1、CRS INSIGHTArgentina Votes for Change in 2015 Presidential ElectionNovember 23, 2015 (IN10378) |Related Policy IssueLatin America and the Caribbean Related AuthorMark P. Sullivan |Mark P. Sullivan, Specialist in Latin American Affairs (msullivancrs.loc.gov, 7-7689)On November 22, 2015, Argentines we
2、nt to the polls in the second round of a presidential race and opted for change by electing Mauricio Macri of the opposition Lets Change coalition representing center-right and center-left parties. Macri defeated Daniel Scioli, the candidate of the leftist Peronist party faction known as the Front o
3、f Victory (FPV) of outgoing President Cristina Fernndez de Kirchner. In a close race, Macri, the mayor of Buenos Aires, took 51.4% of the vote compared to 48.6% for Scioli, the governor of Buenos Aires province. Macri will be inaugurated on December 10, 2015. His election ends the 12-year run of so-
4、called Kirchnerismo that helped Argentina emerge from a severe economic crisis in 2001-2002, but also was characterized by protectionist and unorthodox economic policies and at times difficult relations with the United States. The Macri government is expected to usher in market-based economic reform
