Argentine president Cristina Kirchner discharged from hospital "The medical team attending the president has decided to discharge her," spokesman Alfredo Scoccimarro said. She's still in an excellent mood and still in an ongoing recovery, and sends you a big kiss and lots of affection to all those who have prayed for her here and in the world. Mr Scoccimarro said on Saturday that Mrs Kirchner was walking, had leafed through some books and started to ask for food. "For instance, they offered her apple puree and she asked for plum puree," he said. The subdural hematoma came after Mrs Kirchner hit her head in a fall in August. The accident wasn't disclosed at the time and its details have not been made public. The sharp-tongued, two-term leftist leader has been sidelined ahead of a key mid-term election on Oct. 27 and at the apex of a rancorous court battle with Argentina's "holdout" creditors. When she became ill, she was in full campaign mode, making speeches on behalf of allies running in the mid-term primary, which will determine whether her coalition keeps control of Congress during her final two years in power. Vice President Amado Boudou has taken over public duties, but Mrs Kirchner, known for micro-managing her cabinet, is likely to want to take control again as soon as she can.