Argentina's Peronists face painful defeat in midterms, polls show

FILE PHOTO: Argentina's President Alberto Fernandez speaks during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, November 2, 2021. Adrian Dennis/Pool via REUTERS

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's Peronists are likely to suffer a major blow in midterm legislative elections, polls ahead of the Nov. 14 vote show, which could erase the ruling party's Senate majority as well as its strong position in the lower Chamber of Deputies.

The majority of surveys show the party of President Alberto Fernandez trailing by over 8 points behind the conservative opposition coalition Together for Change, with defeats likely in the populous city and province of Buenos Aires.