Tens of thousands of supporters rally for Argentine President Cristina Kirchner, days after a judge dismissed allegations brought against her by a prosecutor who died mysteriously.
Seeking to seize the spotlight from a mass rally last month in memory of late prosecutor Alberto Nisman, whose death unleashed a crisis for Kirchner’s government, the president’s supporters flooded the streets around Congress for her final opening address before the legislature.
With balloons and giant puppets of Kirchner’s late husband and predecessor Nestor (2003-2007), tens of thousands of supporters gathered with banners bearing slogans such as “Cristina is the people.”
Kirchner, 62, will step down on December 10 after elections. She is battling to salvage her remaining months in office — as well as her legacy and her late husband’s presidential dynasty — from the scandal that erupted when Nisman was found dead in his bathroom on January 18.
— AFP
Argentine President Cristina Kirchner in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on January 30, 2015 (photo credit: AFP/Alejandrom Pagni)
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