20-08-2021 Latin American Weekly Report

Latin American Weekly Report

20/08/2021 - Fernández’s indiscretions could have electoral impact in Argentina

Two pieces of embarrassing evidence are giving Argentina’s President Alberto Fernández a very large hangover. The first is a leak obtained by a journalist – a computer file copy of all the visitors to the presidential residence in the Buenos Aires suburb of Olivos, with in and out times, over a 15-month period running up to last June. The second is a photograph of Fernández, his wife, and nine guests, having a dinner party on 14 July last year.

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