Argentine midterms could make president a ‘lame duck’
ABC News
Argentines angry at high inflation and rising poverty could strip President Alberto Fernández’s coalition of its control of the Senate in mid-term elections that will impact his final two years in office
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- Argentines angry at high inflation and rising poverty could strip President Alberto Fernández’s coalition of its control of the Senate in mid-term elections Sunday that will impact his final two years in office.
The ruling Front for Everyone – made up of a collection of Peronist and leftist parties – currently controls the Senate and is a strong minority in the Chamber of Deputies, where it has relied on independents to pass laws.
If, as polls predict, the center-right opposition coalition Together for Change prevails in most districts, the ruling party will be forced to negotiate every initiative it sends to congress.
“Such a result would almost certainly relegate Alberto Fernández to ‘lame duck’ status for the rest of his term,” said Jimena Blanco, director of research and risk analysis for the Americas at the Verisk Maplecroft consultancy.
