08-05-2025
Argentina Senate Votes Down Bill Barring Former Leader Kirchner
Argentina's Congress rejected a bill authored by President Javier Milei Wednesday, leaving open the possibility that former President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner could again run for the nation's top office.
Senators voted for the bill 36 votes to 35, just short of the 37 needed to pass, with no abstentions, after the lower house approved the same bill in February. Known locally as ficha limpia, or 'clean slate,' the bill would have effectively barred Fernandez de Kirchner and others convicted of corruption charges from running for or being appointed to any national office.
