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☆ Pope says Argentina government wanted 'my head' when he was in Buenos Aires
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-09 | by ( Philip Pullella | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

VATICAN CITY, May 9 (Reuters) - Pope Francis said that when he was archbishop of Buenos Aires more than a decade ago, the Argentine government wanted "to cut my head off" by backing false accusations that he had collaborated with the military dictatorship of the 1970s. Francis has always denied this and when he was elected pope, Jalics issued a statement saying the arrest was not the future pope's fault. In 2010, by which time the future pope had become archbishop of Buenos Aires, he testified before a three-judge panel investigating the period of dictatorship. The pope did not give details but as archbishop of Buenos Aires, he had an often rocky relationship with the government of President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, who served in that role from 2007-2015. She accused him of taking sides politically, mostly during his visits to Buenos Aires shanty towns, and once avoided him by shunning a traditional Mass in the Argentine capital.

☆ Argentine President Fernandez pulls out of 2023 election
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-21 | by ( Lucila Sigal | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BUENOS AIRES, April 21 (Reuters) - Argentine President Alberto Fernandez will not run in the country's October general election, the center-left leader announced on Friday, throwing open a race to lead the Peronist coalition at the ballot amid swirling economic crisis. Pressure had been building for a decision from the leftist wing commanded by powerful Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, who served as president from 2007-2015 and has at times been at loggerheads with Fernandez, no relation. "On the negative side, with him becoming an outgoing president so early, it could make it difficult to manage until the end of the mandate." Mauricio Macri, the leader of the main center-right opposition party and president from 2015 to 2019, said last month he would not run for presidency either. Vice President Fernandez de Kirchner has also ruled herself out.

☆ Around the world, charges are no barrier to high office
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-04 | by ( Caolán Magee | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

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☆ In homeland of Pope Francis, long absence prompts prayers for return
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-09 | by ( Lucila Sigal | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

[1/4] Catholic faithfuls pray during a mass at the Basilica San Jose de Flores, where Pope Francis used to attend in his childhood, in Buenos Aires, Argentina March 6, 2023. Some in Argentina claim Pope Francis as a Peronist, part of the powerful political movement forged by Juan Domingo Perón in the 1940s based on social justice values. She accused him of taking sides politically and once avoided him by shunning a traditional Mass in Buenos Aires. "We shouldn't rule out the possibility that (the pope) is concerned his presence will sharpen the political divide," De Vedia said. Bergoglio, he pointed out, had gained the nickname "Papa villero" - Pope of the villas - due to his closeness with the people.

☆ Buenos Aires opposition mayor Larreta set to join election race
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-22 | by ( Jorge Otaola | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BUENOS AIRES, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Horacio Rodríguez Larreta, mayor of Argentine capital Buenos Aires, is set to announce his 2023 presidential election bid, a spokesman for the conservative opposition politician said on Wednesday, as a fragmented field of runners starts to emerge. Larreta, a 57-year-old economist who has led the city since 2015, will seek to represent the main Together for Change opposition coalition, where he faces likely internal competition from former Minister of Security Patricia Bullrich. The conservative coalition internal race will likely see Larreta take on Bullrich who has long signaled she will be a candidate, as well as former Buenos Aires provincial governor Maria Eugenia Vidal and politician Elisa Carrió. Argentine President Alberto Fernández has said he wants to seek re-election, while powerful former president and current Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner ruled out being a candidate late last year, though could pull off a surprise. Reporting by Jorge Otaola; Writing by Maximilian Heath; Editing by Sharon SingletonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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☆ Cristina Fernández de Kirchner: Argentina's vice president sentenced to six years in prison for corruption, will not run for office
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-07 | by ( Sahar Akbarzai Emilia Delfino | Sahar Akbarzai | Emilia Delfino | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A court in Argentina on Tuesday sentenced the country’s vice president, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, to six years in prison and disqualified her from holding public office again after finding her guilty of corruption during her earlier terms as President. Fernández de Kirchner has temporary immunity due to her current role so will not immediately go to jail, and can appeal. The former President awarded “80% of the national public road works in Santa Cruz in favor of Báez companies between 2003 and 2015,” according to Telam, Argentina’s state-run news agency. Baez was also sentenced to six years in prison, as were former secretary of public works, José López, and the former director of national roads, Néstor Periotti, for their involvement in the alleged scheme. Lopez and Periotti have also been disqualified from holding public office again, Telam reported.

☆ Argentina court hands VP Cristina Kirchner 6-year jail term in graft case
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-06 | by ( Nicolás Misculin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The powerful vice president will not face immediate prison time and is also expected to appeal the sentence, with the case likely to spend years winding through higher courts. Fernandez de Kirchner served as president for two terms between 2007 and 2015 and commands rock-star crowds of supporters. She faced charges of alleged corruption in the awarding of public works during her presidency. Defenders of the vice president maintain she was a victim of judicial persecution. Lawyers said that Fernandez de Kirchner would not go to jail any time soon because she has immunity while serving as vice president.

☆ Argentine court sentences VP Fernandez de Kirchner to 6 years in prison in graft case
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

BUENOS AIRES, Dec 6 (Reuters) - An Argentine federal court on Tuesday found Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner guilty of corruption in a case related to public works in a highly-charged legal case that has rattled the country. The court convicted Fernandez de Kirchner to 6 years in prison, though she is unlikely to serve any prison time soon as she has immunity from her government roles and is expected to launch a lengthy appeals process that could take years. Reporting by Nicolas Misculin; Writing by Anthony EspositoOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Leader of the Madres de Plaza de Mayo in Argentina dies at 93
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-21 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Hebe de Bonafini, who became a human rights campaigner when her two sons were arrested and disappeared under Argentina’s military dictatorship, died Sunday, her family and authorities reported. She became president two years later and led the more radical of two factions of the organization until her death. Both had been members of leftist militant groups, one of them armed, de Bonafini later said. But they began gathering every Thursday, walking counterclockwise around a clocktower in the center of the plaza. Her defense of Kirchner and his wife and successor, Cristina Fernández, sometimes led to friction with other human rights groups who had criticized some of the leftist administration’s policies.

☆ Hebe de Bonafini, the mother who defied Argentina's dictatorship, dies at 93
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-20 | by ( Hernan Nessi | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BUENOS AIRES, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Hebe de Bonafini, the iconic co-founder of Argentina's Mothers of Plaza de Mayo and a staunch fighter against the human rights violations committed during the country's military dictatorship in the 1970s and 1980s, died on Sunday at the age of 93. Bonafini became one of Argentina's most famous human rights activists when she and 13 other women began searching for their children who were kidnapped by security forces during the dictatorship. Argentina's Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner lamented Bonafini's passing on Twitter and the government called for three days of national mourning. "Dearest Hebe, Mother of Plaza de Mayo, you are a world symbol of the fight for Human Rights, and a pride of Argentina," Fernandez de Kirchner wrote. "As founder of the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo, she shed light in the middle of the dark night of the military dictatorship."

☆ Analysis: Argentina's embattled left hopes for Lula bump. That looks a long shot
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( Nicolás Misculin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

President Fernandez, powerful Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and Economy Minister Sergio Massa, all languish on around 30% positive image, according to an October survey by pollster Ricardo Rouvier & Associates. I don't think this will change the electoral scenario in Argentina at all," political analyst Sergio Berensztein told Reuters. Lula, after his win, wore a cap in support of VP Fernandez de Kirchner. President Fernandez meanwhile said Lula would make his first overseas visit to Argentina once in office, a reversal from cool ties under Bolsonaro between the trade partners. "I think this has more to do with politicians' views than the real effect of the election on actual people," he said.

☆ Cops on Brazil's campaign trail call for backup as violence spikes
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Gabriel Stargardter | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +10 min

They asked the top Federal Police officers in each state to reinforce Lula campaign events with bulletproof cars, tactical teams, drones and intelligence reports. Some of them have responded by stockpiling guns and lashing out at leftists during a tense campaign marred by high-profile cases of violence. Ten years of troubles have resulted in stark political polarization - embodied by Lula and Bolsonaro - that has become increasingly menacing on the campaign trail. BOLSONARO STRONGHOLDSThe Federal Police have also sought to open two other criminal probes over threats to Lula, according to the source. Lula has just 27% support in Santa Catarina, against 49% for Bolsonaro, according to the latest survey by pollster Ipec.

☆ Analysis: In Latin America, democracies shaken ahead of key elections
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( David Alire Garcia | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

Latin America's political arena has intensified with fallout from the pandemic, war in Ukraine, spiraling inflation plus fears of global recession. Those hardships have all hit voters' wallets in one of the world's most unequal regions, driving deeper political wedges ahead of key elections and in some countries threatening democracy itself. In long-dysfunctional Peru, leftist President Pedro Castillo, who took office just over a year ago, is battling a corruption probe amid plummeting approval ratings. read moreYet Bukele remains very popular, with an approval rating of 85% according to an August CID Gallup poll. "El Salvador is a dictatorship, a populist, beloved dictatorship, but it's a dictatorship," said Guatemalan-American novelist Francisco Goldman.

☆ Moartea lui Diego Maradona a îndoliat lumea fotbalului internaţional. Jucătorii de pretutindeni îi aduc omagii, iar în Argentina vor fi decretate trei zile de doliu
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-26 | by ( Diana Severin | ) www.zdg.md time to read: +6 min

Vestea decesului lui Diego Maradona a făcut înconjurul lumii în numai câteva minute, iar toată suflarea fotbalistică a izbucnit în lacrimi. Lumea întreagă a rămas înmărmurită la auzul veștii că legenda fotbalului Diego Armando Maradona a încetat din viață. Și dacă primul a fost controversat, cel de-al doilea a fost absolut genial și a primit pe bună dreptate titlul de golul secolului. Diego Maradona și Leo MessiŞi fotbalul românesc a resimţit şocul morţii lui Diego Maradona. Legenda fotbalului argentinian și mondial, Diego Armando Maradona, a murit miercuri la vârsta de 60 de ani, în urma unui infarct.

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„În urma morţii lui Diego Armando Maradona, preşedintele va decreta trei zile de doliu naţional, de astăzi”, se arată într-un comunicat al Preşedinţiei Argentinei. Ne va fi dor de tine toată viaţa”, a scris Alberto Fernandez, care a publicat şi o fotografie în care se îmbrăţişează cu fostul fotbalist. La rândul său, fostul preşedinte al statului, actual vicepreşedinte, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, şi-a exprimat tristeţea faţă de moartea marelui fotbalist argentinian. O îmbrăţişare mare pentru rude şi pentru cei dragi”, a scris Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner pe contul său de Twitter. Amintim că marele fotbalist Diego Maradona a decedat ieri, 25 noiembrie după ce a suferit un atac de cord.

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☆ În Argentina vor fi decretate trei zile de doliu după moartea legendarului Diego Maradona
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-25 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

În Argentina vor fi decretate trei zile de doliu după moartea legendarului Diego Maradona, scrie EFE, citată de Agerpres. „În urma morţii lui Diego Armando Maradona, preşedintele va decreta trei zile de doliu naţional, de astăzi”, se arată într-un comunicat al Preşedinţiei Argentinei. Ne va fi dor de tine toată viaţa”, a scris Alberto Fernandez, care a publicat şi o fotografie în care se îmbrăţişează cu fostul fotbalist. La rândul său, fostul preşedinte al statului, actual vicepreşedinte, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, şi-a exprimat tristeţea faţă de moartea marelui fotbalist argentinian. O îmbrăţişare mare pentru rude şi pentru cei dragi”, a scris Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner pe contul său de Twitter.

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