The Supreme Court upheld a corruption conviction that would bar one of Argentina’s top political figures from office. Fernández de Kirchner rejected the ruling.

Argentina's supreme court has effectively banned former president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner from government, a move that poses both a challenge and an opportunity for the opposition Peronist party ahead of crunch midterm elections this year.

The Supreme Court confirmed a corruption conviction against Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, a former president, cementing a six-year sentence and blocking a planned political comeback.