FILE PHOTO: Presidential candidate Alberto Fernandez of the Unidad Ciudadana (Citizen Unit) party, speaks during a rally in Buenos Aires, Argentina August 26, 2017. Picture taken August 26, 2017. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - After decades pulling political strings behind the scenes as a cabinet chief and strategist for Argentine presidents, Alberto Fernandez now aims to win the top job himself.
But rather than a power grab, the unexpected presidential bid announced on Saturday appears more a strategic manoeuvre orchestrated by his political patron, former President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, who is running as vice president.
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