News of cristina fernandez de kirchner

A puzzle nobody wants

24-12-2021 08:35 While it is easy for opposition leaders to criticise the Kirchnerites for their handling of the economy and a great many other things, coming clean about what they themselves would do is far more difficult.

by James Neilson

Aníbal Fernández: ‘The worst for Alberto has already happened’

10-12-2021 23:30 Security Minister Aníbal Fernández on Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, his provocative rhetoric, political experience and why Argentina is beginning a new stage of government with a newly empowered Alberto Fernández.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Cristina sets stage for IMF talks – with a message to the opposition and a memo for Alberto

30-11-2021 16:06 Argentina's vice-president breaks her silence, asking the opposition to accompany negotiations with the International Monetary Fund.

by Rosario Ayerdi

Fernández de Kirchner: Argentina faces 'historic moment of extreme gravity'

28-11-2021 22:46 Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner says Argentina is going through "a historic moment of extreme gravity" and warns a deal with the IMF will define "the future development" of the nation.

Any which way but loose

26-11-2021 22:31 With the withdrawal of his vice-presidential sponsor, President Fernández has more freedom of action than at any point since his record popularity in the first stages of quarantine. He needs to make the most of it.

The second half

20-11-2021 11:54 Lessons from last Sunday’s election – and pointers for what lies ahead.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Why the ruling coalition is celebrating an electoral defeat

15-11-2021 01:36 The optimism of Frente de Todos, despite the ruling coalition having lost its majority in the Senate. Challenges lie ahead.

by Javier Calvo

Government loses majority in Congress, seeks dialogue with opposition

15-11-2021 00:22 Frente de Todos coalition set to drop from 41 to 35 seats in the 72-member Senate, based on projections with more than 98% of votes counted.

Is a change of course possible?

12-11-2021 21:58 Despite all the unpleasant things that have happened to the country since a pro-Axis military dictatorship gave birth to Peronism, millions still see belief in what they regard as its virtues as part of their personal identity.

by James Neilson

Government faces midterm pain amid wrecked economy

12-11-2021 06:00 Voters will pick half of the lower house seats and a third of the senate, in an election that will act as a crucial test for the government’s fragile unity.

Venezuela ex-intel chief claims Hugo Chávez sent Kirchners US$21 million

22-10-2021 21:16 Venezuela's former intelligence chief, General Hugo Armando Carvajal, allegedly tells Spanish courts that Caracas sent some US$21 million to Argentina to help fund Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s 2007 presidential campaign.

The Berni Headlock and the Cristina Shake

16-10-2021 00:01 Whether on purpose or not, the pan-Peronist coalition led by Alberto Fernández and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner is trying to drag the conversation away from the economic failures during their tenure in an attempt to claw back votes.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Filthy, dirty, sexy (monopoly) money

01-10-2021 23:04 Frente de Todos will put out all the stops to win back disillusioned voters in Peronist strongholds that didn’t go out to vote.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

President, vice-president make rare public appearance together

01-10-2021 01:54 Alberto Fernández and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner smile for the cameras as the government announces a plan to boost agroindustry; Frente de Todos' top-tier leaders relaunch campaign ahead of November's midterm elections.

Fernández says coalition 'more united than ever' as he swears in ministers

20-09-2021 21:51 President Alberto Fernández swears in new ministers as he attempts to relaunch his government in the wake of last week's heavy PASO primaries loss.

Cabinet moves were decided by president, says Máximo Kirchner

20-09-2021 08:57 Cabinet reshuffle and other ministerial appointments based on decision of President Alberto Fernández, declares Máximo Kirchner. 

Kirchnerites reaping the whirlwind

18-09-2021 00:01 For there to be any chance of the country emerging relatively unscathed from the mess Cristina, with the help of easily bamboozled voters, has got it into, Alberto would have to start behaving like a genuine president.

by James Neilson

Sore losers

18-09-2021 00:01 The structural issues facing the Argentine political system are substantially more profound than the superficial and lightweight Alberto Fernández.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

President’s press secretary Biondi resigns after CFK criticism

17-09-2021 19:17 Communications & Press Secretary Juan Pablo Biondi resigns, less than a day after Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner accused him of carrying out “operations” in the media against her.

Government forecasts 33% inflation, 4% growth in 2022 Budget

17-09-2021 14:07 Economy Minister Martín Guzmán meets deadline, submitting Budget bill to Congress at the last possible moment in the dead of night, as crisis raged in the ruling coalition.