Stories for March 2nd 2003

Sunday, March 2nd 2003 - 21:00 UTC
Kirchner leads in opinion polls.

With 56 days left for Argentina's crucial April 27 presidential elections, the three ruling Peronist party candidates are leading in opinion polls with Santa Cruz governor Nestor Kirchner at the top with 19,5%, followed by Adolfo Rodríguez Sáa, 17,3% and former president Carlos Menem 15,6%.
Sunday, March 2nd 2003 - 21:00 UTC
Elections suspended in Argentine province

The gubernatorial election in Argentina's Catamarca province was suspended today Sunday after a wave of violence was unleashed by supporters of banned Peronist candidate Luis Barrionuevo.

Kirchner leads in opinion polls.