The CNE set a deadline for filing nominations and Cristina could be proscribed If the Court rules against her in the Viality case

The National Electoral Chamber established August 17 as the deadline for the submission of candidatures to national legislators for the elections of October 26, and that decision could be decisive for the political future of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner. If the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation decides before that date to confirm the conviction against her for the case of Vialidad, her application would automatically be annulled. The form…

The former president waits for the definition with an adverse ruling at the door. She bets on the calendar and institutional wear and tear to stretch the deadlines. The post Cristina Kirchner faces her worst judicial front: the Supreme Court ruling in the Viality case could arrive before the elections appeared first on The Intransigent.

The National Electoral Chamber put August 17 as the last day to announce candidates for national legislators for the October 26 elections. The highest court could leave the president of the PJ out of the race.