Argentinians are set for parliamentary elections widely seen as a verdict on the leadership of President Cristina Kirchner and her husband Nestor, the former president. The election is being held as the Kirchner couple, in office for six years, is struggling to keep a hold on Argentina's senate and faces the prospect of losing the majority in the lower house of congress. Nestor Kirchner, himself running for a congressional seat on Sunday, led Argentina through its recovery during the financial crisis, but his wife Cristina, who took office in 2007, has failed to combat...
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