The enemy within
WHEN Carlos Menem first ran for Argentina's presidency, in 1989, he picked Eduardo Duhalde, a relatively obscure mayor from a grimy suburb in the rust-belt around the capital, as his running-mate. That choice proved shrewd: Mr Duhalde delivered crucial votes in Buenos Aires province, home to 38% of the electorate. His reward came in 1991 when, with Mr Menem's backing, he was elected governor of that province, the country's second-most-powerful post.
This article appeared in the The Americas section of the print edition under the headline “The enemy within”
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