Argentina expected to give Fernández de Kirchner historic re-election win

[Judi Lynn]

Argentina expected to give Fernández de Kirchner historic re-election win
President's popularity has left opposition candidates in state of resignation
SOLEDAD GALLEGO-DÍAZ / EL PAÍS - Buenos Aires / Madrid - 19/10/2011

Argentineans will go to the polls on Sunday in an election that could give President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner an historic re-election sweep, with race results not seen since the return of democracy in 1983.

The latest polls show that Fernández could garner between 53 and 55 percent of the popular vote - higher than the 51.7 percent Radical Civic Party candidate Raúl Alfonsín received in 1983, and just below what Hipólito Yrigoyen got in the 1920s. General Juan Domingo Perón holds the vote-gleaning record of 62 percent for one election.

Over the past two months, the campaign has been a lack-luster one due to frustration among opposition candidates, who have been set back by Fernández's approval ratings. In August, during a national primary to select the top candidates, the president easily placed first, 38 points ahead of her nearest contender.

Despite her popularity, over the past few weeks Fernández has had to reduce her public appearances. Bouts of hypertension and then the unexpected death of her sister-in-law's boyfriend has forced her off the campaign trail.

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http://www.elpais.com/articulo/english/Argentina/expected/to/give/Fernandez/Kirchner/historic/re-election/win/elpepueng/20111019elpeng_5/Ten

[dipsydoodle]

1. Fernandez sweeps to Argentine win

Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has won re-election in a landslide victory, on the back of strong economic growth in the country.

Ms Fernandez secured nearly 54% of vote, with her closest challenger, socialist Hermes Binner on just 17%.

Ms Fernandez told jubilant supporters in Buenos Aires' Plaza de Mayo that she wanted to keep Argentina growing.

She also made an emotional reference to her late husband, former president Nestor Kirchner, who died a year ago.



http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-15419941

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2. Argentina: Why President Fernandez Wins and Obama Loses

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Argentina: Why President Fernandez Wins and Obama Loses

What accounts for the monumental difference in voter preferences of incumbent presidents? A comparative historical discussion of socio-economic and foreign policies as well as responses to profound economic crises is at the center of any explanation of the divergent results.

http://axisoflogic.com/artman/publish/Article_63975.shtml