The President of Argentina went into surgery on Tuesday to remove a blood clot located not far from her brain which ended successfully, according to officials close to the leader of the South American country.
"The operation came out very well," President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner's spokesperson told a group of people assembled in front of the Favaloro Foundation clinic in the capital city. "The president is in her room. She is in very good spirits. She said hello to everyone."
According to the Washington Post, the surgery, which drains blood and lets up on pressure inside the president's skull following a head injury, came at a time of political uncertainty. The Argentine president will most likely require at least three weeks' bed rest to regain her strength and return to full health. In the meantime, vice president Amado Boudou will most likely take over, despite the fact that he's currently being checked for potential corruption and illegal enrichment. Fernandez will also be forced to skip initial campaigning for her midterm elections, which are scheduled for Oct. 27. She and her Peronist party are expected to struggle to recapture power of the National Congress, which is necessary if the government wishes to keep issuing somewhat abnormal economic policies that require hefty state spending and intervention.
The South American country encountered an issue one day before news of the president's successful surgery broke: on Monday, the United States Supreme Court shot down an appeal by the Argentinian government to sidestep paying bondholders after Buenos Aires defaulted on its $100 billion debt ten years ago.
Additionally, Argentina has also suffered a 25 percent inflation rate - the highest in the world - in the past few months, leading the country's government to issue severe restrictions on currency.
