Ex-Fernandez Ally Massa Wins Argentina Primary Election

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Former Cabinet Chief Sergio Massa yesterday beat Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner’s leading candidate in a primary to choose contenders for October mid-term congressional elections.

Massa, who heads a group of dissident Peronist Party members, took 35 percent of votes in Buenos Aires, the country’s most populous province, compared with 30 percent for Martin Insaurralde with 97 percent of voting centers counted, according to partial results posted on the Interior Ministry’s website.