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Brazil & Southern Cone - January 2016 (ISSN 1741-4431)
ARGENTINA: Macri gets straight to work
Supporters and opponents of Argentina’s new president, Mauricio Macri, have not had to wait long to see the outline of his government take shape. In the month since he took office, he has lifted currency controls, lowered agricultural tariffs, appointed two supreme court judges, begun a complete overhaul of the state’s official statistics agency, overturned a major law on media ownership, and announced plans to end the country’s decade long legal battle with its creditors. The Peronist opposition, meanwhile, appears to be struggling to adjust to the new reality. Despite a nominal majority in congress, the Frente para la Victoria (FpV), the party of Cristina Fernández, is showing signs of division.
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