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| Buenos Aires mayoral poll begins | |
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| The second and final round of voting for a new mayor is taking place in Argentina's capital, Buenos Aires. | |
| Right-wing businessman Mauricio Macri is expected to beat Daniel Filmus, who is backed by President Nestor Kirchner. | Right-wing businessman Mauricio Macri is expected to beat Daniel Filmus, who is backed by President Nestor Kirchner. |
| Mr Macri won the first round of the polls on 3 June, but he failed to get the 50% needed for an outright victory. | Mr Macri won the first round of the polls on 3 June, but he failed to get the 50% needed for an outright victory. |
| The poll comes just four months before presidential elections and gives an indication of how President Kirchner's government is doing. | The poll comes just four months before presidential elections and gives an indication of how President Kirchner's government is doing. |
| Buenos Aires dominates Argentina, so the battle for one of the most influential posts in the country's politics has been hard-fought, the BBC's Daniel Schweimler says. | Buenos Aires dominates Argentina, so the battle for one of the most influential posts in the country's politics has been hard-fought, the BBC's Daniel Schweimler says. |
| Crime and taxes | Crime and taxes |
| Mr Macri is best-known as the owner of Boca Juniors football club in the football-mad nation. | Mr Macri is best-known as the owner of Boca Juniors football club in the football-mad nation. |
| Recent opinion polls suggest a comfortable victory for Mr Macri, our correspondent in Buenos Aires says. | Recent opinion polls suggest a comfortable victory for Mr Macri, our correspondent in Buenos Aires says. |
| Last Wednesday, Mr Macri received a timely boost when the team won Latin America's most prestigious club competition - the Copa Libertadores. | Last Wednesday, Mr Macri received a timely boost when the team won Latin America's most prestigious club competition - the Copa Libertadores. |
| Mr Filmus - who is Argentina's education minister - is the left-of-centre government candidate. He is strongly backed by President Kirchner. | Mr Filmus - who is Argentina's education minister - is the left-of-centre government candidate. He is strongly backed by President Kirchner. |
| Both contenders have focused on crime and taxes during their election campaigns. | Both contenders have focused on crime and taxes during their election campaigns. |
| The city is enjoying an economic boom but the rapid growth is also bringing problems such as crime and pollution, our correspondent says. | The city is enjoying an economic boom but the rapid growth is also bringing problems such as crime and pollution, our correspondent says. |
| The incumbent mayor Jorge Telerman, who got the job last year by default when his boss was sacked, is out of the race, finishing in third place. | The incumbent mayor Jorge Telerman, who got the job last year by default when his boss was sacked, is out of the race, finishing in third place. |