Husband president of Argentina resigned from the post of head of the ruling party.

Ex-President of Argentina and the husband of current President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, Nestor Kirchner, has resigned from the post of head of the ruling Hustisialistskoy (Peronistskoy) party, wrote on Tuesday, June 30, Argentina La Nacion . The reason for his resignation, the party was defeated in parliamentary elections, has lost the majority in both houses of parliament.
About Kirchner has announced his resignation in televised shortly after the election results became known. "When the result is not consistent with the expectations that we have at that time were ... We believe that this should lead to a qualitative improvement in policy, and therefore I strongly refuse to guide the party", - quotes the words of the Argentine Kirchner edition.
The new head of the party on the proposal Kirchner will become its former vice-chairman Daniel Skioli (Daniel Scioli), governor of Buenos Aires. According to the results of past elections Skioli was elected to Parliament, but promised to give up the mandate for the preservation of the deputy governor.
Parliamentary elections were held in Argentina on Sunday, June 28. As writes The New York Times, Hustisialistkaya the party managed to gain only 29.6 per cent of the vote. This Kirshner, who fought for the parliamentary seat in Buenos Aires, fell out of Parliament, losing to businessman Francisco de Narvaesu (Francisco de Narvaez).
According to the publication, the defeat of the ruling party in the elections are regarded by many as a result of falling popularity of Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, won the presidential election in 2007. Since she became president, its rating fell nearly 30 percent.