Brutal PASO Elections in Argentina for the Administration of President Alberto Fernández

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On September 12, 2021, Argentina’s ruling Frente de Todos (FdeT) coalition suffered a heavy defeat in the PASO (Primarias, Abiertas, Simultáneas y Obligatorias) primary elections at the hands of the opposition Juntos por el Cambio alliance (JxC) of former President Mauricio Macri. In the run-up to the contest, observers predicted that President Alberto Fernández had lost support because of the effects of the pandemic, economic malaise, and especially after video footage and pictures emerged of him celebrating birthday parties at the Olivos residence while he mandated that the rest of the population socially isolate to avoid COVID-19. Political pundits, both pro- and anti-Peronista, had much to say.

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