Tag: Mauricio Macri

Argentina’s Macri wins crucial mid-term poll

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AFP) — Argentina’s President Mauricio Macri’s center-right coalition swept crucial midterm elections Sunday and emerged with a strengthened hand to carry through pro-market economic reforms, according to nearly completed count results. Ex-president Cristina Kirchner took a seat in the Senate, marking a return to the political stage she dominated for 12 years before stepping down in 2015, and guaranteeing herself parliamentary immunity from a string of corruption charges. “We did not win as a party; […]