Argentina’s former president Cristina Fernández marks 100 days under house arrest amid supporter rallies
Former Argentine president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner marked 100 days under house arrest in Buenos Aires on Saturday, drawing hundreds of supporters who gathered outside her residence to demand her release.
Activists from the Justicialist Party filled the streets, chanting and cheering as Fernández appeared briefly on her balcony to wave and applaud them. Many held banners and repeated calls for her freedom, framing her confinement as part of a wider political struggle.
“She gave dignity to the people”, said Raul Atronito, one of the demonstrators, recalling that his father only received a pension during Fernández’s presidency. Another supporter, Vanesa Queyffer, argued that her release was vital to “reverse the disastrous political moment our country is going through”.
Fernández is serving a six-year house arrest sentence after Argentina’s Supreme Court upheld her conviction for fraudulent administration linked to public works contracts. The ruling also bars her permanently from holding office. Her detention has become a rallying point for the opposition, intensifying tensions ahead of the October 26 congressional elections, where President Javier Milei’s government faces a key test in both chambers of Congress.
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