In the sowthern town of El Calafate, referring to the foiled attempt by opponents in the Senate to reject the appointment of Mercedes Marco del Pont as governess of the Central Bank, the President said, it was a move to unstabilize the government.

The Commission of Agreements signed a ruling to reject the position of the Central Bank’s head, Mercedes Marcó del Pont, after the economist did not attend the summons in the Senate, where she was to explain why she released the reserves to the executive.

What it means another low hit for kirchnerism; the opposition, with its own quorum, took control of the Senate this afternoon.

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Former president and now senator Carlos Menem announced that finally his vote will be against kirchnerism. “It’s the best for the country,” also he said he was “snubbed” by the opposition.

The former president Néstor Kirchner was rushed to Los Arcos clinic because he decompose after this morning due to a vascular problem. He will have to undergo surgery.

After the scandal that includes former President Néstor Kirchner after the purchase of two million dollars before the dollar jump 25 cents, the opposition is asking to reopen the case for illicit enrichment. Amado Boudou and Anibal Fernandez defend him.

The members of the Bicameral Committee – Vice President Julio Cobos and kirchnerist Deputy Gustavo Marconato – agreed today on advising the Executive on Redrado’s dismissal on Tuesday.

Former Argentine President Néstor Kirchner would come back to lead the Peronism Party. The deputy would decline his resignation after losing elections.

President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner sent a letter to Julio Cobos, the vice president, for the purpose of convening a meeting next Tuesday of the Bicameral Committee will evaluate the decree of removal of Martin Redrado the front of the Central Bank.

Former president Eduardo Duhalde, the presidential candidate for next year, said that Cristina’s decision was “unnecessary” and that she ends up favouring the vice president’s stance. Meanwhile, Mauricio Macri called the decision “unfortunate.”

Vice President Julio Cobos replied to president Cristina Fernandez’ statements on national TV today. He said that “the repeated offensive allegations from Kirchner do nothing but “worry the Argentine people”, and he asked her to reconsider her decision of not travelling to China.

President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner announced that she will not make her trip to China as vice president Julio Cobos is “failing in his role with responsability.” “He has become a leader of the opposition.”

President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner telephoned the elect- president of Chile, Sebastián Piñera, and congratulated him for his triumph in the ballot held yesterday. In addition, Kirchner promised to be present in the ascencion ceremony next March 11.

Finance Secretary Hernan Lorenzino said that the judge Thomas Griesa cancelled the embargo on the accounts that the Central Bank has in the U.S. Federal Reserve.

According to the Central Bank’s President, Martin Redrado, to ratify the autonomy of the Central Bank will be the key to reverse the verdict of the American judge Thomas Griesa, who seized an account with U.S. $ 1.8 billion that the bank has in the U.S. yesterday.

After the decree of necessity and urgency (DNU) that dismissed Martin Redrado from the Central Bank, the members of the Joint Standing Committee met in the Congress. After three hours debate there was no agreement.

Judge Maria Jose Sarmiento decided to “make room for the preliminary measure requested by the deputies Graciela Camano, Carlos Felipe Solá, Alfredo Atanasof, Manuel Amor Morejon and Sen. Graciela Agustina de Perna.

The President, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, lashed out again against vulture funds, after Judge Thomas Griesa seized $ 1.8 million from the Central Bank that were in New York. (VIDEO AVAILABLE)

The appeals made by the Government due to the judgments of the Justice which stopped the use of Central Bank’s reserves and the resignation of its president, were accepted by Judge Maria Jose Sarmiento.

President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner came out in defense of her interests after the federal embargo of the Central Bank reserves. Like Boudou, she made ironic and sharp statements against judge Griesa, Martin Redrado, Julio Cobos and judge Sarmiento. (VIDEO AVAILABLE)