Repsol nationalize its oil and gas production. Results however show that the move to nationalize actually hurt oil production in Argentina. Compared to the oil production in 2011, YPF’s oil production in 2012 fell by 8%, according to data from Argentina’s Department of Energy. Repsol had the backing of the EU and the US, and both powers condemned Argentina’s move as expropriation. President Fernández claimed that the state would seize 51% of YPF. In June 2013, Repsol rejected a $5 billion proposal from Argentina to compensate for the 2012 expropriation. The proposal also would have given Repsol drilling rights to 6.4%
Presidency of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner Moyano claimed the denial to transfer funds was to harm Scioli's image, as Scioli has the highest rate of approval of any governor in the nation. Several other political scandals came to light in 2012, such as the liberation of sentenced prisoners for government-organized demonstrations, political advocacy of The Cámpora at elementary and high schools, and the creation of paramilitary units in Jujuy, led by Milagro Sala. More than 200,000 people in many cities of the country took part in a protest against Kirchner in September 2012; the protest was followed by a protest of the gendarmeria and another of