Public image of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner Public image of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner Cristina Fernández de Kirchner was the president of Argentina between 2007 and 2015. After her victory in the 2011 presidential elections, she claimed that the elections were a triumph of love, implying that her voters loved her. Her speeches include a large number of self-references. Kirchner is famously passionate about clothes. She wears a mixture of textures, colors, and prints, and always wears makeup and high heels. She dressed in black for the 3 years following the death of her husband, Néstor Kirchner. The acceptance of this widow image was higher among Argentine
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner opted instead to send a bill to Congress for the renationalization of YPF, privatized in 1993, blaming the Spanish company Repsol for the energy trade deficit. The bill was approved by the Chamber of Deputies by a 207-32 margin. It was criticized as an authoritarian move, as there was no negotiation with Repsol. As well, the Vaca Muerta oil field had been discovered by this time. However, YPF was unable to afford the costs to exploit the oil at the site, and the rights to drill at Vaca Muerta were sold to the Chevron Corporation. The costs of energy imports