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news Mercopress 2026-06-10

Argentina: Pardon Possibility for Kirchner Divides Peronists Ahead of 2027 Elections

A year after former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner's final conviction, the prospect of a presidential pardon is creating divisions within the Peronist movement as it seeks a candidate for the 2027 elections.


<p> <img alt="Part of Peronism considers a pardon for the leader who has most polarized Argentine society over the past two decades could mobilize anti-Kirchnerist voters" height="80" src="https://en.mercopress.com/data/cache/noticias/110431/100x80/cfk.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0 12px 6px 0; border: 1px solid #333;" width="100" /> A year has passed since Argentina's Supreme Court made final the corruption conviction against former President Cristina Fernández de Kirch...

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