Argentina Pres. Seeks To Impeach Supreme Court Chief Justice

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    The Facts

    • Argentina's Pres. Alberto Fernández said on Tuesday that he signed a request for the impeachment of Supreme Court chief Horacio Rosatti, citing conduct allegedly constituting "poor performance of his duties."

    • Twelve provincial governors support the action, which also targets Supreme Court vice-president Carlos Rosenkrantz, as well as Justices Juan Carlos Maqueda and Ricardo Lorenzetti.


    The Spin

    Left narrative

    Leaked conversations between a senior far-right macrismo official in Buenos Aires and a prominent employee of the Supreme Court have revealed the biggest judicial scandal in the history of Argentine democracy, as the opposition and the judicial elite are unscrupulously waging lawfare on the government. There is no solution for Argentina other than impeaching these corrupt justices.

    Right narrative

    The decadent Fernández admin. is once again desperately attacking the other branches of the State to intimidate and undermine them, seeking impunity while Argentines are suffering. Argentina needs strong institutions and a serious, democratic project to be able to finally progress.


    Political split

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