Weekly Report - 11 October 2005

Accusations of 'vote-buying' have been flung against each other by both factions of the ruling Partido Justicialista (PJ) contending for the biggest electoral prize, the province of Buenos Aires. The extra-PJ opposition has pounced upon this as an opportunity to claw back some of the attraction these two actors have been exerting on the electorate. The broad drift, however, seems to be favouring President Néstor Kirchner.