Lack of serious opposition ensures Cristina Fernandez re-election next October
With less than six months to the October election President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner leads comfortably, with no serious opposition on site, and with a public opinion support of 56%, similar to when she first took office in December 2007.
The October election could turn out to be a landslide for Cristina Fernandez.
What is most remarkable is that in these three and a half years of government, Cristina Fernandez tumbled to 20% support in 2008 because of the farm crisis, but since then has been steadily growing (36% during the 2009 recession) and now stands at her departure point, 56%, according to Eduardo Fidanza, director of pollster PoliarquÃa.
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