Peronist presidential candidate Carlos Menem speaks at a campaign rally
in Buenos Aires, May 8, 2003. Argentina's May 18 election runoff pits
the pro-market ex-president Menem against center-left provincial
Governor Nestor Kirchner, who is tipped to win by nearly 40 percentage
points. While their platforms diverge on the defaulted debt and
exchange rate, many of the candidates' economic proposals are broadly
similar. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci

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