Public image of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner

[6] According to Fernández de Kirchner's detractors, her condition of widowhood was accompanied by a campaign of idealization of her late husband, who was allegedly treated as a religious figure.

[8] Fernández de Kirchner is one of the few Argentines with a Twitter account with over a million followers, along with Gustavo Cerati, Manu Ginóbili, Sergio Agüero, Luisana Lopilato, Zaira Nara, Jorge Rial, and Paula Chaves.

[9] Her messages are written in an informal tone, and may criticise or mock fellow politicians or her opponents, or may be about her private life.

The account is however rarely used to chat with anyone and it follows only 50 others, mainly members of her cabinet, world leaders, and government institutions.

[14] From this perspective, the "good" side consists of the government and the Argentine people as a whole,[15] while the "evil" side consists of the non-aligned media[clarification needed] (mainly the Clarín newspaper), the rural industries, the financial services, the vulture funds,[16] and the imperialism and local Argentines aligned with it.

[25] A court found her guilty of handing public contracts worth $1 billion (£820 million) to a family member in December 2022 and sentenced her to six years in prison.

Despite this latest setback, she remains a popular figure in the South American country, with many turning out to express their support when the decision was announced.

[28] By 2012, her approval ratings once again suffered a dip, this time to around 40%, while anti-government protests attracted 250,000–500,000 demonstrators in Buenos Aires in November that year.

[30] However, partly due to the staggered electoral system in Argentina, the government retained its majority in both houses of congress.

This was caused by the advances in the investigations of a big number of cases of political corruption that took place during her presidency, and her lack of activity.

[39] The program of investigative journalism Periodismo para todos opens with a stand-up comedy routine in which Jorge Lanata comments on the political events of the week.

The Venezuelan animated series Isla Presidencial included a parody of Cristina Kirchner as well as other Latin American heads of state.