Argentina one month away from legislative elections

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Presidential candidate Alberto Fernandez at a rally in Mar Del Plata, Argentina, Thursday, October 24, 2019 © AP / Natacha Pisarenko

By: Mikaël Ponge Follow |

Mikaël Ponge Follow

2 min

In just one month, on November 14, Argentines will be called to the polls for legislative elections.

A risky vote for left-wing President Alberto Fernandez and his government coalition.

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The task promises to be complicated for the Peronist head of state. With 31% of the votes cast in mid-September during the primaries, the government majority is almost 10 points behind the right-wing opposition. A slap at the end of a vote which serves as a survey for these legislative elections since participation is compulsory. So Alberto Fernandez redoubles his efforts before November 14. Increase in the minimum wage and family allowances, gesture towards small pensions ... Since September, the government has been increasing economic plans for the most disadvantaged, hoping to make up for at least part of its backlog at the polls. But with four in ten Argentines living below the poverty line and rampant inflation weighing on purchasing power,will that be enough to convince? The report of

in Buenos Aires.

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