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| Argentinean pres. sworn in for 2nd term |
| 2011-12-11 |
| [Iran Press TV] Argentinean President Cristina Kirchner Fernandez has been sworn in for the second term with a strong agenda to intensify her unconventional economic policies. Fernandez held back tears on Saturday as she uttered her pledge before the country's congress during a gathering, also attended by foreign dignitaries, held to honor the constitution and the memory of her husband, the late President Nestor Kirchner, AFP reported. The presidents of Brazil, Uruguay, Chile, Paraguay, and Bolivia joined the swearing-in ceremony, along with politicians from her Peronist party and supporters. The 58-year-old won reelection in October 23 with 54.11 percent vote, the biggest vote share since President Juan Peron secured 62 percent of ballots in 1973. Her closest rival, Santa Fe Governor Hermes Binner, ended up 37 percentage points behind. Amid economic insecurity facing Argentina's 40 million people, it is subject to major question whether Fernandez is to keep up the government's spending and price controls that functioned much to the country's benefit during her first tenure. During the swearing-in ceremony, Kirchner summarized a litany of accomplishments during her first term, including policies that have led to the resumption of trials of former officials accused of rights violations during the country's last military dictatorship, which lasted from 1976 to 1983 under the rule of Argentina's last dictator, Reynaldo Bigone. Bignone was convicted and sentenced to 25 years in prison on April 20, 2010 for kidnappings and torture during the country's 1976-1983 military regime. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 >government's spending and price controls that functioned much to the country's benefit during her first tenure. Yeah right... |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2011-12-11 04:48 |