Argentina Falkland grab 'a diversion'
ARGENTINA’S latest lunge for the Falklands is part of President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner’s plan to run for an unprecedented third term in office, analysts said last night, writes Marco Giannangeli.
Argentina published an advert last week in a UK newspaper demanding David Cameron agree to sovereignty talks.
Matt Ince, of the Royal United Services Institute think-tank, said it was a “distraction technique” to steer attention away from the failing economy towards foreign policy.
He said Argentina’s constitution bars Kirchner from standing for a third term but it was “not unlikely” she was trying to change this.