President Duhalde's administration reacted to the latest warning from the International Monetary Fund saying Argentina can work its way out of the current financial turmoil with or without IMF's aid, and expressed increasing disgust towards the multilateral institution attitude.
Former left wing union leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, comfortably leading in the polls, increased this week his advantage and now stands with 42% of vote intention, which could ensure him the Brazilian presidency in the first round.