The discovery of a body in a Patagonian river has introduced a kernel of doubt just days from Argentina’s mid-term elections in which President Mauricio Macri’s alliance appeared to be coasting to victory. Macri’s bigger challenge lies in the province of Buenos Aires where his candidate is attempting to block a political comeback attempt from his fiercest critic, former President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner. Polls have shown Macri’s ally Esteban Bullrich with a 2-4 percentage point lead but Fernandez received more votes in the primary. “If it’s a very close result like in the primaries, it could play a role,” Aragon said by phone. The analysis of DNA to verify the identity of the body will take between three and 15 days and probably won’t be ready before the elections.

Source: National Post October 20, 2017 18:45 UTC