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Argentine cabinet chief resigns after defeat in farmers' strike

Mohit Joshi 24 July 2008

Argentine cabinet chief resigns after defeat in farmers' strikeBuenos Aires  - Just days after the government of Argentine President Cristina Kirchner gave in to a massive and extended farmers' strike, her cabinet chief Wednesday submitted his resignation.

Alberto Fernandez, one of the country's most influential politicians who was appointed by Kirchner's predecessor and husband, Nestor Kirchner, in 2003, cited "exhaustion" and "loss of authority" as reasons for his departure, national media reported on Wednesday.

No mention was made of his successor.

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