A prominent Argentine lawmaker on Monday broke ranks with the country's ruling party on Monday, rejecting a $44.5 billion agreement struck in principle with the International Monetary Fund late last week, a sign of cracks in the ruling coalition.
Militant leftist Maximo Kirchner said he was resigning from his role as the ruling party bloc leader in the lower chamber. Kirchner is also the son of two former Argentine presidents and historical leaders of the Peronist party: Nestor Kirchner and Cristina Fernandez, who is also the current vice president.
