In Argentina, Another Leftist Goes Down

Perhaps Vice President Cristina Fernández’s imprisonment on corruption charges will finally prompt the country to give up its failed big-government policies.

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Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner greets supporters gathered outside the National Congress after she gave a speech via social media defending herself from allegations against her in a corruption case in Buenos Aires, Argentina, August 23, 2022.

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Another Argentine leftist has bitten the dust.

Last week, Vice President Cristina Fernández was sentenced to six years in prison and handed a lifetime ban from holding public office after being convicted of embezzling some $1 billion through public-works projects — funded by Argentina’s struggling taxpayers — when she served as president from 2007 to 2015.

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Antonella Marty

Antonella Marty serves as the director of public relations and influencer relations at the Atlas Network.

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