Inauguration of Alberto Fernández

The inauguration of Alberto Fernández as the 58th president of Argentina took place on 10 December 2019.

Fernández wished for the bulk of the ceremony, including the concession of the presidential symbols, to take place in the Congressional Palace (as in the previous inaugurations of Néstor Kirchner and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner), rather than in the Casa Rosada,[1] as it was the case in 2015.

[2] During a 1 hour-long speech, President Alberto Fernández broadly described the state of affairs in Argentina and vowed to revive growth to escape from "virtual default".

[3][4] Once in the Casa Rosada, Fernández and Felipe Solá (Foreign Minister-designate), met with the international guests in the afternoon.

[7] Peronist sympathizers gathered around the Plaza de Mayo and the Congress to celebrate the presidential inauguration.

President Fernández (at the center, wearing a presidential sash and staff) with the Provisional President of the Senate Claudia Ledesma Abdala (left), former president and predecessor Mauricio Macri (right) and Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (beside Macri) at the Palace of the Argentine National Congress