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| Argentina votes in key test for Cristina Fernandez | Argentina votes in key test for Cristina Fernandez |
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| Voters in Argentina are going to the polls in a key test for President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner. | |
| The mid-term elections will determine how much control the left-leaning leader will have during the final two years of her presidency. | The mid-term elections will determine how much control the left-leaning leader will have during the final two years of her presidency. |
| Ms Fernandez has been out of action during the campaign following emergency brain surgery earlier in October. | Ms Fernandez has been out of action during the campaign following emergency brain surgery earlier in October. |
| She is currently constitutionally barred from running for a third term in office. | She is currently constitutionally barred from running for a third term in office. |
| Many see Sunday's elections as the start of the race to replace her. | Many see Sunday's elections as the start of the race to replace her. |
| New faces | New faces |
| Voters will choose 127 members of the 257-strong Chamber of Deputies and a third of the Senate's 72 members. | Voters will choose 127 members of the 257-strong Chamber of Deputies and a third of the Senate's 72 members. |
| Correspondents say that if her Front for Victory (FPV) party fares badly, it may signal an end to more than a decade of Kirchner family rule in Argentina. | Correspondents say that if her Front for Victory (FPV) party fares badly, it may signal an end to more than a decade of Kirchner family rule in Argentina. |
| Ms Fernandez's late husband Nestor ran the country between 2003 and 2007, when he was succeeded as president by his wife. She was then elected for a second term in 2011. | Ms Fernandez's late husband Nestor ran the country between 2003 and 2007, when he was succeeded as president by his wife. She was then elected for a second term in 2011. |
| The BBC's Ignacio de los Reyes in Buenos Aires says Argentina is already looking for new faces to lead the country. | The BBC's Ignacio de los Reyes in Buenos Aires says Argentina is already looking for new faces to lead the country. |
| Although Ms Fernandez's party is still strong on a nationwide level, high inflation, insecurity and currency controls have weakened its support among middle class families. | Although Ms Fernandez's party is still strong on a nationwide level, high inflation, insecurity and currency controls have weakened its support among middle class families. |
| Former cabinet chief Sergio Massa is ahead of her candidate Martin Insaurralde in the key province of Buenos Aires, our correspondent adds. | Former cabinet chief Sergio Massa is ahead of her candidate Martin Insaurralde in the key province of Buenos Aires, our correspondent adds. |
| Mr Massa, currently mayor of the tourist town of Tigre, says he wants to put an end to Kirchner family rule when he runs for president in two years. | Mr Massa, currently mayor of the tourist town of Tigre, says he wants to put an end to Kirchner family rule when he runs for president in two years. |
| He was elected mayor as a member of the Front for Victory, but left the party in June 2013 to establish the Renewal Front. | He was elected mayor as a member of the Front for Victory, but left the party in June 2013 to establish the Renewal Front. |
| Currently, the constitution limits the number of consecutive presidential terms to two, and a two-thirds majority in both houses of parliament would be needed to amend it. | Currently, the constitution limits the number of consecutive presidential terms to two, and a two-thirds majority in both houses of parliament would be needed to amend it. |
| But the August primaries indicated that Ms Fernandez may struggle to keep control of Congress, let alone build up a two-thirds majority. | But the August primaries indicated that Ms Fernandez may struggle to keep control of Congress, let alone build up a two-thirds majority. |
| Ms Fernandez was told by doctors earlier this month to stop her congressional election campaign after having surgery to remove a blood clot on her brain following a head injury in August. | Ms Fernandez was told by doctors earlier this month to stop her congressional election campaign after having surgery to remove a blood clot on her brain following a head injury in August. |