Ex-Fernandez Ally Leads Rival Bloc in Argentine Primary
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A primary election for Argentine congressional candidates this weekend will test the vote-getting strength of a former ally of President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner who has now turned against her.
Former Cabinet Chief Sergio Massa, 41, is leading a group of dissident Peronist Party members who are contesting October’s mid-term congressional elections. Opinion polls show Massa, now mayor of a Buenos Aires suburb, attracting more votes in the Aug. 11 primary than Fernandez favorite, 43-year-old Martin Insaurralde.