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Argentina's next leader preps foreign policy

By LUIS ANDRES HENAO tribution is severely limited,"
Associated Press said Christopher Sabatini,
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina a lecturer at the School of
(AP) — What kind of foreign International and Public Af-
policy can the world ex- fairs at Columbia University
pect from Argentina when in New York and a senior re-
its new president takes search fellow at Chatham
office in December? Ar- House.
gentina sparred with the "Much as the new domes-
United States and other tic and international eco-
Western countries when nomic context will call for
Cristina Fernández was an economic balancing
president. Now she is re- act, so will it in the interna-
turning to power, this time tional realm," Sabatini said.
as vice president after Sun- WHAT WILL HAPPEN WITH
day's presidential election. THE IMF?
Despite concerns, some Alberto Fernández will
analysts believe Alberto also need to negotiate
Fernández, Argentina's the terms of Argentina's
president-elect, will pursue $56 billion bailout from the
a more pragmatic path, International Monetary
less reliant on the tradition- Fund. That might force him
al ideology of the left as the Peronist presidential candidate Alberto Fernández waves to supporters in front of a large image of to take a "middle-of-the
country struggles to revive his running mate, former President Cristina Fernández, after incumbent President Mauricio Macri road approach in the early
its economy with interna- conceded defeat at the end of election day in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019 months," said Jenny Prib-
tional support. Associated Press ble, associate professor of
WHAT WAS ARGENTINA'S senior fellow at the Peter- pecially during her second WILL IT BE A RETURN TO THE political science at the Uni-
FOREIGN POLICY UNDER son Institute for Internation- presidency, was character- CRISTINA YEARS? versity of Richmond in the
CRISTINA FERNÁNDEZ? al Economics. ized by a profound isola- Some Argentines fear Cristi- United States.
Tensions were high be- Cristina Fernández "did tion, especially with West- na Fernández will try to ma- Alberto Fernández is also
tween Argentina and the what many others did: took ern countries," said Sergio nipulate Alberto Fernández seen as the figure that uni-
United States under Cris- a hard line with the US, Berensztein, a political ana- (the two are not related), fied Peronism, the broad
tina Fernández. Her tirades praised regional integra- lyst based in Buenos Aires. but he dismisses this. Ana- but splintered political
against the U.S. were a tion, but never got very far," Relations with the U.S. im- lysts say he needs to take movement that many ad-
source of frequent eye- de Bolle said. proved under her succes- a pragmatic approach here to in Argentina.
rolling in the White House. She infuriated Spain by sor, conservative President because he inherits high To continue doing this, he
Fernández also was close depriving the Spanish Mauricio Macri. Barack poverty and employment, "may need to take special
with Hugo Chavez, Ven- company Repsol of its ma- Obama visited Argentina, soaring inflation and dimin- care in his interactions with
ezuela's anti-American late jority stake in the YPF en- where he danced the ishing foreign reserves. Venezuela or Cuba," Prib-
president and admired Cu- ergy company, and was tango at a state dinner. "The piggy bank is empty ble said.
ban revolutionary leader accused of helping Iran Donald Trump welcomed and global demand for "At the same time, Fernán-
Fidel Castro. hide its alleged role in the Macri to the White House. commodities, including dez might use foreign
"Cristina was in office at a deadly bombing of a Jew- The two leaders had a per- Argentina's agricultural ex- policy interactions to sym-
time when many leaders ish center in Buenos Aires in sonal relationship that went ports has dropped, so the bolically remind voters of
across the region leaned 1994, a claim she denied. back to their days as busi- latitude for a profligate his left-leaning ideological
left," said Monica de Bolle, "Cristina's foreign policy, es- nessmen. populist program of redis- orientation."q

Election violence erupts near Bolivia’s

presidential palace

ian President Evo Morales, Santa Cruz province, an percentage point away
who obtained just enough opposition stronghold. from forcing a runoff
support - according to of- On Friday, the government against Morales, who has
ficial results - to secure vic- confirmed that a delega- been in power for 14 years.
tory in the first round of the tion from the Organization Suspicions about electoral
Oct. 20 presidential elec- of American States had ar- fraud arose following a 24-
tion. rived and started an audit hour halt in the reporting of
The opposition alleges the of the election results. The vote results.
A protester against the reelection of President Evo Morales hurls outcome was rigged to audit is expected to take With Morales at the helm,
a tear gas canister back at police during clashes in La Paz, enable Morales to avoid a 10 to 12 days. Bolivia has seen commod-
Bolivia, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019. runoff vote; the president The opposition, led by for- ities-fueled economic
denies any irregularities mer president Carlos Mesa, growth. But voters have
By PAOLA FLORES as tensions over a disputed and has accused the op- rejects the audit. been angered by his refus-
NATALIE ALCOBA election escalated. position of trying to stage a He says its terms were al to accept the results of a
Associated Press Masked demonstrators coup. agreed upon "unilaterally" 2016 referendum to keep
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Police set fire to barricades and Two people were fatally by the government and limits on presidential terms.
in Bolivia fired tear gas and threw tear gas back at po- shot at around midnight the OAS, without consulting A subsequent decision by
rubber bullets at protesters lice lines during the clashes Wednesday during clashes the opposition or other civil the country's top electoral
marching toward the presi- in La Paz before dawn. between supporters and society groups. court allowed him to seek
dential palace early Friday The protesters oppose Boliv- opponents of Morales in Mesa came less than one a fourth term.q