News of cristina

President warns UN leaders of threat from political violence

20-09-2022 22:21 Alberto Fernández addresses attempted assassination of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner on world stage for first time, as he calls for greater global solidarity on efforts to tackle political violence and food insecurity.

Fernández de Kirchner's defence team attacks 'lies' in corruption trial

20-09-2022 17:28 Lawyers for vice-president accuse Prosecutors Diego Luciani and Sergio Mola of “blatantly lying” in graft case probing alleged public works corruption during Fernández de Kirchner’s time in office.

What do the Kirchnerites think of Massa?

16-09-2022 16:13 Why is Economy Minister Sergio Massa allowed to do what Martín Guzmán wasn’t? And furthermore, is the ex-Tigre mayor doing enough?

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Poll finds one in two believe CFK assassination attempt was fabricated

15-09-2022 23:43 Survey of 1,700 individuals finds that 58.4% of respondents believe failed shooting attempt in Recoleta to be “an invented fact.”

The crime of the precarious

15-09-2022 01:19 The attempt on Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s life warranting repudiation throws light on the structural backdrop of the excluded in this country.

by Eduardo Fidanza

Third person arrested in Fernández de Kirchner assassination probe

13-09-2022 21:19 Investigation into failed shooting attack on Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner takes another turn as a third individual – named in local media as Agustina Díaz, a friend of the assailant's partner Brenda Uliarte – is taken into custody by police.

Fake news and the real thing

10-09-2022 02:57 Just as the trial of the junta dictators served as a catalyst to unify a newly democratic society, so the shock of the assassination attempt could have been a golden opportunity to consign polarisation to the past.

by Michael Soltys

Something is knocking on the door

10-09-2022 02:00 As was to be expected, the government wasted no time in trying to take advantage of what had happened last week outside Cristina Fernández de Kirchner's apartment building in Recoleta.

by James Neilson

The problem is not other people, but us

09-09-2022 10:48 Following the attack on Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, the only thing on which both sides agree is that the blame belongs to the discourse of hatred which the other side foment.

by Gustavo González

Investigators probe CFK attacker's potential links to far-right groups

09-09-2022 10:33 Judge María Eugenia Capuchetti and Prosecutor Carlos Rívolo have made arrests, continued to gather information, and come to the conclusion that the attempted attack was premeditated and potentially carried out by a larger group and not a “lone wolf.”

Judge: Attacker and girlfriend 'planned' attempted hit on CFK

08-09-2022 03:11 Fernando Sabag Montiel, and his girlfriend, Brenda Uliarte, planned the attack on Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, according to preliminary charges filed by judge probing the case.

Investigators find images showing CFK attacker, girlfriend posing with gun

06-09-2022 17:53 Investigators uncover images of suspected attacker, Fernando André Sabag Montiel, and his girlfriend, Brenda Uliarte, posing with what they believe is the weapon used in failed shooting attack.

Police confirm arrest of girlfriend of Fernández de Kirchner's attacker

05-09-2022 08:17 Fernández de Kirchner's lawyer Gregorio Dalbón says he's sure attacker Fernando André Sabag Montiel "didn't act alone," as police confirm arrest of his 23-year-old girlfriend Brenda Uliarte.

Investigators fear crucial info on CFK attacker's mobile phone may be lost

04-09-2022 18:36 Multiple reports suggest attacker's mobile phone has been reset to factory mode, potentially putting at risk vital information; Sources say no fingerprints were found on the Bersa Thunder .32-calibre gun allegedly used by Sabag Montiel in the attack due to melee that followed attempted shooting.

‘Stop the hate’ – pro-CFK supporters take to streets after attack

02-09-2022 19:30 The emblematic Plaza de Mayo in Buenos Aires was filled with demonstrators on Friday as huge crowds repudiated the attack on Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.

Police find ammunition at suspect’s home, Fernández de Kirchner testifies

02-09-2022 19:17 Brazilian-born suspect’s home was raided by police on Friday; Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, who was unharmed in attack, visited by the judge and prosecutor.

Stunned Argentines condemn shocking shooting attempt

02-09-2022 11:12 Large demonstrations called for midday Friday across Argentina in repudiation of the failed assassination attempt on Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner's life.

Images of the historic attempt on Fernández de Kirchner's life

02-09-2022 10:27 A man attempted to shoot Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner near her home in Buenos Aires on Thursday, a shocking incident that President Alberto Fernández described as "most serious event that has happened since" Argentina restored democracy in 1983.

President Fernández decrees national holiday after failed attack on Veep

02-09-2022 00:47 President Alberto Fernández declared Thursday night that the suspected assassination attempt against Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner is "the most serious" since Argentina recovered democracy in 1983.

Maduro, Lula, Evo Morales condemn attack on former president

02-09-2022 00:17 Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro "energetically" rejects "attack" against Cristina Fernández de Kirchner; Reactions flood in from United States, Bolivia and Brazil.