Former Argentine President Fernandez barely won Senate primary: radio
Source: Reuters
#WORLD NEWS AUGUST 29, 2017 / 5:44 PM / 2 HOURS AGO
Former Argentine President Fernandez barely won Senate primary: radio
Reuters Staff
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BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Former Argentina President Cristina Fernandez narrowly won an Aug. 13 primary vote for a Senate seat in Buenos Aires province by 0.2 percentage points, National Electoral Director Fernando Alvarez said on local radio on Tuesday.
The electoral authority last updated the count with 95.68 percent of polling stations reporting on Aug. 14, showing President Mauricio Macris ally Esteban Bullrich ahead by 0.08 percentage points in a technical tie in the nations largest province.
Its a very small difference, a minimal difference, a difference without precedent, Alvarez said on Radio Mitre, explaining only around 20,000 votes separated the two.
Stocks rallied and the peso strengthened after the Aug. 14 count as fears eased that the populist Fernandez could be aiming for a presidential comeback in 2019 and reverse Macris economic reforms.
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