More than 70% of Argentinians support the conviction of the corrupt Cristina Kirchner

A large majority of Argentinians support the judicial conviction of the corrupt former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner for acts of corruption committed during her term.

This was revealed by a recent survey conducted by the consulting firm DC Consultores, which showed that 70.2% of respondents agree with the ruling that upheld the sentence against the former president and permanently disqualified her from holding public office.

The study was conducted between June 10 and 11, 2025, immediately after the Supreme Court upheld the conviction issued in 2022 by Federal Oral Court No. 2 in the Vialidad case, in which Fernández de Kirchner was found guilty of directing public works contracts to companies linked to Lázaro Báez during her presidency.

The survey was based on a national sample of 1,580 people, with a margin of error of ±2.5%. The results show broad consensus in public opinion regarding the former head of state's guilt, although with nuances depending on voters' ideological profiles.

Survey data

Among those who voted for Juntos por el Cambio in 2023, 96% support the Supreme Court's decision; among voters of La Libertad Avanza, that support is 88%. In contrast, among Peronist sympathizers, only 5% support the conviction, while 95% believe Cristina was a victim of alleged "judicial persecution."

The report also highlights that 78.7% believe that, after the confirmation of the ruling, Peronism will have to seek "a new political leadership." This perception even extends to the non-aligned electorate, which interprets the ruling as the closure of a cycle within Kirchnerism.

Since Cristina Kirchner's disqualification, figures such as Axel Kicillof and Máximo Kirchner have been trying to position themselves within Peronism, although without the centrality that CFK maintained for nearly two decades.

Meanwhile, the libertarian administration, led by President Javier Milei, is benefiting from the favorable public opinion climate toward the ruling as implicit support for his stance against corruption and impunity.

With these numbers, the Argentine political landscape may be entering a stage of reconfiguration, in which Cristina Kirchner's influence is waning, and the judiciary, despite persistent institutional distrust, is regaining legitimacy in the eyes of society.