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October 28, 2019

Alberto Fernandez Wins Argentine Election in Defeat for Right-Wing Incumbent
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In Argentina, right-wing incumbent president Mauricio Macri resoundingly
lost Sunday's national elections, as voters cast their ballots for
center-left opposition candidate Alberto Fernández. The election was
dominated by economic concerns. Nearly one-third of Argentines are
currently living in poverty, after Macri imposed sweeping austerity
measures and laid off tens of thousands of unionized public sector
workers. The election was also a comeback for former president Cristina
Fernández de Kirchner, who ran as vice-president.


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