ARGENTINE NATION
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF APRIL-MAY 2003
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Source: website of the newspaper La Nacion

Parties
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* ARI - Afirmación para una República de Iguales (Affirmation for a 
   Republic of Equals)
* FL - Frente por la Lealtad (Front for Loyalty)
* FV - Frente para la Victoria (Front for Victory)
* IU - Izquierda Unida (United Left)
* MFRC - Movimiento Federal Recrear el Crecimiento (Federal Movement
   to Recreate Growth)
* MID - Movimiento de Integracion and Desarrollo (Movement for
   Integration and Development)
* MNP - Movimiento Nacional y Popular (National and Popular 
   Movement)
* MODIN - Movimiento por la Dignidad y la Independencia (Movement for   
   Dignity and Independence)
* PDC - Partido Demócrata Cristiano (Christian Democratic Party)
* PH - Partido Humanista (Humanist Party)
* PO - Partido Obrero (Labour Party)
* PPR - Partido Popular de la Reconstrucción (Popular Party for 
   Reconstruction) 
* PS - Partido Socialista (Socialist Party)
* PSA - Partido Socialista Auténtico (Authentic Socialist Party)
* TC - Tiempos de Cambio (Time for Change)
* UCR - Union Civica Radical (Radical Civic Union)
* UD - Unidos o Dominados (Union of the Dominated)

FIRST ROUND: 27 APRIL 2003
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NATIONAL SUMMARY
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Voters:                                       25,479,366 
Total votes cast                              19,594,199    76.9
Invalid votes                                    353,895    01.8
Valid votes:                                  19,240,304    98.2
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Candidate                Party                Votes         %
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Jorge Altamira           PO                      143,013    00.7
Juan Carlos Arcagni      TC                       66,575    00.3
Aldredo Bravo            PS                      217,670    01.1
Elisa Carrio             ARI                   2,720,692    14.1
Manuel Herrera           PDC                      49,247    00.2
Nestor Kirchner          FV                    4,232,052    22.0
Ricardo Lopez Murphy     MFRC                  3,144,528    16.3
Mario Mazitelli          PSA                      51,371    00.3
Carlos Saul Menem        FL                    4,686,646    24.4
Leopoldo Moreau          UCR                     450,489    02.3
Juan Ricardo Mussa       UD                       40,337    00.2
Gustavo Breide Obeid     PPR                      48,956    00.2
Adolfo Rodriguez Saa     MNP                   2,715,799    14.1
Guillermo Sulings        PH                      106,859    00.5
Ricardo Teran            MODIN                    33,636    00.2
Enrique Venturino        MODIN                   146,292    00.8
Patricia Walsh           IU                      337,285    01.7
Carlos Zaffore           MID                      48,857    00.2
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Total                                         19,240,304
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A second round between Menem and Kirchner was scheduled for 18 May, 
but on 15 May Menem, who was trailing badly in opinion polls, 
withdrew from the race, leaving Kirchner elected unopposed.