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Recoleta Protester Hangs ‘Condenada’ Banner and Announces Senate Primary Run

Tezanos Pinto plans to run in the Republicanos Unidos Senate primary with a promise of legal action to guarantee a primary contest.

Overview

  • Ximena Tezanos Pinto unfurled a 2.3×2.5-meter banner on her Recoleta balcony displaying the Supreme Court’s Vialidad conviction with a red “condenada” stamp.
  • The public display drew about 30 supporters who celebrated with horn honks, applause and the national anthem.
  • She said she will sell her nearly 280-square-meter Recoleta apartment now that her youngest child has turned 18.
  • Tezanos Pinto declared her intention to challenge Ricardo López Murphy in Republicanos Unidos Senate primaries and warned she will seek a court amparo if a vote is not held.
  • Cristina Kirchner remains under electronic home detention in Constitución after the Supreme Court upheld her six-year sentence in mid-June.