liance ▁with ▁the ▁M ST ▁and ▁the ▁P SA . ▁ ▁The ▁C iv ic ▁and ▁Social ▁Ag re ement ▁was ▁an ▁al liance ▁between ▁the ▁U CR ▁and ▁most ▁of ▁what ▁became ▁the ▁Progress ive ▁Am ple ▁Front ▁and ▁the ▁C iv ic ▁Co al ition , ▁with ▁other , ▁minor ▁al lies . ▁This ▁coal ition ▁proved ▁unw ield y ▁as ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁campaign ▁progress ed , ▁however , ▁though ▁various ▁forms ▁of ▁it ▁will ▁be ▁retained ▁in ▁certain ▁provinces ▁for ▁strateg ic ▁purposes . ▁ ▁Front ▁for ▁Vict ory ▁( inc umb ents ) ▁ ▁The ▁Front ▁for ▁Vict ory ▁( F p V ) ▁candidate ▁for ▁the ▁Just icial ist ▁Party ▁prim aries ▁was ▁current ▁President ▁Crist ina ▁Fernández ▁de ▁Kirch ner . ▁Her ▁husband ▁and ▁prede cess or , ▁N ést or ▁Kirch ner , ▁was ▁considered ▁a ▁top ▁candidate ▁to ▁succeed ▁Fernández ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁Fernández ▁had ▁suffered ▁a ▁significant ▁decl ine ▁in ▁appro val ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Argent ine ▁government ▁conflict ▁with ▁the ▁agricult ural ▁sector ▁and ▁the ▁subsequent ▁re cess ion , ▁and ▁the ▁r uling ▁Front ▁for ▁Vict ory ▁lost ▁its ▁absolute ▁majority ▁in ▁both ▁houses ▁of ▁Congress ▁during ▁the ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁mid - term ▁elections . ▁The ▁economy , ▁and ▁her ▁appro val ▁ratings , ▁recovered ▁stead ily ▁during ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁however , ▁and ▁the