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January 8, 2025

Is a Comeback in the Cards for Argentina’s CFK?

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, who was Argentina’s president from 2007 to 2015, assumed the presidency of the Judicialist Party last month. // File Photo: @CFKArgentina via X.

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Nicolás Saldías, senior analyst at the Economist Intelligence Unit: “Despite many attempts, the Peronist movement remains tethered to former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner. Her political survival is striking, as she was convicted of corruption in the ‘Vialidad’ case in December 2023, a ruling that the appeal courts recently upheld. She is facing new trials related to the ‘Hotesur-Los Sauces’ and the ‘Cuadernos’ scandals. There is also the pending case regarding the controversial signing of the Memorandum with Iran in 2013. Her claims that the trials are part of a wider conspiracy to prevent her from power is a narrative supported by her loyal base and has helped her maintain…”

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