The belligerent, defiant, cynical ex-president Cristina Kirchner, who incited love and hate among Argentines, survived a firearm attack by a Brazilian on Thursday, which coincided with the final phase of her trial.
Describing the incident as “the most serious” since the democratic restoration, President Alberto Fernández said: “Cristina is still alive because technically, for some reason yet unconfirmed, the gun with five rounds did not explode despite being fired.” 1983 year.
Kirchner, 69, vice president since 2019 and twice president between 2007 and 2015, is accused of corruption when awarding public works contracts in his political birthplace, Santa Cruz (south).
The prosecution last week requested that he be sentenced to twelve years in prison, in addition to life political disqualification.
Next week, the defense of the defense will begin at the oral hearing, in which all twelve are charged.
Kirchner, who also presided over the Senate, defiantly responded with an enthusiastic speech in which Justice sought to exile him and persecute Peronism.
As an immediate effect, his followers gathered outside his home in the elegant Recoleta district of Buenos Aires.
And in the crowd waiting for him, there was the attacker, as every night.
Enjoying parliamentary privileges that would protect him in the event of a conviction, Kirchner was acquitted in several cases, although he still has five cases pending.
Key”
The couple, the widow of former president Néstor Kirchner (2003-2007), who died in 2010, were registered with the trademark “K”, a letter used by Argentines to refer to both the couple and their supporters, whether activists, judges or businessmen. . . .
Cristina married Néstor Kirchner while both were law students at the University of La Plata (60 km from Buenos Aires). Since then, they have shown themselves as an inseparable couple in private and public life.
They had two children: Máximo, a parliamentarian, and Florencia, a filmmaker away from politics.
“Since I met Néstor, we’ve never been apart, we’ve always been together,” says his autobiographical book “Best Regards”.
Since their college days, Peronist militants Néstor and Cristina Kirchner were held in detention for 17 days in January 1976, shortly before the coup that established the last military dictatorship (1976-83).
From this episode they focused on the law firm they founded in the city of Río Gallegos (south), which according to the former president’s report was very successful and gave them the basis of their wealth by buying more than 20 properties. Patagonia.
After the dictatorship, they began their political careers. Nestor was mayor of Río Gallegos and later governor of Santa Cruz. Cristina was a deputy and also a senator for the same state.
Ultimately, the two came to the presidency with a combined plan. “We considered the need to provide a virtuous political process to transform the country over time,” he explains in the book.
Protectionism, Left and Feminism
His government was characterized by protectionist policies and welfare programs, with numerous subsidies that boosted public spending.
It confronted powerful industries such as ranchers, major media and international financial institutions, but it also supported key business people.
He approached the leaders of the left who ruled Brazil, Ecuador, Bolivia and Venezuela in those years.
In particular, Cristina Kirchner affectionately evokes Fidel Castro and Hugo Chavez.
He also has a close relationship with Pope Francis, the former Archbishop of Buenos Aires.
Former president Mauricio Macri, a strong opponent for his successor, refused to attend the inauguration ceremony when he took office in December 2015.
During his tenure, Argentina became a pioneer in Latin America by enacting same-sex marriage and gender identity law.
As head of the Senate, he watched the passage of abortion law in 2020.
The daughter of a bus driver and housewife, Cristina Kirchner is the eldest of two sisters. She claims to have lower-middle-class roots, though she doesn’t hide her preference for luxury brands or her travel tastes.
source: Noticias
