News of president fernandez

Can international campaign get Cristina back on the ballot?

13-09-2026 00:56 Kirchnerism is pursuing an international campaign to overturn Cristina Fernández de Kirchner's ban on running for office, while keeping rivals within Peronism at bay.

by Nicolás Gonzalez

COURTS

Alberto Fernández, Fabiola Yáñez reported over alleged pandemic plane party

18-08-2026 14:45 Complaint against the former president and first lady was filed following report by LN+ news channel.

CORRUPTION & THE COURTS

Top court overturns Alberto Fernández’s indictment in insurance case

30-04-2026 08:52 Cassation ruling cites lack of evidence but case remains open and could be revisited; Judges lift asset freeze and travel ban, ex-president still faces abuse trial.

US-ARGENTINA RELATIONS

Milei heads to White House for political, economic lifeline

13-10-2025 17:17 Argentina's president is banking on a high-profile show of political and economic support from his US ally President Donald Trump ahead of key midterm elections.

CORRUPTION & THE COURTS

Ex-president Alberto Fernández indicted for corruption in insurance case

10-07-2025 19:14 Former president sent to trial; Judge Sebastián Casanello considers that there were “business transactions incompatible with public office,” concluding that the ex-president benefitted broker Héctor Martínez Sosa, the husband of his secretary.

POLITICS – ANALYSIS

Chronicle of a guilty sentence foretold

14-06-2025 06:34 There is an unwritten rule that the Supreme Court does not intervene in electoral processes. But something different happened here, forcing the tribunal to rule and accept it would be questioned for blocking one of Argentina’s most popular politicians from running. Internal rumblings of the highest political order as the triumvirate attempts to mask its fractures.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

POLITICS & COURTS

Cristina's key quotes – ex-president speaks out before Supreme Court ruling

10-06-2025 09:43 Key phrases from Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s public remarks on Monday night at the headquarters of the Partido Justicialista.

POLITICS & COURTS

Fernández de Kirchner calls on supporters to organise amid threat of arrest

10-06-2025 09:08 Former president declares in a speech to Peronist militants that she is the target of judicial persecution aimed at banning her from frontline politics.

COURTS

Alberto Fernández reiterates denial as court confirms gender violence trial

16-04-2025 10:56 Former president set for trial after indictment confirmed by appeals court; Ex-president alleged beat and threatened his ex-partner, former first lady Fabiola Yáñez; Veteran Peronist again denies charges against him.

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

Alberto Fernández: ‘Milei has the problem of being completely dogmatic’

23-02-2025 06:08 In the final part of a feature interview, former president Alberto Fernández discusses the insurance corruption allegations he faces in the courts, President Javier Milei, Peronism and his relationship with Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

ALLEGATIONS OF VIOLENCE

Ex-president Alberto Fernández sent to trial for beating former partner

17-02-2025 16:39 Federal Judge Julián Ercolini rules former president Alberto Fernández should stand trial for “minor injuries and serious injuries" suffered by his ex-partner, former first lady Fabiola Yáñez, along with "coercive threats."

COURTS

Alberto Fernández denies hitting ex-partner in court appearance

04-02-2025 22:32 Former president Alberto Fernández appears at Comodoro Py federal courthouse for questioning over domestic violence allegations made by his ex-partner, former first lady Fabiola Yáñez.

COURTS

Alberto Fernández appears in court to challenge judge

04-02-2025 08:16 Presenting himself before appeals court judge Roberto Boico, veteran Peronist ex-president Alberto Fernández appears in court to denounce Judge Julián Ercolini’s "manifest hostility" towards him in insurance corruption case.

COURTS

Alberto Fernández appears before judge in insurance fraud case

27-11-2024 17:36 Veteran Peronist leader appears in court as an indicted witness under framework of investigation into alleged corruption scheme involving contracting of state insurance policies.

GENDER VIOLENCE ALLEGATIONS

Ex-president Alberto Fernández called to testify in gender violence case

21-11-2024 18:45 Federal judge Julián Ercolini summons former president Alberto Fernández for questioning in the gender violence case involving former first lady Fabiola Yañez.