Several Latin American leaders and the Spanish head of government expressed their solidarity with Argentine Vice President Cristina Kirchner after a man attacked her with a firearm, a week after the prosecution requested her arrest and political disqualification for alleged corruption.
Source: AFP
The man, who was arrested, pointed a gun at the face of the former president (2007-15) at a very close distance with a weapon that did not go off despite having been triggered, when he arrived at his house, where a crowd of his friends had gathered. followers.
– “We send our solidarity to the CFKArgentina vice president, before the attempt on her life. We strongly repudiate this action that seeks to destabilize the peace of the brother Argentine people. The Great Homeland is with you companion! #FuerzaArgentina #FuerzaCristina”. (President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, on Twitter)
– “From #Cuba, dismayed by the attempted assassination of @CFKArgentina, we convey all our solidarity to the vice president, the government and the Argentine people”. (Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel on Twitter)
– “The assassination attempt on the Vice President of Argentina, Cristina Fernández, deserves the repudiation and condemnation of the entire continent. My solidarity with her, the Government and the Argentine people. The path will always be the debate of ideas and dialogue, never weapons or violence”. (President of Chile, Gabriel Boric, on Twitter)
– “All my solidarity with the vice president @CFKArgentina and the Argentine people. The Peruvian Government condemns the attack that took place today against her life. We repudiate any act of violence.” (President of Peru, Pedro Castillo, on Twitter)
– “All my solidarity to the compañera @CFKArgentina victim of a fascist criminal who does not know how to respect differences and diversity. Cristina is a woman who deserves the respect of any democrat in the world. Thank God she came out unharmed.” (Former President of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (2003-2010), on Twitter)
– “We emphatically repudiate the attempt on the life of sister @CFKArgentina, vice president of #Argentina. From the Plurinational State of #Bolivia, we send all our support to her, her family, the government and the Argentine people. #TodosConCristina”. (Bolivian President Luis Arce on Twitter)
– “We condemn the cowardly assassination attempt against our sister @CFKArgentina. All our solidarity to the vice president. The Great Homeland is with you sister. The criminal and servile right to imperialism will not pass. The free and worthy people of #Argentina will defeat it.” (Former President of Bolivia, Evo Morales (2006-2019), on Twitter)
– “What happens to the world! My absolute solidarity with Cristina”. (Former President of Ecuador Rafael Correa (2007-2017) on Twitter)
– “No act guided by hatred can be tolerated. What @CFKArgentina suffered today should never be allowed. My solidarity with her and my rejection and condemnation of this criminal act.” (Former President of Peru Ollanta Humala (2011-2016) on Twitter)
– “The Government of Mexico expresses its rejection and condemns the attack against the Vice President of Argentina, Cristina Fernández”.
“Mexico’s most complete solidarity with Cristina Fernández and the Government of the Argentine Republic.” (Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard in two tweets)
– “Our firm condemnation of the attack against the vice president @CFKArgentina. We express solidarity with the Argentine government and people.” (Foreign Minister of Honduras, Enrique Reina, on Twitter)
– “My love and solidarity, @CFKArgentina. Our resounding condemnation of this attempted assassination and support for Vice President Cristina Fernández and the entire Argentine people. Hate and violence will never defeat democracy” (President of the Spanish government, Pedro Sánchez, on Twitter).
