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WORLD NEWSThursday 3 December 2015

Argentine president-elect criticizes outgoing president LATIN BRIEFS

PETER PRENGAMAN garden in Buenos Aires. to make up a shortfall change locations,” said Colombian police
Associated Press “Each thing that she thinks of more than $10 billion Fernandez. “It appears discover 4 bodies
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina is hurting our government owed to a handful of pro- that somebody is being near tourist area
(AP) — Argentine politics is hurting all Argentines.” vincial governments with whimsical.”
had the feel of a school Last week, Macri said a funds from the office that The constitution estab- BOGOTA, Colombia (AP)
food fight on Wednesday, private meeting with Fer- runs the country’s pension lishes that the swearing in — Police in Colombia’s
with President-elect Mauri- nandez was a waste of plans — a move that will of the president and vice capital have recovered
president will happen in the remains of four wom-
Argentina’s President-elect Mauricio Macri points as he arrives to present members of his new Congress, but does not en whose bodies were
cabinet at the botanical gardens in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015. Macri specify where the outgo- dumped near a pilgrim-
will take office on Dec. 10. ing leader will hand over age site that is one of the
the presidential gear to city’s most-emblematic
(AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan) the next head of state. tourist spots. Police an-
The fights come after a nounced the grisly discov-
cio Macri accusing outgo- time, accusing Fernandez add to the country’s bal- bruising election that in- ery on Tuesday and said
ing President Fernandez of of stonewalling about the looning deficit. cluded a primary in Au- a homeless man has con-
shenanigans ahead of his state of the budget and Macri also talked about gust, a first round in Oc- fessed to murdering the
inauguration next week other issues related to the a growing logistics spat tober and then a runoff women. The suspect has
while a top Fernandez transition. related to the Dec. 10 in- in November. They also been dubbed the “Mon-
administration official said In the last week, the two augural ceremony. Macri come at a time of ma- ster of Monserrate” for the
Macri was being “whimsi- sides have also argued said he wanted his swear- jor transition in the South church-topped mountain
cal.” about who is to blame for ing-in to be in Congress American nation of 41 mil- where he built a makeshift
It was the latest of several increasing inflation since in front of lawmakers. He lion. camp and drug den on
spats between the leaders the election, dozens of bills would then go to the gov- For 12 years, Fernandez an empty lot amid heavy
since Macri beat out Fer- that Fernandez is push- ernment house, called and late husband and forest. Police Gen. Hum-
nandez’s chosen succes- ing through Congress and the Casa Rosada, where former President Nestor berto Guatibonza said au-
sor in the Nov. 22 presiden- her decision to ramp up Macri said Fernandez Kirchner dominated the thorities are searching the
tial election. spending on salaries and could pass the presiden- political landscape. They area for more bodies. The
“Instead of going out the subsidies while appointing tial staff and sash. spent heavily on social suspect has told authori-
front door, (Fernandez) is several last-minute am- However, Cabinet chief welfare programs for the ties he killed seven women
going out the back door,” bassadors. Anibal Fernandez said that poor, passed laws such as but only four bodies have
Macri said while present- On Wednesday, Macri the president would do legalizing gay marriage, been found, police said.
ing his future Cabinet criticized the president the transfer in Congress. raised tariffs to protect lo- Monserrate is one of Bo-
members at a botanical for ordering the treasury “It doesn’t make sense to cal industries and greatly gota’s most-visited sites for
increased the size of gov- its panoramic views of the
ernment and its role in so- city accessible by cable
ciety. cars. It’s also a major de-
Macri, a conservative who votional site.
ran on free-market ideas,
promised to undo many of Coke pulls Mexico
those policies while com- ad seen offending
bating corruption and indigenous groups
myriad economic prob-
lems, like inflation near 30 MEXICO CITY (AP) — A Co-
percent, near-zero growth ca-Cola Mexico spokes-
the last several years and man says the company
byzantine controls on the apologizes and has pulled
buying of U.S. dollars that an online ad after it was
has created a booming deemed offensive to the
black market. country’s indigenous by
“Cristina is going to use her consumers, media and ad-
power up to the last min- vocacy groups. Director of
ute,” said Ricardo Rouvier, Publicity Diego Bracamon-
director of Rouvier and As- tes says the ad was pulled
sociates, a political con- late Tuesday after about a
sulting firm. “This isn’t going week online in Mexico, and
to be a simple change of that the company never
administration.”q meant to offend anyone.
The “Open Your Heart”
Venezuela leader Maduro threatens to jail Heinz holiday campaign came
under fire with its portrayal
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) purposefully trying to sow Maduro’s ruling socialist eign corporations for criti- of festive, fashion-model-
— Venezuela President discontent by paralyzing party faces its stiffest elec- cism, including McDon- looking white people driv-
Nicolas Maduro is threat- production lines. He said toral challenge in more ald’s, Clorox Co. and Hil- ing into the remote hills
ening to jail managers the country’s intelligence than a decade on Sun- ton Worldwide. of Oaxaca to haul Coke
of the local subsidiary for police would not hesitate day. The socialists are ex- Alimentos Heinz is a sub- and a Christmas tree as
Kraft Heinz, accusing them to arrest executives. pected to lose control of sidiary of Kraft Heinz Com- a service project for the
of possible economic sab- The South American coun- the National Assembly. pany, based in Pittsburgh, indigenous Mixe commu-
otage. try has been grappling Maduro and his predeces- Pennsylvania, and North- nity of Totontepec Villa de
Maduro said early Wednes- with severe shortages for sor Hugo Chavez made it field, Illinois. It declined to Morelos.q
day that the company was years. a habit to single out for- comment.q