Video of the incident shows a man holding a gun inches from the vice president’s head as she greeted supporters. Mrs. Fernández de Kirchner was fortunately not injured in the incident. On Thursday, President Alberto Fernandez confirmed in a televised address that a man had attempted to kill the vice president while she was surrounded by crowds of supporters outside her home in Buenos Aires. “A man pointed a gun at her head and pulled the trigger. Christina is still alive because — for some reason we can’t technically confirm right now — the gun, which was armed with five bullets, didn’t fire even though the trigger was pulled,” he explained, before adding: “We have to eliminate the hate and violence from the media and our political discourse.” Mr Fernandez, who is no relation to Fernández de Kirchner, declared Friday a national holiday in an attempt to show support for the vice president. A suspect was arrested seconds after the attempted attack, and Argentina’s official Télam news agency identified the man as 35-year-old Brazilian national Fernando Andre Sabag Montiel, according to CNN. Argentina’s security ministry also reportedly confirmed that the weapon was a .380 caliber handgun with bullets inside. The attack on the vice president comes amid growing political tension in the country and the region that has put politicians on edge from Colombia to Brazil. “This is the most serious event we have gone through since Argentina returned to democracy,” the president said during his speech. Widely seen as a divisive figure in the country, Ms Fernandez de Kirchner previously served two terms as president between 2007 and 2015. She currently faces allegations of corruption during her presidency, although she denies the allegations against her. Her supporters gathered around her home after prosecutor Diego Luciani called for a 12-year prison sentence and a lifetime ban from public office last month. “This is probably the biggest corruption maneuver the country has ever known,” Luciani said in support of the sentence, according to Reuters. The publication notes that Ms. Fernandez de Kirchner, who is eyeing a run for the Senate and possibly the presidency in next year’s general election, will know her sentence “in months” but notes that she very well “could appeal it to higher courts, which will take years to reach a final verdict.”

title: “Cristina Fernandez De Kirchner Argentina S Vice President Incredibly Survives Assassination Attempt After Assailant S Gun Jammed Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-13” author: “Betty Harrison”

Video of the incident shows a man holding a gun inches from the vice president’s head as she greeted supporters. Mrs. Fernández de Kirchner was fortunately not injured in the incident. On Thursday, President Alberto Fernandez confirmed in a televised address that a man had attempted to kill the vice president while she was surrounded by crowds of supporters outside her home in Buenos Aires. “A man pointed a gun at her head and pulled the trigger. Christina is still alive because — for some reason we can’t technically confirm right now — the gun, which was armed with five bullets, didn’t fire even though the trigger was pulled,” he explained, before adding: “We have to eliminate the hate and violence from the media and our political discourse.” Mr Fernandez, who is no relation to Fernández de Kirchner, declared Friday a national holiday in an attempt to show support for the vice president. A suspect was arrested seconds after the attempted attack, and Argentina’s official Télam news agency identified the man as 35-year-old Brazilian national Fernando Andre Sabag Montiel, according to CNN. Argentina’s security ministry also reportedly confirmed that the weapon was a .380 caliber handgun with bullets inside. The attack on the vice president comes amid growing political tension in the country and the region that has put politicians on edge from Colombia to Brazil. “This is the most serious event we have gone through since Argentina returned to democracy,” the president said during his speech. Widely seen as a divisive figure in the country, Ms Fernandez de Kirchner previously served two terms as president between 2007 and 2015. She currently faces allegations of corruption during her presidency, although she denies the allegations against her. Her supporters gathered around her home after prosecutor Diego Luciani called for a 12-year prison sentence and a lifetime ban from public office last month. “This is probably the biggest corruption maneuver the country has ever known,” Luciani said in support of the sentence, according to Reuters. The publication notes that Ms. Fernandez de Kirchner, who is eyeing a run for the Senate and possibly the presidency in next year’s general election, will know her sentence “in months” but notes that she very well “could appeal it to higher courts, which will take years to reach a final verdict.”

title: “Cristina Fernandez De Kirchner Argentina S Vice President Incredibly Survives Assassination Attempt After Assailant S Gun Jammed Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-13” author: “Lynda Cottrell”

Video of the incident shows a man holding a gun inches from the vice president’s head as she greeted supporters. Mrs. Fernández de Kirchner was fortunately not injured in the incident. On Thursday, President Alberto Fernandez confirmed in a televised address that a man had attempted to kill the vice president while she was surrounded by crowds of supporters outside her home in Buenos Aires. “A man pointed a gun at her head and pulled the trigger. Christina is still alive because — for some reason we can’t technically confirm right now — the gun, which was armed with five bullets, didn’t fire even though the trigger was pulled,” he explained, before adding: “We have to eliminate the hate and violence from the media and our political discourse.” Mr Fernandez, who is no relation to Fernández de Kirchner, declared Friday a national holiday in an attempt to show support for the vice president. A suspect was arrested seconds after the attempted attack, and Argentina’s official Télam news agency identified the man as 35-year-old Brazilian national Fernando Andre Sabag Montiel, according to CNN. Argentina’s security ministry also reportedly confirmed that the weapon was a .380 caliber handgun with bullets inside. The attack on the vice president comes amid growing political tension in the country and the region that has put politicians on edge from Colombia to Brazil. “This is the most serious event we have gone through since Argentina returned to democracy,” the president said during his speech. Widely seen as a divisive figure in the country, Ms Fernandez de Kirchner previously served two terms as president between 2007 and 2015. She currently faces allegations of corruption during her presidency, although she denies the allegations against her. Her supporters gathered around her home after prosecutor Diego Luciani called for a 12-year prison sentence and a lifetime ban from public office last month. “This is probably the biggest corruption maneuver the country has ever known,” Luciani said in support of the sentence, according to Reuters. The publication notes that Ms. Fernandez de Kirchner, who is eyeing a run for the Senate and possibly the presidency in next year’s general election, will know her sentence “in months” but notes that she very well “could appeal it to higher courts, which will take years to reach a final verdict.”

title: “Cristina Fernandez De Kirchner Argentina S Vice President Incredibly Survives Assassination Attempt After Assailant S Gun Jammed Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-04” author: “Manuela Thompson”

Video of the incident shows a man holding a gun inches from the vice president’s head as she greeted supporters. Mrs. Fernández de Kirchner was fortunately not injured in the incident. On Thursday, President Alberto Fernandez confirmed in a televised address that a man had attempted to kill the vice president while she was surrounded by crowds of supporters outside her home in Buenos Aires. “A man pointed a gun at her head and pulled the trigger. Christina is still alive because — for some reason we can’t technically confirm right now — the gun, which was armed with five bullets, didn’t fire even though the trigger was pulled,” he explained, before adding: “We have to eliminate the hate and violence from the media and our political discourse.” Mr Fernandez, who is no relation to Fernández de Kirchner, declared Friday a national holiday in an attempt to show support for the vice president. A suspect was arrested seconds after the attempted attack, and Argentina’s official Télam news agency identified the man as 35-year-old Brazilian national Fernando Andre Sabag Montiel, according to CNN. Argentina’s security ministry also reportedly confirmed that the weapon was a .380 caliber handgun with bullets inside. The attack on the vice president comes amid growing political tension in the country and the region that has put politicians on edge from Colombia to Brazil. “This is the most serious event we have gone through since Argentina returned to democracy,” the president said during his speech. Widely seen as a divisive figure in the country, Ms Fernandez de Kirchner previously served two terms as president between 2007 and 2015. She currently faces allegations of corruption during her presidency, although she denies the allegations against her. Her supporters gathered around her home after prosecutor Diego Luciani called for a 12-year prison sentence and a lifetime ban from public office last month. “This is probably the biggest corruption maneuver the country has ever known,” Luciani said in support of the sentence, according to Reuters. The publication notes that Ms. Fernandez de Kirchner, who is eyeing a run for the Senate and possibly the presidency in next year’s general election, will know her sentence “in months” but notes that she very well “could appeal it to higher courts, which will take years to reach a final verdict.”