Former Cabinet Chief Alberto Fernández heavily criticized the government after its candidates were defeated in the mid-term elections, accusing the government of "losing its contact with the people."

"Only three months ago, Francisco De Narváez was a businessman, and now he has won an election against an ex-president, the governor of Buenos Aires (Daniel Scioli) and a cabinet chief (Sergio Massa)," Alberto Fernández told a televised interview in Buenos Aires.

"I’m worried, because the government’s defeat clearly shows that they had started listening to social demands and locked themselves," said the former Cabinet chief.

Fernández defended his decision to leave the government last year, and said he 'had to leave' after the government’s conflict with the farming sector over soybean export duties.

"The fact that very few people votes is a sign of the lack of support for the administration," said Fernández. According to official data, only 60 percent of the electorate voted.

"The popularity of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner has plunged, and that is explained by her loss of contact with the people,‘ asserted Alberto Fernández.