Cristina Kirchner, the vice president of Argentina sentenced to 6 years in prison

For the time being, this condemnation is more symbolic than effective. Cristina Kirchner, the Argentine vice president, was sentenced on Tuesday 6 December to 6 years in prison and ineligibility for life, for “fraudulent administration”. According to AFP e The worldthe facts, which concern the awarding of public contracts in Santa Cruz, his political stronghold, took place during his two presidential terms, in 2007 and 2015. Despite this condemnation, the status of Kirchner, also president of the Senate, guarantees the immunity and allows him to escape bars for the time being.

A “judicial mafia”

Since the beginning of these legal proceedings, in 2019, Cristina Kirchner has continued to denounce a conspiracy. Shortly after the verdict was delivered, she reiterated her comments in a video posted to her Twitter account. “The sentence has been written,” he said from his Senate office. The idea was to condemn me”. He also denounced “a parallel state” and a “judicial mafia”.

Not even fear

Sentence or not, the 69-year-old vice president remains free for the time being. Her parliamentary immunity could even be extended if she is re-elected to one term in the next general election. In October 2023, the Argentine people will in fact vote to renew the presidency of the country, but also the members of congress and the governors of the provinces. But Cristina Kirchner has already announced that she will not be “a candidate for anything in 2023. Neither senator, nor vice president, nor president”. We’ll talk about it in 10 months.

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