22 October 2017: Argentina's reformer wins mid-term elections
The result of the mid-term congressional elections of Monday ended in a victory for presindent's Mauricio Macri's coalition. The vote comes as another blow for the left-wing governments which were prominent in Latin-America for a long time. After Brazil's president Dilma Roussef and the severe pressure on president Maduro in Venezuela, this turn in government in Argentina is a peaceful one though. The centre-right His Cambiemos (Let's Change) movement won in 13 of Argentina's 23 provinces, including the five most populous urban areas. The president promised reforms but still needs alliances in the congress, as his movement is still a minority bloc. The split in the opposition, however, seems to give him space to get on with his legislative reformist agenda.
