The Argentine president barely controls his own military, and what little control he has won't last.
Argentine president to undergo surgery in the new year, officials have said.
Aged 37, he was the youngest Argentine president ever elected.
"All Argentine presidents leave office saying they are unappreciated by the people."
He was the only former Argentine president to receive that homage during his lifetime.
For the first time, an Argentine President sees foreign affairs as business.
The Argentine president announced on national television plans to supply $2.41 billion dollars to 1,400 farmers and businesses in the area affected by the ash cloud.
It will be the first time in 61 years that an elected Argentine president has given up power to an elected president from a different party.
He was a protégé of the late Argentine former president Raúl Alfonsín.
This marked the first time in decades that an Argentine president properly finished his term and passed on his charge to another democratically elected president.