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| Argentina elections: President loses in Buenos Aires province | Argentina elections: President loses in Buenos Aires province |
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| First results in Argentina's key mid-term elections indicate the opposition Renewal Front has won by a wide margin in the province of Buenos Aires. | First results in Argentina's key mid-term elections indicate the opposition Renewal Front has won by a wide margin in the province of Buenos Aires. |
| Its nearest rival, President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner's Front for Victory, is trailing by more than 10 percentage points. | Its nearest rival, President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner's Front for Victory, is trailing by more than 10 percentage points. |
| But the Front for Victory is likely to win on a nationwide level. | But the Front for Victory is likely to win on a nationwide level. |
| The poll is seen as a good indicator of who might replace the president when she leaves office in two years' time. | The poll is seen as a good indicator of who might replace the president when she leaves office in two years' time. |
| The Front for Victory looks likely to lose other large provinces, like Santa Fe, Cordoba and Mendoza. | |
| President Fernandez has been out of action during the campaign following emergency brain surgery earlier in October. | President 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. |
| The BBC's Ignacio de los Reyes in Buenos Aires says she has been losing middle class support due to high inflation, insecurity and currency controls. | The BBC's Ignacio de los Reyes in Buenos Aires says she has been losing middle class support due to high inflation, insecurity and currency controls. |
| The Renewal Front is led by President Fernandez ' former chief of staff Sergio Massa. | The Renewal Front is led by President Fernandez ' former chief of staff Sergio Massa. |
| He was elected mayor of the wealthy town of Tigre as a member of the Front for Victory, but left the party in June 2013 to establish a new party. | He was elected mayor of the wealthy town of Tigre as a member of the Front for Victory, but left the party in June 2013 to establish a new party. |
| Mr Massa, currently the mayor of the wealthy town of Tigre, is seen as a possible presidential contender in 2015. | Mr Massa, currently the mayor of the wealthy town of Tigre, is seen as a possible presidential contender in 2015. |
| 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. |
| More than 75% of the electorate took part in the polls, said the country's Interior Minister, Florencio Randazzo. | More than 75% of the electorate took part in the polls, said the country's Interior Minister, Florencio Randazzo. |
| He said voting had been peaceful and orderly. | He said voting had been peaceful and orderly. |
| It was the first time 16 and 17-year-olds could vote. | It was the first time 16 and 17-year-olds could vote. |
| New faces | New faces |
| Voters were choosing 127 members of the 257-strong Chamber of Deputies and a third of the Senate's 72 members. | Voters were choosing 127 members of the 257-strong Chamber of Deputies and a third of the Senate's 72 members. |
| Correspondents say the results may signal an end to more than a decade of Kirchner family rule in Argentina. | Correspondents say the results may signal an end to more than a decade of Kirchner family rule in Argentina. |
| The president's Front for Victory party is likely to regain its majority in Congress, but only by a narrow margin. | The president's Front for Victory party is likely to regain its majority in Congress, but only by a narrow margin. |
| Some of her supporters had hoped for a two-thirds majority in both houses, which would have allowed a change to the constitution to allow her to stand for a third term, but it is clear this will not happen. | Some of her supporters had hoped for a two-thirds majority in both houses, which would have allowed a change to the constitution to allow her to stand for a third term, but it is clear this will not happen. |
| 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. |
| Our correspondent says Argentina is already looking for new faces to lead the country. | Our correspondent says Argentina is already looking for new faces to lead the country. |
| Mr Massa says he wants to put an end to Kirchner family rule when he runs for president in two years. | Mr Massa says he wants to put an end to Kirchner family rule when he runs for president in two years. |
| 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. |