In Argentina, Mix of Money and Politics Stirs Intrigue Around Kirchner
Allegations Against Construction Baron Lázaro Báez Focus Attention on Wealth of President and Her Late Husband
RIO GALLEGOS, Argentina—During the 11 years that Argentine President Cristina Kirchner and her husband Néstor Kirchner have dominated national politics, they accumulated a small fortune.
Between 2003, when Mr. Kirchner was elected president, and 2010, when he died, the couple's net worth rose from $2.5 million to $17.7 million, according to their annual filings with the federal anticorruption office. A lot of people in Argentina...
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