Argentine president
backs wife as candidate
Argentine President
Nestor Kirchner has
declined to stand for
re-election and is
instead backing his wife
as candidate in the
upcoming presidential
election, Cabinet Chief
Alberto Fernandez said
Monday.
Senator Cristina
Fernandez de Kirchner's
formal launch as
candidate will take
place in La Plata, the
capital of Buenos Aires
province, on July 19.
Fernandez described
Cristina as "a woman of
spectacular
intelligence, with a
great capacity for work
and extremely honest."
He said Cristina would
be a great president as
several of the most
important decisions
taken by the government
were her idea.
President Kirchner, who
has 60 percent of voter
intentions and
75-percent voter
approval, could easily
be a candidate for the
election, but he has
decided that it is a
good time to refresh
Argentine politics,
Fernandez added.
Fernandez said the
outgoing president
received the nation in a
terrible state and
leaves it as a nation
that is growing.
Argentina is scheduled
to hold presidential
elections on Oct. 28 and
a new president will
take office on Dec. 10. |
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