BUENOS AIRES, June 29 (UPI) -- Nestor Kirchner, the former president of Argentina, resigned Monday as head of the Peronist Party after losing a key congressional election.
The move quashed hopes for a political dynasty for Kirchner and his wife, President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, The New York Times reported. The resignation appeared to put Argentina's presidency up for grabs in the 2011 elections, the newspaper said.