Alberto Fernández Wins Argentina’s Presidential Election in the First Round

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On October 27, 2019, the Peronista/ “Kirchnerista” candidate for president and leader of the Frente de Todos coalition, Alberto Fernández, lived up to the promise of his victory in the August primary and defeated President Mauricio Macri with a sufficient percentage of the vote to dispense with the need for a second round. Now he faces an economy in crisis, a sharply polarized society, and a skeptical international community worried about Argentina’s new commitments to the International Monetary Fund. Pundits and editorialists had their say.

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