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Tag: Rolando Figueroa

  • Monday, April 17th 2023 - 09:55 UTC

    Argentine Patagonian provinces elect new governors

    Weretilneck had become governor of Río Negro in 2012 after Carlos Soria's assassination

    The Argentine Patagonian provinces of Río Negro and Neuquén have new governors-elect after Sunday's elections. Opposition candidate Rolando Figueroa brought Movimiento Popular Neuquino's rule to an end after four decades and former Río Negro Governor Alberto Weretilneck was elected back into office. Figueroa and Weretilneck currently hold seats on the federal Lower and Upper Houses respectively.