BUENOS AIRES-- The two frontrunners to win Argentina's presidential election in October have roughly equal levels of support, a poll published Sunday showed, with the pro-business opposition challenger gaining on the likely candidate for the governing Peronists.
Daniel Scioli, the Peronist governor of the powerful province of Buenos Aires, leads the field ahead of August primaries with 33.3 percent of voting intentions, according to the Management & Fit survey.
Mauricio Macri, the mayor of the city of Buenos Aires and leader of the conservative PRO party, is on 32.2 percent, gaining ground since last month, when in the same poll he was backed by 29.4 percent of voters. Support for Scioli is unchanged from April.
Argentine President Cristina Fernandez, who is barred from seeking a third term, has not publicly backed any candidate. Her approval rating in the poll was 39.6 percent, slightly up on last month, while disapproval was 51.5 percent.
Many voters have become disillusioned with Fernandez's interventionist policies, which critics say have hobbled Latin America's third-largest economy.
REUTERS
