Presidency of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner sliding scale; at the event, Kirchner called on farmers to act "as part of a country, not as owners of a country." In April 2008, on the 26th anniversary of the Falklands War, Kirchner stepped up Argentine claims to the Falkland Islands. She called Argentina's rights to the islands "inalienable". The large majorities in the Argentine Congress enjoyed by the Front for Victory could not ultimately guarantee a legislative blank check: on July 16, 2008, the presidentially sponsored bill met with deadlock, and was ultimately defeated by the tie-breaking "no" vote of Vice President Julio Cobos himself. The controversy cost
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