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Kirchner Faces Criticism, Disillusionment in Argentina

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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Among heads of state who gathered in London last week for the G-20 summit, few are attempting to leverage the global financial crisis for personal survival as much as Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner. With her presidency in turmoil and support as low as 29 percent, Fernandez de Kirchner recently made a last-minute proposal — rubber stamped by Argentina’s Congress — to move up this year’s legislative elections by four months. She claimed that the global financial crisis justified shortening the electoral process to give Argentines fewer distractions. But the move was widely viewed here […]

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