Former
President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and President Mauricio
Macri's candidate are virtually tied in Argentina’s congressional
primaries leading up to the October election.
With
95.58 percent of votes in Buenos Aires province counted – home to
nearly 40 percent of Argentina's electorate – the ruling party led
by Macri's former Education Minister Esteban Bullrich had captured
34.19 percent while Fernandez was within a whisker with 34.11
percent.
Though
there has been no official declaration, Fernandez took the stage at a
rally around 4:00 a.m. to claim victory as well as criticize the pace
of the vote count.
"I
never imagined I would have to ask for forgiveness from all
Argentines for this embarrassment," she said. "It's
an offense to democracy."
There
have been denunciations that the flow of information from the
electoral authorities was manipulated, holding back results from
poorer, pro-Fernandez areas. such as Santa Fe, home of Kichnerism.
Regardless
of the final outcome, the candidates will now face each other in the
congressional elections in October, when Argentines will elect
one-third of the senate and half the chamber of deputies.
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