Out with the old, in with the older - Argentina's Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner makes her political come back as vice president to President-elect Alberto Fernandez
Argentina elected Alberto Fernandez as the new president on Sunday night. The economic crisis has hit the South American nation hard, but voters have backed the country’s populist-leftist Peronist party, as the political pendulum swings from right to left.
Before Alberto could take the microphone, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner had to quell crowds rejoicing and shouting loudly on several occasions.Alberto Fernandez promised a discourse to bring back the good times to Argentina.But not all Argentines are celebrating. The 31 year old father of one, who works as a course secretary at a photography school, Luciano Cogoma voted for Alberto Fernandez because he wanted to send out a strong message against the previous politics of Macri.
During Macri’s time in office, he adopted market-friendly reforms and slashed subsidies. Luciano says this hurt Argentines like him. “They made us go backwards as a society” says Luciano, as hunger is now an issue in Buenos Aires as many less well-off beg for change.Natalia Edith Mancilla, a 33 year old website designer voted against the Peronists on Sunday.
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