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Weekly Report - 21 January 2016 (WR-16-03)
ARGENTINA: Kirchnerismo gets rallying point against Macri
The speed with which President Mauricio Macri has moved to set Argentina on a new track since taking office has caught the Kirchnerista opposition by surprise, but it now has its first rallying point for protests against the new government. It came with the arrest of Milagro Sala in the north-western province of Jujuy on 16 January. Sala, a diehard Kirchnerista social leader and politician, had spearheaded protests against the governor of Jujuy, Gerardo Morales, as soon as he took office on 10 December last year. When Morales, a member of the ruling Cambiemos coalition, struck back with the weight of the provincial judiciary behind him by having Sala arrested and imprisoned it caused a major stir. The repercussions could be felt for some time leading to a test of strength between Macrismo and Kirchnerismo.
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