A group of Argentine senators announced on Wednesday their withdrawal from the bloc of the ruling Frente de Todos in the Upper House and their decision to form their own bench, in the run-up to the complex electoral process that the South American country will undergo this year.
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BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's ruling Peronist coalition was dealt a blow on Wednesday when four of its senators announced their departure, weakening the government's sway in the Senate just eight months before high-stakes general elections.
Luego de que se conociera el audio de la diputada Fernanda Vallejos, en el mediodía de ayer, uno de los primeros en expresar su rechazo fue el interventor de Yacimientos Carboníferos Río Turbio (YCRT),…