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Ex-president Alberto Fernández indicted for corruption in insurance case

Yesterday 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.

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.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CLAIMS

Alberto Fernández’s ex-private secretary says Yáñez is ‘a victim’

22-08-2024 20:44 Testimony from María Cantero, Alberto Fernández’s private secretary of 35 years, complicates ex-president’s defence against gender violence allegations; Witness confirms that leaked WhatsApp chat messages with former first lady Fabiola Yáñez are real but says she never witnessed any acts of violence by veteran Peronist leader.

POLITICS – ANALYSIS

The excommunication of Alberto Fernández

17-08-2024 06:35 In Argentina’s hazy political ecosystem, there should be little doubt that bad actors are always present behind the scenes.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

GENDER VIOLENCE ALLEGATIONS

Charges sought against ex-president Alberto Fernández after battery claims

14-08-2024 23:30 Prosecutors on Wednesday sought the indictment of former president Alberto Fernández for "injuries" and "threats" alleged by his ex-partner Fabiola Yáñez.

GENDER VIOLENCE ALLEGATIONS

Yáñez details Fernández gender violence claims in four-hour testimony

13-08-2024 18:24 Former first lady Fabiola Yáñez testifies for four hours before prosecutor as she details physical and psychological violence allegations against her ex-partner, former president Alberto Fernández.

GENDER VIOLENCE ALLEGATIONS

Yáñez accuses ex-president Fernández of threats, harassment, abuse

12-08-2024 15:13 Former first lady Fabiola Yáñez confirms gender violence allegations against ex-president Alberto Fernández with a 20-page court writ denouncing serious injuries and abuse of authority.

POLITICS – ANALYSIS

Who covered up for Alberto Fernández?

12-08-2024 12:55 Social astonishment is multiplying in the face of the brazen hand-washing of leaders and ex-officials of the former Frente de Todos administration.

by Javier Calvo

GENDER VIOLENCE ALLEGATIONS

Yáñez set to expand on Fernández gender violence testimony

12-08-2024 11:36 Former first lady appoints new defence lawyer and thanks those sending messages of solidarity after gender violence complaint; Ex-president again denies allegations in conversation with journalist.

GENDER VIOLENCE ALLEGATIONS

Fabiola Yáñez confirms violence allegations against Fernández in interview

11-08-2024 11:10 "I'm afraid," declares former first lady Fabiola Yáñez in interview with Infobae confirming gender violence allegations against ex-president Alberto Fernandez.

POLITICS

Milei’s political rivals are rocked by a domestic abuse scandal

09-08-2024 16:44 Analysts say domestic abuse allegations against President Javier Milei’s predecessor boost libertarian leader’s popularity.

ALLEGATIONS AGAINST FORMER PRESIDENT

Fernández condemned after leak of images showing injuries suffered by Yáñez

09-08-2024 12:06 Gender violence allegations against ex-president take explosive turn as images showing shocking injuries suffered by his ex-partner and former first lady are published by media outlets.

SCANDAL EXPLODES

Fabiola Yáñez formally accuses ex-president Alberto Fernández of gender violence

08-08-2024 17:34 Scandal explodes as Fabiola Yáñez, the ex-partner of former president Alberto Fernández, files a complaint against the veteran Peronist leader for allegedly beating her during his time in office.

POLITICS

Step-by-step: Javier Milei’s inauguration as president of Argentina

07-12-2023 07:08 Argentina’s new leader will be proclaimed president in Congress, but has chosen to deliver his inaugural address from the steps of Congress before his supporters.

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

President Alberto Fernández: ‘Milei should give Macri as wide a berth as possible’

01-12-2023 15:04 Just days after meeting with his successor, Argentina’s outgoing president sits down to reflect on his four years of government, the challenges he faced and why he believes Javier Milei won last month’s run-off.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

CRIME & SECURITY

President Fernández denounces 'threats' against him in interview

27-11-2023 13:50 President Alberto Fernandez says he has subjected to threats while travelling in the state helicopter.

ELECTION 2023: FALL-OUT

Milei says no transition meeting planned as Massa decides to stay on

20-11-2023 18:39 Javier Milei says that "there is no meeting planned" with President Alberto Fernández and says responsibility for period until December 10 inauguration lies with head of state and Sergio Massa, who decides to stay on as economy minister.

POLITICAL AND FINANCIAL UNREST

Recriminations fly as peso flounders ahead of vote

11-10-2023 21:55 President Alberto Fernández files a criminal complaint for "public intimidation" against Javier Milei, blaming the libertarian for the peso's weakening on informal markets.

Election 2023

President denounces Milei for fuelling run on currency

11-10-2023 21:39 President Alberto Fernández confirms he has reported La Libertad Avanza leader Javier Milei and libertarian City mayoral candidate Ramiro Marra to authorities for prompting run on currency.

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Supreme Court finally closes pandemic-era ‘Fiesta de Olivos’ case

05-10-2023 17:04 Court case investigating criminal wrongdoing related to Fabiola Yáñez’s 39th birthday party during the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown shut down; President Alberto Fernández and his partner let off as NGO’s bid to keep the case open knocked back.

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

Florencio Randazzo: ‘If Milei is so awful, you should ask the politicians what happened’

23-09-2023 05:55 Florencio Randazzo, vice-presidential candidate for Hacemos por Nuestro País, on why he is “ashamed” of the current government, how the main coalitions benefit from polarisation and why Javier Milei’s rhetoric isn’t so irrational.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

POLITICS

Former presidential advisor Antonio Aracre indicted for alleged sexual abuse

11-09-2023 17:02 Antonio Aracre, ex-CEO of Syngenta agricultural firm and former chief advisor to President Alberto Fernández, indicted for alleged sexual abuse of 17-year-old.

INTERVIEW WITH PRESIDENT

Alberto Fernández: ‘I’d like to have better relations with Cristina’

24-08-2023 18:14 In an interview, Argentina’s president speaks about the country's potential incorporation into the BRICS bloc of emerging market economies and addresses the election and his role in it, assuring: “Milei is Macri and Macri is Milei.”

by Jorge Fontevecchia

POLITICS

President Alberto Fernández's last months in office

16-08-2023 08:01 Entering the last stretch of his government, far away from the campaign trail, Alberto Fernández has lost his control of his administration. How the president is passing the time and what awaits him in his final months in office.

by Juan Luis González