Argentine president looks for legislative majority
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Legislative elections in Argentina are giving President Mauricio Macri a chance to win his first friendly congress, while former President Cristina Fernandez is seeking to make a comeback.
Polls indicate that Macri's center-right faction has a chance to win a majority for the first time since he took office in 2015. Twenty-four of 72 Senate seats are at stake Sunday, as are 127 seats in the lower house.
Fernandez is seeking a seat in the Senate for her left-leaning coalition with an eye toward another run in the 2019 presidential race, though polls have shown her trailing somewhat in her Buenos Aires district.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Fernandez is fighting corruption allegations stemming from her eight-year term as president and a Senate seat would grant her immunity from prosecution.