Argentina Turns to the Right

Mauricio Macri’s victory in the second round of voting in the Argentine presidential election has caused a major political upheaval in the country. The leader of the Republican Proposal ( Propuesta Republicana , or Pro), a relatively small centre-right party that has been around for a little over a decade, emerged victorious with 51.4 per cent of the votes, beating out the Peronist candidate Daniel Scioli, who received ...