News of cfk

Presidential pilots say they flew suitcases to Santa Cruz during Kirchner years

18-06-2026 15:28 'Cuadernos' graft trial hears from pilots, who allege presidential planes were used for delivery of suitcases and materials.

POLITICS & COURTS

Court warns Cristina Fernández de Kirchner over supporters' rallies outside home

17-06-2026 15:50 Court warns former president over supporters' rallies outside her home and says she must comply with conditions of house arrest or face seeing restrictions tightened.

POLITICS & THE COURTS

After a year of Fernández de Kirchner's house arrest, the fallout endures

17-06-2026 15:41 A year on from the court ruling that confirmed her sentence, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner remains under house arrest and barred from holding public office. A look at status of the other court cases facing the former president and the ongoing dispute over the conduct of judges and prosecutors.

by Barbara Komarovsky

CORRUPTION & THE COURTS

Witness in 'Cuadernos' graft trial says Báez was Kirchner's 'trusted custodian'

09-06-2026 15:16 Financier turned whistleblower Leonardo Fariña tells court jailed businessman Lázaro Báez was close to Néstor Kirchner and benefited from an alleged public works corruption network.

POLITICS

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner gets her own pink palace

02-06-2026 17:00 Cristina Fernández de Kirchner may never return to Argentina’s pink presidential palace. But nearly a year after being barred for life from running for public office, her loyal fans brought the palace to her.

COURTS

Court orders seizure of Fernández de Kirchner's assets to repay state

24-04-2026 22:27 Appeals judges move to enforce US$500-million ruling in ‘Vialidad’ case, targeting properties linked to Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, her children and allied businessman Lázaro Báez.

CFK IN COURT

Fernández de Kirchner goes on attack as she appears in court for ‘Cuadernos’ trial

17-03-2026 12:42 Former president summoned for questioning in connection with ‘Cuadernos’ case; She delivers statement attacking President Milei, Judiciary, government, but refuses to answer questions.

CORRUPTION & THE COURTS

Prosecutors ask court to seize 140 properties belonging to CFK, Báez

12-02-2026 17:52 Prosecutors seek seizure of assets belonging to Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and Lázaro Báez, including the apartment where ex-president currently lives under house arrest; Safety deposit box in Florencia Kirchner’s name also included in request.

‘CUADERNOS’ GRAFT TRIAL

Fernández de Kirchner’s lawyers seek annulment of 'Cuadernos' graft mega-trial

03-02-2026 23:35 Defence lawyers representing former president request the annulment of the so-called ‘Cuadernos’ corruption mega-trial.

CFK ON MADURO OUSTER

Fernández de Kirchner: US ‘crossed a line’ with Maduro’s capture

05-01-2026 12:02 Former president posts strongly worded statement condemning Donald Trump’s decision to oust Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro and transfer him to the United States; Act of “absolute illegality and illegitimacy” violates international law, she argues.

EX-PRESIDENT’S HEALTH

Fernández de Kirchner rushed to hospital, has surgery for appendicitis

21-12-2025 08:08 Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, currently serving jail time under house arrest, rushed to Hospital Otamendi after suffering “appendicitis with localised peritonitis”; Ex-president has “no complications” after surgery, says medical report.

CORRUPTION & THE COURTS

Fernández de Kirchner was ‘main recipient’ of bribes, allege prosecutors

28-11-2025 07:45 Ex-president stands accused of heading an illicit association and co-authoring acts of passive bribery, allegedly involving hundreds of payments from businesspeople seeking public works contracts.

CORRUPTION & THE COURTS

Court revisits driver’s bribery testimony in ‘Cuadernos’ corruption trial

21-11-2025 12:44 Testimony from a chauffeur at heart of probe and a former public works secretary intensifies pressure on Cristina Fernández de Kirchner as bribery case accelerates.

CORRUPTION & THE COURTS

Court orders US$500-million asset seizure in ‘Vialidad’ corruption case

19-11-2025 23:30 Judges move to execute confiscation of more than 120 properties tied to Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and others convicted in case; Supreme Court upheld ex-president’s conviction and updated the value of illicit gains.

CORRUPTION & THE COURTS

‘Cuadernos’: Argentina’s biggest-ever corruption case gets underway

06-11-2025 18:55 Cristina Fernández de Kirchner among accused in Argentina’s 'biggest ever' corruption case; In total, 87 defendants in dock for trial into alleged bribery and kickbacks; Ex-president says “show” is designed to attract attention away from economic crisis.

CRISTINA & THE COURTS

Fernández de Kirchner on 'Cuadernos' trial: ‘A new court show at Comodoro Py’

06-11-2025 17:35 Former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner says the accusations against her in a massive corruption trial are a "judicial operetta" designed to deflect attention away from Argentina's troubles.

POLITICS – ANALYSIS

What to do with a problem like Cristina?

04-11-2025 13:58 For a decade now, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and those aligned with her have been — fairly or unfairly — a negative symbol for a majority of society. Just as there is a hard core who respect or idolise her, there are broad sectors who would never again vote for any candidate backed by her.

by Gustavo González

CORRUPTION & THE COURTS

‘Longest court investigation in Argentine history’ finally sees trial

03-11-2025 18:17 ‘Cuadernos’ graft trial against Fernández de Kirchner, 86 others, set to begin Thursday; Prosecutor calls it the “longest corruption investigation in Argentine history.”

POLITICS

Fernández de Kirchner blames Kicillof for election loss to Milei

02-11-2025 18:00 Former president blames Buenos Aires Province Governor Axel Kicillof for bruising loss in midterm elections – the clearest sign yet that the Peronist movement is plagued again by infighting.

CFK ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT

Fernández de Kirchner’s would-be assassin given 10-year jail term

08-10-2025 15:16 Fernando Sabag Montiel sentenced to 10 years in prison for the failed attempt to assassinate former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner. His former girlfriend, Brenda Uliarte, received an eight-year sentence for her role in the attack. The third accused, Nicolás Gabriel Carrizo, was acquitted.

Politics

Kicillof meets Fernández de Kirchner in show of unity

02-10-2025 08:13 Governor visits ex-president at home in Constitución as opposition seeks to project unity; After four months without contact, duo meet under house arrest to discuss strategy.

CORRUPTION & THE COURTS

'Cuadernos' of corruption: A look at the entrepreneurs in the dock

18-09-2025 07:42 A couple of months away from the start of Argentina’s biggest-ever corruption trial, the “Cuadernos de las Coimas” case currently involves 74 defendants and 626 witnesses.

CORRUPTION & THE COURTS

Defendants offer millions to avoid trial in ‘Cuadernos’ graft case

17-09-2025 16:44 Business leaders offer more than US$1 billion in cash, properties and other items to avoid standing trial but run into resistance from lead prosecutor; Mega-corruption trial probing alleged bribery and kickbacks at Federal Planning Ministry under Kirchner governments due to kick off November 6.

ELECTION 2025: ANALYSIS

Kicillof cements role, can now eye 2027 presidential run

08-09-2025 01:07 Governor took the risk of pursuing an unprecedented path of autonomy – his decision to decouple the provincial elections leaves him strengthened.

CORRUPTION & THE COURTS

‘Cuadernos’ case: Forensic experts confirm graft log was written by driver

19-08-2025 20:57 Calligraphic analysis by Gendarmerie forensic experts shows that same person wrote notebooks allegedly detailing huge corruption scheme, but can not establish authorship of subsequent changes and deletions.

elections 2025

Peronism closes ranks in Buenos Aires Province, launches ‘Fuerza Patria’

10-07-2025 17:05 Kicillof, Massa, and Máximo seal express alliance for the September 7 legislative election; Deputy Governor Verónica Magario rumoured to be leading key ticket in third electoral district.

ANALYSIS

Lula hugs it out with Milei, but saves warm embrace for Fernández de Kirchner

03-07-2025 18:43 The sharp divides roiling Latin American politics were visible in a pair of hugs.

CRISTINA & THE COURTS

Brazil's Lula pledges 'solidarity' as he visits house-confined Fernández de Kirchner

03-07-2025 18:34 Former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, condemned to house arrest as she serves a six-year jail term for corruption-related offences, hosts Brazil’s Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva at her apartment in Buenos Aires.

POLITICS & COURTS

Court approves Lula’s visit to house-bound Fernández de Kirchner

02-07-2025 14:11 Federal judge approves Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s request for Brazil’s leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to visit her in Buenos Aires while she’s under house arrest.

CRISTINA & THE COURTS

Fernández de Kirchner seeks permission for Lula visit under house arrest

01-07-2025 21:43 Cristina Fernández de Kirchner requests permission to host Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva for a visit while serving her six-year jail term under house arrest.

Campaign comments

Midterms in midyear

28-06-2025 07:24 Given the total inability of the protagonists in Buenos Aires Province to get their act together, the midterms still four months away are looking more like candidates for “It’s the economy, stupid” than ever.

by Michael Soltys

CRISTINA & THE COURTS

Court says Fernández de Kirchner’s allies need authorisation to visit

26-06-2025 19:05 Kirchnerite legislators must seek authorisation from defence lawyers to visit Cristina Fernández de Kirchner in house arrest, rules court.

Editorial

Liberty not advancing for everybody

21-06-2025 06:37 Confirmation of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s prison sentence has gifted an increasingly divided Peronism a cause around which to rally in unity, but in the long term this cause may only serve to deepen the divisions.

Campaign comments

Begin the begin

21-06-2025 06:28 Cristina Fernández de Kirchner is paradoxically sidelined and occupying centre stage at the same time. With her exclusion from any electoral candidacy, the campaign effectively starts again.

by Michael Soltys

Dmitry Feoktistov Interview

Russia’s relationship with Milei government is ‘frozen,’ says ambassador

21-06-2025 06:26 Russian Ambassador to Argentina Dmitry Feoktistov expresses "optimism" over the future of the bilateral relationship, marked by the government’s U-turn over Ukraine, but admits relations are on ice. "The ball is in their court," he says in an exclusive interview.

by Cecilia Degl'Innocenti

ANALYSING ARGENTINA

Will Milei be haunted by the ghost of Cristina?

21-06-2025 06:07 The arrest and jailing of a political opponent may be good news for incumbents in the short term, but nothing good results in the medium to long term.

by Marcelo J. García

POLITICS – ANALYSIS

Dissidence will be treated as treason

21-06-2025 05:59 A leader as experienced as Cristina Fernández de Kirchner knows there is no time to waste, as the window of opportunity could quickly close.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

POLITICS

Fernández de Kirchner claims police are attempting to provoke supporters

20-06-2025 22:47 Former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, confined to house arrest as she serves a six-year jail term, urges supporters not to gather as police deploy near her apartment.

CRISTINA & THE COURTS

Cristina, wherefore art thou? Argentina on (permanent) CFK balcony watch

19-06-2025 21:41 Cristina Fernández de Kirchner will be allowed to go out onto the balcony of her apartment while serving house arrest for corruption, the court enforcing the sentence confirmed on Thursday.

CFK GRAFT CONVICTION

'We will return,' Fernández de Kirchner tells crowd in Plaza de Mayo

18-06-2025 17:08 Former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner told her followers in the Plaza de Mayo on Wednesday that "we will return" as she began her first full day in detention.

'Vialidad' corruption case

House arrest for CFK – 10 keys from the court ruling

18-06-2025 16:51 Key points from the resolution authorising Cristina Fernández de Kirchner to serve out her six-year prison sentence at home in the Constitución neighbourhood of Buenos Aires.

'ARGENTINA WITH CRISTINA'

Tens of thousands rally in support of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner

18-06-2025 16:02 Peronist, Kirchnerite groups rally for 'Argentina with Cristina' march; Mass protest outside Government House follows Supreme Court ruling confirming corruption sentence.

'ARGENTINA WITH CRISTINA'

Fernández de Kirchner’s supporters march in Buenos Aires

18-06-2025 13:31 Protesters denounce conviction ordering former president to serve six-year jail term and enforcing lifetime ban on public office; Former president granted house arrest by courts.

CRISTINA & THE COURTS

Fernández de Kirchner sentenced to house arrest in graft case

17-06-2025 23:29 Former president will need to wear an electric monitoring device, as well as provide the court a list of her family members, security, doctors and lawyers who will be allowed to visit her at the property.

CRISTINA & THE COURTS

Court rules Fernández de Kirchner will serve six-year prison term at home

17-06-2025 16:07 Judge grants Cristina Fernández de Kirchner permission to serve her jail term at her apartment in Constitución neighbourhood of Buenos Aires; Former president must wear electronic ankle bracelet during her detention.

CRISTINA & THE COURTS

Fernández de Kirchner granted house arrest, claims lawyer

17-06-2025 14:18 Lawyer Gregorio Dalbón says former president has been granted permission to serve her six-year jail term for corruption at her residence in Buenos Aires, despite the objections of prosecutors.

THE KIRCHNER FAMILY

Máximo and Florencia in spotlight – Kirchner kids make preparations for mother’s lengthy detention

16-06-2025 17:44 Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s children are back in the spotlight after confirmation of the ex-president’s corruption conviction – Máximo speaks and appears publicly after radio silence, but Florencia is the one who will host her mother in the years to come.

by Pablo Varela

POLITICS

‘Argentina with Cristina’ – Allies to join CFK at federal court surrender

16-06-2025 17:15 Kirchnerite, Peronist factions to mobilise for march on Comodoro Py federal courthouse after Supreme Court upholds six-year prison sentence and political ban for corruption charges.

POLITICS

CFK's supporters keep vigil over threat of prison

14-06-2025 23:38 Hundreds gather outside the Supreme Court in Buenos Aires in show of support for Cristina Fernández de Kirchner after her conviction.