Macri-nomics: Argentina’s Fast and Furious Return to Neoliberalism
April 12, 2016
Macri-nomics: Argentina’s Fast and Furious Return to Neoliberalism
by Alan B. Cibles
When on October 25, 2015, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s (CFK) designated presidential candidate, Daniel Scioli, won the first round of elections by a 3% margin, many viewed it as a defeat. There are good reasons for this.
Most polls had predicted Scioli would obtain at least an 8% lead over Mauricio Macri, the pro-business, pro-US neoliberal candidate. Some had even predicted a wider lead, fueling hopes that a runoff election could be avoided.
Also, few considered Macri would ever get enough votes to become president and yet, there he was, very well positioned for the runoff election a month later.
Finally, many of CFK’s supporters remembered her 54% victory in the 2011 presidential elections and believed that a similar outcome was possible for her candidate in 2015.
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http://www.counterpunch.org/2016/04/12/macri-nomics-argentinas-fast-and-furious-return-to-neoliberalism/
