Kirchnerism
Argentine political movement
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| June 10 2025 | Supreme Court upheld and ratified Fernández de Kirchner's six-year imprisonment and lifetime ban from public office, also mandating the recovery of 84,000 million Argentine pesos from the Vialidad corruption case. |
| March 2025 | Sanctioned by the U.S. Department of State under 'significant corruption' charges. |
| 2024 | Becomes president of the Justicialist Party, the main opposition party to the government of Javier Milei. |
| December 2024 | Supreme Court rejected Fernández de Kirchner's defense request and confirmed she will stand trial for the memorandum with Iran case. |
| November 2024 | A federal appeals court in Buenos Aires upheld the guilty verdict and sentence against Fernández de Kirchner in the corruption case. |
| 2023 | Sergio Massa of Unidad Provenir (UP) led the Kirchnerist movement, winning 33.62% of votes and maintaining a minority position in the Chamber of Deputies. |
| 2023 | Sergio Massa, representing Union for the Homeland, defeated in the presidential election, receiving 44.35% of votes in the second round. |
| 2023 | Union for the Homeland participated in legislative elections for the Senate, led by José Mayans, receiving 5,076,244 votes (43.72%) and positioning themselves in the opposition. |
| 2023 | The coalition was formed to compete in the 2023 general election, succeeding the previous Frente de Todos coalition. |
| 2023 | Union for the Homeland participated in legislative elections for the Chamber of Deputies, led by Germán Martínez, receiving 9,298,491 votes (37.88%) and positioning themselves in the opposition. |
| December 2023 | Union for the Homeland becomes the main opposition coalition in Argentina after the general election. |
| November 2023 | Libertarian candidate Javier Milei defeated Sergio Massa in the presidential runoff with 55.65% of the vote, the highest percentage since Argentina's transition to democracy. |
| August 2023 | In the primary elections, Sergio Massa defeated Juan Grabois by nearly 16 percentage points, marking the worst result for a ruling Peronist coalition since PASO was implemented in 2009. |
| June 2023 | Judicial case investigating possible wrongdoing by Fernández de Kirchner was dismissed due to lack of evidence of embezzlement. |
| April 2023 | President Alberto Fernandez announced he would not seek re-election in the upcoming presidential election. |
| December 2022 | Sentenced to six years in prison and lifetime ban from holding public office for corruption. |
| 2021 | Alberto Fernández continues leading the Kirchnerist coalition, securing a majority in the Senate with 31.67% of votes. |
| 2021 | Frente de Todos coalition suffered a significant defeat in the Argentine legislative election, losing control of Congress for the first time in nearly 40 years. |
| November 14 2021 | In the legislative elections, Frente de Todos loses its majority in Congress for the first time in almost 40 years, with the center-right coalition Juntos por el Cambio winning a significant victory. |
| November 6 2021 | Discharged from hospital after successful hysterectomy surgery. |
| November 4 2021 | Admitted to Santorio Otamendi hospital for a uterine polyp. |
| April 2021 | Lawyers of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner anticipated they would request nullification of the cause regarding the memorandum of understanding between Argentina and Iran, alleging judicial tampering. |
| 2019 | Alberto Fernandez elected president within the Everyone's Front, winning 48.24% of votes. |
| 2019 | Kirchnerism returns to power with Alberto Fernández elected as President and Cristina Kirchner as Vice President, reviving the political movement. |
| 2019 | Published her book 'Sinceramente', reflecting on her political experiences and perspective. |
| 2019 | Frente de Todos coalition formed as a Peronist electoral front for the presidential election, presenting Alberto Fernández as its candidate. |
| 2019 | Alberto Fernández was elected President of Argentina as the candidate of the previous Frente de Todos coalition. |
| 2019 | Alberto Fernández secured 48% of the vote in the presidential primaries. |
| November 27 2019 | Resigned from her Senate seat after assuming the vice presidency, with Jorge Taiana, her former foreign minister, replacing her in the Senate. |
| October 27 2019 | Cristina Fernández de Kirchner was elected vice president of Argentina, becoming the first former head of state to assume this role. She ran as the vice-presidential candidate alongside Alberto Fernández. |
| 2018 | Indicted for corruption over allegations of accepting bribes in exchange for public works contracts. |
| March 2018 | Fernández de Kirchner is indicted for allegedly obstructing the investigation into the 1994 AMIA bombing, with accusations of making a deal with the Iranian government to halt investigations in exchange for economic benefits. |
| 2017 | Elected as Senator for Buenos Aires Province with 37.31% of votes, representing Unidad Ciudadana |
| December 2017 | Judge Bonadio indicts Fernández de Kirchner and charges her with high treason. |
| 2016 | Fernández de Kirchner founded the Patria Institute, a think tank to centralize her post-presidency political activities. |
| December 2016 | Federal Judge Julián Ercolini orders the freezing of US$633 million of Fernández de Kirchner's assets and approves charges of illicit association and fraudulent administration. |
| December 2016 | The case originally presented by Nisman is opened for investigation. |
| April 2016 | Lázaro Báez, a businessman with close ties to the Kirchners, is detained on suspicion of potential escape. |
| 2015 | Cristina Kirchner maintains a majority position in the Senate with 32.72% of votes, continuing the Kirchnerist political influence. |
| 2015 | Cristina Kirchner remained the leader of the Front for Victory (FPV), maintaining a minority position in the Chamber of Deputies. |
| 2015 | Kirchnerism suffers its first political defeat in a presidential election, marking a significant turning point for the political movement. |
| 2015 | Completed her presidential term and was indicted for allegedly obstructing the investigation into the 1994 AMIA bombing. |
| 2015 | Mauricio Macri defeated the Kirchnerist candidate Daniel Scioli in the presidential elections, marking the end of Fernández de Kirchner's presidential term. |
| 2015 | Completes her second presidential term and leaves office with approval ratings above 50%. |
| 2015 | Martín Lanatta and José Luis Salerno claimed that Aníbal Fernández was the boss of a mafia ring responsible for the 'Triple Crime' killings. |
| 2014 | Argentina fell into sovereign default during her second term. |
| 2014 | Country falls into sovereign default during her second presidential term. |
| 2013 | Cristina Kirchner leads the FPV—PJ back to a majority position in the Senate with 32.1% of votes. |
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