Presidency of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner Presidency of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner The Presidency of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner began on December 10, 2007, when she became President of Argentina. She was an Argentine Senator for the Buenos Aires Province at the time of her victory in the 2007 Presidential election. Cristina Fernández de Kirchner became the second female president of Argentina, and the first one directly elected as such (Isabel Martínez de Perón was elected as vice president, and became president after the death of Juan Domingo Perón). In elections of November 2015 Kirchner was succeeded as President by Mauricio Macri. With Fernández leading all
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner with high treason. However, as a sitting senator, she enjoyed immunity from prosecution. On 5 March 2018, Fernández was indicted for obstructing investigation into the 1994 AMIA Bombing which killed 85 people, with Fernández allegedly making a deal with the Iranian government to stop investigating Iranian officials who may be involved in the attack in exchange for better prices on Iranian oil and other products. Fernández can still face trial despite her immunity, while legislators also have the choice to strip her of immunity. Both Kirchner and her former minister Florencio Randazzo wanted to run for senator for the Buenos