In a video posted on Twitter on Saturday, Fernandez said that Alberto Fernandez, of the left-leaning Unidad Ciudadana political party, will run for the presidency against conservative President Mauricio Macri. “I have asked Alberto Fernandez to head the formula that we will integrate together, he as a presidential candidate and I as a vice-presidential candidate,” Fernandez said. Fernandez has been accused of taking bribes in exchange for public work contracts, but denies wrongdoing and says lower courts did not allow her to present more witnesses. Mariel Fornoni, director of the political consultancy Management and Fit, said that voters who were somewhat apprehensive of Fernandez could be more willing to vote for the Unidad Ciudadana party with Alberto Fernandez as the leader and Fernandez as the vice-presidential candidate. Fernandez said in her video message Saturday that she had known Alberto Fernandez for 20 years, but admitted there had been “differences” between them.

Source: National Post May 18, 2019 13:26 UTC