▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁cent rist ▁C iv ic ▁Co al ition , ▁El isa ▁Car rió , ▁revers ed ▁her ▁earlier ▁intention ▁to ▁opt ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁race , ▁and ▁following ▁the ▁departure ▁of ▁her ▁C iv ic ▁Co al ition ▁from ▁the ▁C iv ic ▁and ▁Social ▁Ag re ement ▁formed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁with ▁the ▁U CR , ▁she ▁announced ▁her ▁candid acy ▁for ▁president ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁Car rió ▁with d rew ▁her ▁president ial ▁bid ▁following ▁a ▁poor ▁showing ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 4 ▁August ▁prim aries , ▁where ▁she ▁obtained ▁ 3 %. ▁ ▁Other ▁candidates ▁ ▁N umer ous ▁other ▁candidates , ▁or ▁potential ▁candidates , ▁dropped ▁out ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁not ably ▁Buenos ▁Aires ▁Mayor ▁Maur icio ▁Mac ri , ▁who ▁instead ▁sought ▁a ▁second ▁term ▁as ▁mayor , ▁and ▁left - wing ▁film ▁mak er ▁Fernando ▁Sol anas ▁( who ▁ran ▁un success fully ▁for ▁the ▁same ▁post ). ▁Sol anas ▁nominated ▁Congress w oman ▁Al ci ra ▁Arg umed o ▁as ▁Pro yect o ▁Sur ' s ▁candidate ▁for ▁president ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁June . ▁The ▁ 1 4 ▁August ▁primary ▁effectively ▁ended ▁Arg umed o ' s ▁campaign , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁those ▁of ▁Ne igh b ors ' ▁Action ▁Mov ement ▁( MA V ) ▁candidate ▁Ser gio ▁Past ore , ▁and ▁People ' s ▁Coun tr ys ide ▁Party