Thousands Take to the Streets in Support of Detained Ex-Argentine President Cristina Kirchner
Multitudes take to the streets advocating for the release of incarcerated ex-Argentine President Kirchner. - Throngs rally in support of imprisoned former Argentine president, Kirchner
Gettin' all riled up in Buenos Aires! The city saw a massive protest recently, one of the largest in months, with tens of thousands of passionate supporters rallying under the banner "Argentina con Cristina" (Argentina with Cristina). The event was organized by Cristina's Peronist party, unions, and various NGOs, calling for solidarity and justice for the former president.
Leaders within Cristina's party boasted about "hundreds of thousands" of attendees, although this number couldn't be verified at the time. The authorities didn't provide any official numbers, either. Supporters travelled from all corners of Argentina to join forces, with police scrutinizing participants as they crossed into the city.
The beloved 72-year-old Cristina addressed her supporter base via a powerful audio message broadcast over loudspeakers. "We'll be back, wiser, more united, and stronger," the ex-president said, painting a picture of resilience and unwavering spirit. She declared, "They can imprison me, but they can't imprison the entire Argentine people."
Cristina's conviction stemmed from a corruption case in December 2022, involving the Vialidad scandal, and carried a six-year prison sentence and a lifetime ban from holding public office. The Argentine Supreme Court confirmed the ruling last week, but on Tuesday, another court ruling allowed Cristina to serve her sentence under house arrest instead of prison time.
The trial against Cristina focused on public tenders in Santa Cruz province, including during her tenure as president. From the beginning, Cristina viewed the proceedings as politically motivated. As the main opposition to ultra-liberal president Javier Milei, who took office in December 2023, Cristina remains the country's most significant political adversary.
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In the capital city of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Cristina Kirchner, the convicted former Argentine president, spoke to her supporters through a powerful audio message during a massive protest in her favor, with tens of thousands of Argentines demonstrating for her, defying a six-year prison sentence and a lifetime ban from holding public office in the city that saw heightened police scrutiny. Despite being under house arrest instead of prison time, as ruled by the courts recently, Kirchner remains the country's foremost political adversary in the face of the ultra-liberal president Javier Milei, who took office in December 2023, stirring up war-and-conflicts and general-news within the country's politics.
