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Argentina's President Dealt A Blow In Primaries

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   Argentina's voters dealt President Mauricio Macri a crushing blow
   Sunday.

   With almost all the votes counted in the primaries, results indicate
   voters are not happy with the austerity measures of center-right
   incumbent Macri and are instead looking for a return to the left.

   Macri and his vice-presidential running mate Miguel Angel Pichetto
   earned just 32% of the vote, in comparison to Alberto Fernandez and
   running mate Cristina Fernandez Kirchner who received 47%.

   Kirchner served two terms as president of Argentina, from 2007 - 2015,
   succeeding her husband, Nestor.

   Kirchner is currently facing a number of corruption allegations from
   her administration which she denies.

   Former Economy Minister Roberto Lavagna trailed far behind the two
   frontrunners with just 8.4% of the vote.

   The presidential vote will be held in October. It there is no outright
   winner, a runoff will be held in November.

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