Round One To Macri

June 2007 | Risk Summary

The first major electoral contest of the year has gone against the Kirchner administration, as its candidate for Buenos Aires Mayor, Daniel Filmus, lost convincingly to opposition contender Mauricio Macri on June 3. While a run off will be required on June 24, Macri has a 22 percentage point advantage, and despite having the backing of the national government, we do not see Filmus winning enough votes to emerge victorious. The result is a setback for Kirchner in the run up to October's presidential vote. That said, our core view sees the president's wife, Senator Cristina Fernández, as favourite to

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