BUENOS AIRES — Supporters of Mauricio Macri, the winner of Argentina‘s presidential election, gathered on Sunday at the iconic Obelisk in central Buenos Aires, Argentina‘s capital, to celebrate his victory.
Many expressed their joy and their hopes for a brighter future.
With 96 percent of the vote counted, Macri, Macri, the outgoing mayor of Buenos Aires, had 52 percent support compared to 48 percent for ruling party candidate Daniel Scioli, chosen successor of president Cristina Fernandez.
Scioli conceded late on Sunday and said he had called Macri to congratulate him.
The victory by the business-friendly Macri, who gained a national profile as president of the popular Boca Juniors soccer club, comes after he did better than expected in the first round on October 25. The close first round forced a runoff with Scioli, the governor of the vast Buenos Aires province.
It marks an end to the left-leaning and often-combative era of President Cristina Fernandez, who along with her late husband dominated the country’s political scene for 12 years and rewrote its social contract.
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