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Sunday's presidential candidates' debate decisive for Argentina's runoff on November 22
The director of one of the most reliable pollster organization in Argentina anticipated that the 22 November presidential runoff is still an open race despite the fact the incumbent candidate Daniel Scioli is running several points behind his rival and opposition candidate Mauricio Macri. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesMacri will win 55% over Scioli 45% . K s goverment s and the fascistas Camporas are over. I m sure with Macri government, ARG & UK relationships will improve .
Nov 12th, 2015 - 01:26 pm - Link - Report abuse 0The UN should solve Falk Is self determination , Arg have a lost of economic s, infraestructure and violence problems generated by K s goverment,
I watched in TV about the purchase of 10 fighter jets from Israel, both candidates said that this jets replace the old Mirages, but the idea is to defend the ilegal narcos flights from Paraguay an Bolivia, and to avoid the illegal fishing by chinese vessels. Never said that UK represents a threat for Arg , so I hope that we have a good oportunity to finish this disputy , Of course the UN must do their job .
No doubt the Argentine election is a tight race in sluggish world economic times, which shows a strong performance of a party that has been in power for a decade.
Nov 12th, 2015 - 01:59 pm - Link - Report abuse 0The result most probably won't be by landslide, which will force whoever wins to take into account the defeated party.
The candidates' debate will be interesting to watch.
Many citizens will be trying to find out Macri's real platform, the one he can't tell about without causing a stampede of voters.
The miserable reality in Argentina is what will decide this election, not this debate.
Nov 12th, 2015 - 03:08 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Seriously who gives a toss who gets in, it will be same' old same old ad infinitum, Who would want to run a country that that has spiraling inflation and politicians that only think about power and feathering their nests. GOD HELP THEM if there is a God.
Nov 12th, 2015 - 03:14 pm - Link - Report abuse 0The “fear mongering” going on in Argentina right now from the Fvp is laughable, except to the fools who drink their kool aid.
Nov 12th, 2015 - 03:46 pm - Link - Report abuse 0“Argentina will be a living hell”
“Under Macri, people will be devastated”
“Hoards will be buying dollars” How dear they!!!
“Your salaries will be wiped out under Macri”
And now that the SC ruled that the government and YPF must reveal detail of the agreement, like all democratic governments do for transparency, Hannibal “Lecter” Kirchner cries foul as it “violates judicial security” of Argentina. WTF is judiciary security? Protecting the names of those who were paid off?
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Nov 12th, 2015 - 04:21 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I love to see the fear, and disappointment, that people who, by arrogance and foolishness, until less than a month thought that Peronist will easily won the elections ago.
I regularly speak with my fellow countrymen and they tell me that in certain government reparitions, plagued by “La Campora” boys, the delusion and depression is undeniable. The mood should be similar to the one Berlin during 1945
Daniel Scioli left his empty talk of “Faith and Hope” and, feeling himself as the loser, begins to promise things impossible and unworkable. Such as to maintain the value of the Argentine Peso against the US Dollar in a country whose central bank is simply emptied.
After 28 consecutive years of Peronist governments in the province of Buenos Aires voters realized that Peronism only brought corrupcion and poverty and voted for change. This latter was fatal to the peronist aspirations to remain on power for another term.
I imagine that after 15 consecutive years of Peronist governments in the country people are also tired of lies, poverty and corruption and will also vote for change.
I like to imagine the disappointment of other populist Latin American governments such as Maduro, Correa or Evo Morales .... Argentina will leave the fascist/populist axis to be, as indicated by the National Constitution, simply a federal republic.
I lot of the people I speak with are expecting election day to be utter madness and possibly violence....we shall be. I think the Peronist/Kirchnites as rising to a level of pure desperation.
Nov 12th, 2015 - 05:51 pm - Link - Report abuse 06 and 7 your both right.
Nov 12th, 2015 - 07:27 pm - Link - Report abuse 0The desperation is growing daily with the possible collapse of Kampora and the K klowns in jail.
The first cracks in Reeeekie's confidence.
Nov 12th, 2015 - 07:32 pm - Link - Report abuse 0lol
But true to rotting roadkillian form he's laying the ground work for a massive blame shifting on the causation.
REEEEKIE: They haven't even lost yet!
Oh yea of little faith . . . .
I think it is too close to call at this stage but it is interesting to watch people positioning themselves in case they need to support a new team.
Nov 13th, 2015 - 03:01 am - Link - Report abuse 0I have to agree with Enrique that a strong opposition makes a government more accountable. Unless it is the K's in government where they just remove the power of the opposition and ignore the law.
I am concerned about the “independent” judiciary...
Nov 13th, 2015 - 03:28 am - Link - Report abuse 0The great irony of this election is that - if Macri wins, which seems the most likely result - he plans to do a “Thatcher” on the Arg economy, and does it not need it?
Nov 13th, 2015 - 03:41 am - Link - Report abuse 0His biggest problem is that the presidential term is only 4 years and, after decades of socialism and corruption, it will take at least 2 terms for the medicine to take effect. Thatcher's reforms, initially highly unpopular, needed longer than the UK's 5-year term. She would never have won re-election if she had not won a short sharp war against a certain country that had foolishly invaded part of her domain. Perhaps President Macri will need to incite Paraguay to invade Misiones province during his first unpopular term..?
I am STILL concerned about the LACK OF A “independent” judiciary... Argentina's real worry.
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