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BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's center-right opposition is locked in a leadership fight between former security tsar Patricia Bullrich and Buenos Aires Mayor Horacio Larreta, with whoever wins in primaries on Sunday the odds-on favorite to be the country's next president.
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By Lucila Sigal BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's opposition is polling with a slight lead for the upcoming August primaries, usually a reliable be.
Argentina's opposition is polling with a slight lead for the upcoming August primaries, usually a reliable bellwether for the outcome of the presidential election, but with many voters ready to snub the ballot box the results are far from certain. "There is a lot of apathy," said political analyst Carlos Fara, who predicted the Aug. 13 vote will see more abstentions and perhaps blank votes - which are included in the final count - than in any primary election since 2011. Most polls peg the center-right opposition alliance Together for Change (JxC) with a slight edge against the center-left ruling coalition Union for the Homeland (UP).