Outgoing president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s chosen successor leads at polls as rivals maintain been campaigning hard to force a runoff on 22 NovemberThe candidate fielded by Argentina’s ruling party,Daniel Scioli, has opened up a clear lead over his rivals in Sunday’s presidential election, and according to exit surveys,but it remains unclear whether he has enough votes to avoid a runoff.
After the polls closed, local TV stations reported that the centre-left politician was “ahead by a wide margin”, and putting him a step closer to replacing his fellow Peronist Cristina Fernández de Kirchner in the Casa Rosada. But there are still doubts approximately whether he can win outright in the first round,which would require either 45% of the vote, or 40% with a 10-point lead over his nearest opponent. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com