and New Party Councillor who had originally intended to stand in his own right). His principal opponent was the Mayor of Córdoba, Luis Juez and Schiaretti trailed in the polls for some time. In the 2007 election, there were claims of electoral fraud and the result went to recounts and was finally declared for Schiaretti by the electoral court of the province. Following the 2008 Argentine government conflict with the agricultural sector, Schiaretti became distanced from the national Peronist leadership of President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and Néstor Kirchner. Ahead of the legislative elections of June 2009, he announced he would be running his own list for the National Congress, headed by Eduardo Mondino, in opposition to the Kirchners' Front for Victory. References 1949 births Living people Argentine accountants Argentine people of Italian descent Governors of Córdoba Province, Argentina Governors of Santiago del Estero Province Vice Governors of Córdoba Province, Argentina Justicialist Party politicians Members of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies elected in Córdoba National University of Córdoba alumni People from Córdoba, Argentina