Argentina is on the brink: on the brink of a presidential election; on the brink of a hugely important choice; and quite possibly on the brink of economic and financial chaos – whoever wins.
The August primaries – effectively a large national opinion poll for the two leading candidates – showed how successful short-term economic policy has been in creating breathing space for the ‘stability’ candidate, Daniel Scioli. He won the primaries, with 38.4%, 8.3 percentage points ahead of the combined votes for the opposition Cambiemos candidates, of which Mauricio Macri becomes the official candidate in the first round of the presidential election in October.
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Daniel Scioli Daniel Scioli has twice been elected as governor of the state of Buenos Aires – Argentina’s most populous state and the key to national elections. |
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