Scioli, Macri face to face in historic debate ahead of runoff in Argentina.
Source: Buenos Aires Herald
Victory Front presidential candidate Daniel Scioli and Let's Change coalition hopeful Mauricio Macri faced each other off tonight in a historic debate just a week out from a winner-takes-all runoff scheduled for November 22. Tonight marked the first time that final round candidates ever participated in a formal debate in Argentine history.
At the beginning of the debate, Scioli affirmed that Mauricio Macri's ideas "are a danger to the whole of society." "I feel his ideas are dangerous. When he's said things he hasn't exposed here, like the lifting of dollar restrictions, that means austerity. Who will pay the cost of that?"
Macri said in response: "I believe you are the ones afraid, those who are ruling the country. I am asking you to stop being my spokesperson, to tell us your proposals instead." "We must expand the economy; I never said I will implement austerity," Macri said, despite statements to the contrary by his economic policy team.
The two presidential candidates discussed key topics that are part of the social agenda, divided in four different segments: one devoted to economy and social development; another to security and human rights; another focused on education; and the fourth based on strengthening democracy.
The debate began at 7:30 p.m. EST, and lasted 75 minutes. It was held at the main auditorium of the University of Buenos Aires Law School.
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The headline moment was probably Scioli's:
"I come to echo the wishes workers have for their future, of the students whose access to free education Macri questions. I stand with the oil industry, when Macri's economists say Argentina does not need energy sovereignty and instead want to put a Shell executive at the head of (the state energy firm) YPF."
