Former Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner arrives at the Justice building in Buenos Aires, Argentina, August 13, 2018. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Former Argentine President Cristina Fernandez agreed on Tuesday to allow investigators to search properties belonging to her as part of a corruption case in which construction company executives have said they paid bribes for government contracts.
The scandal is of importance to next year's presidential election, in which leftist Fernandez may try to unseat Argentina's current leader, Mauricio Macri, whose popularity has fallen as the economy slips into recession and inflation soars.
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