Argentina’s Christina Fernandez bids farewell as president

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Argentina’s Christina Fernandez bids farewell as president



BUENOS AIRES: -- Outgoing Argentine president Christina Fernandez de Kirchner urged her supporters not to let her legacy be destroyed as she bid farewell during a rally in Buenos Aires.

It marked an emotional end for some of 12 years of leftist populism under Fernandez and her later husband and predecessor Nestor Kirchner.

On Thursday, conservative Mauricio Macri, who won a run-off election last month, will be sworn in as president.

Fernandez is revered by many Argentinians for expanding welfare benefits, nationalising some companies and introducing new civil rights like gay marriage.

Her critics say she she created a handout culture and choked Latin America’s third largest economy with interventionist policies.

Macri says he will remove state controls on the economy and conduct more ‘orthodox policies’.


-- (c) Copyright Euronews 2015-12-10

[canopus1969]

A nasty spiteful lady, Argentina will be glad to see the back of her

[bangon04]

A nasty spiteful lady, Argentina will be glad to see the back of her

and so humble and modest when talking about her "legacy"

[lineofentry]

Bye, don't rush back.

[bendejo]

Another kleptocrat rides off into the sunset. Next!

Does corruption qualify as a form of free-market libertarianism? If so, maybe the conservatives running for US president can site Argentina as an inspiration: stealing from the gov't coffers would make gov't smaller, right?

[Jingthing]

I thought Nestor was better.

[billd766]

Such a nice President and so helpful.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-35065536

10 December 2015 Last updated at 16:36 GMT

Mauricio Macri has been sworn in as Argentina's new president, at a ceremony in the capital, Buenos Aires.

His predecessor in office, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, broke with tradition by refusing to attend the event, because of a dispute over where Mr Macri should receive the presidential sash and baton.

She has also been reluctant to relinquish the password to the presidential twitter account.

[dundee48]

Good riddance you old hag.

[Publicus]

Christina de Kirchner sat on a Brics wall

Christina de Kirchner had a great Brics fall

All the Brics banks and all the Brics of Putin, Xi and Rousseff

Couldn't find mortar to put Brics together again.

The Brics are falling.

One by one.

Brazil.

Venezuela.

Russia.

China.

Argentina.

Peru.

India recently elected the new pro-US PM Maharinda Modi.

[bendejo]

I think after the 2001 crash no foreign entity has put any hope into Arg, except for Chavez. Wonder how those bonds are doing since his death...

I think of Arg sort of as what the US would be like if it failed.

There is no A in BRIC

[daveAustin]

Good riddance you old hag.

Indeed, took my words so all I can do is add - good riddance you horrible, trappy old boot!