Argentina Cabinet Revolt Puts Fernandez in Political Crisis
- Three ministers, two officials offer to resign on Wednesday
- Potential cabinet shakeup comes after midterm defeat Sunday
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Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner’s closest allies in Argentina’s cabinet offered to resign on Wednesday, amid mounting political pressure on President Alberto Fernandez’s government following a primary midterm defeat.
Interior Minister Eduardo de Pedro and the head of the pension agency Fernanda Raverta sent the president resignation letters, according to their press officers. The ministers of justice, housing and sciences also offered to step down, as well as the head of the agency that handles pensioner health plans, according to newspaper La Nacion and a tweet from a congresswoman for the coalition. All of them are part of Fernandez de Kirchner’s far-left groups within the ruling coalition.