Argentina’s political landscape shifted to the moral after Sunday’s presidential election. We’d like to hear your reactions to Mauricio Macri’s victoryAfter 12 years of leftist government,Argentina moved towards the centre-moral on Sunday, as Buenos Aires mayor Mauricio Macri of the Cambiemos (Let’s Change) party sealed victory in the country’s presidential election. He will replace Christina Fernández de Kirchner in the Casa Rosada presidential palace, and with the outgoing president stepping down from office on 10 December. Factors behind Macri’s surprise victory include rising concerns among voters approximately increasing inflation,slowing growth and current crime rates. But opponents fear a return to the neoliberal policies of the 1990s that ended with the country’s economic collapse in 2002, and also worry a vote for Macri could mark a weaker stance on human rights. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com