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Supreme Court to Reevaluate Kirchner's Corruption Conviction

6/9/2025

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Argentina's Supreme Court is set to reconsider Cristina Fernández de Kirchner's corruption conviction from the 'Vialidad' trial, a decision that could alter her chances in the upcoming September elections. Convicted in 2022, she risks a 12-year prison sentence and a lifetime ban from politics, potentially reshaping the future of the Peronist opposition.

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Argentina's Supreme Court is set to reconsider Cristina Fernández de Kirchner's corruption conviction from the 'Vialidad' trial, a decision that could alter her chances in the upcoming September elections. Convicted in 2022, she risks a 12-year prison sentence and a lifetime ban from politics, potentially reshaping the future of the Peronist opposition.