Although the details will be decided by the courts, government officials anticipate that the two-term former president will be treated with respect during the process.

By Walter Bianchi and Rodrigo Campos BUENOS AIRES/NEW YORK (Reuters) -Argentine traders cheered on Wednesday a court's political ban on populist former President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, a powerful but divisive politician who often clashed with investors and creditors.

La Corte Suprema de Argentina confirmó la condena de la expresidenta Cristina Fernández de Kirchner por fraude, y se le impuso una pena de seis años de prisión, así como la prohibición perpetua de ejercer cargos públicos,

Supporters rally in Buenos Aires outside the former president’s home as her lawyers appeal to the International Criminal Court and Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.