With criticism of the Government and an analysis of the economic tension that Argentina is experiencing, the main world media placed the announcement made this Friday by President Alberto Fernández, who decided to get out of the possibility of seeking re-election, among the leading news items.
El País de España headlined with "The Argentine president, Alberto Fernández, announces that he will not stand for re-election."
In the article signed by Federico Rivas Molina, it was indicated that with this measure Alberto Fernández "will make way for 'the militancy' in the October elections."
"The president's decision opens a new electoral landscape in Argentina. Kirchnerism had been demanding Fernández for months to get out of the race to pave the way for emerging figures with a better image. Fernández's management has 70% disapproval in the polls , weighed down by the worst economic crisis since the general collapse of 2001", he highlighted in one of the paragraphs.
El País said that the resignation of Alberto F. opens a new electoral map in Argentina.
For its part, the Brazilian Folha de Sao Paulo also placed it among its main headlines on its website.
"Alberto Fernández announces that he will not run for re-election in Argentina".
And in the drop, it stands out that the President, whom he defines as "very unpopular in the country", spread the decision in a video that he uploaded to social networks.
Meanwhile, El País of Uruguay headlined: "Surprise in Argentina: Alberto Fernández dropped from the presidential candidacy."
Inside the article, he also reported that "the decision had been demanded for a long time by Kirchnerism, which asked him to withdraw from the electoral dispute so that Cristina Kirchner could define the strategy."
Fernández announced his decision not to compete in the next presidential elections through a video broadcast through social networks.
"On December 10, I will hand over the presidential sash to whoever has been elected at the polls by popular vote," he said in the message.
El Mercurio reported on the Argentine President's decision on its website.
"In the midst of rising inflation and internal problems, Alberto Fernández announces that he will not run for re-election," he headlined, while in the drop he noted that the Argentine president reported this Friday, with a message on social networks, that he is getting off the presidential race.
"Argentine president rules out re-election," headlined Paraguay's ABC Color, leaving a question mark: "Is Cristina Kirchner back?"
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