May 4th 2021 - 09:45 UTC

  CFK amazed at Biden plan's similarities with Argentina's economic policies

  

  Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) Monday was full of praise for US President's Joseph Biden's message before Congress, citing resounding Keynesian resemblances to her economic policies both in the current term since 2019 and also when she was President between 2007 and 2015.

• Wednesday, April 14th 2021 - 14:30 UTC

  Parole granted to former Argentine Public Works Secretary jailed for hiding bags with corruption money

  

  An Argentine court Tuesday granted parole to Former Argentine Public Works Secretary José López, who is serving a 7.5-year jail sentence for his involvement in what became known as the bags of money case.

• Wednesday, April 14th 2021 - 09:42 UTC

  Argentine Vice-President and aides acquitted in Central Bank “future dollar” case

  

  Argentina's top penal court of appeals Tuesday acquitted former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (2008-2015) and her aide Axel Kiciloff of all charges in the so-called future dollar case, because there had been no damage to the State, and that economic policy issues are not subject to prosecution.