Cristina Kirchner, a former communist leader of Argentina, announced on Monday that she would seek a statewide parliamentary seat that would grant her immunity while she fights a corruption conviction. Kirchner, 72, was given a sentence of six years in prison in 2022 for defrauding of people works contracts during her president from 2007 to 2015. Her charm, which also calls for a moratorium on her holding public office, is being considered by the Supreme Court. Kirchner and her late father Nestor Kirchner, who served as her president between 2003 and 2007, became a political power pair. She served in the last center-left leadership before liberal President Javier Milei took office from 2019 to 2023 as vice-president after two terms as president. Kirchner stated in a television interview on Monday that she would run for a chair in the statewide government in Buenos Aires in September primaries. On the Screen station C5N, Kirchner declared,” I am going to work, as I have said in some meetings.” She argued that the vote was crucial for her Peronist party, which is the main opponent of Milei, to gain momentum as Argentina prepares for global parliamentary elections in October. In addition to the fraud faith, Kirchner may gain immunity from the court proceedings against her if she wins a chair. This will be her first campaign for business since she resigned from her position as vice chairman in 2023. Milei’s campaign was a cost-saving, anti-establishment alternative to Kirchner’s Peronist activity, which was accused of widespread fraud and financial mismanagement. She has been a steadfast opposition of his restructuring and public spending cuts.
