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WORLD NEWS Tuesday 15 augusT 2017

Argentina: Macri alliance bolstered by election

By ALMUDENA CALATRAVA tico Politico consulting firm.
Associated Press “In Buenos Aires the polar-
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina ization prevailed, which is
(AP) — The surprising suc- favorable for the govern-
cess of President Mauricio ment.”
Macri’s political coalition Fernandez, who governed
in key Argentine provinces Argentina in 2007-2015,
in a primary election has claims to have won Sun-
strengthened its position day’s primary election. The
heading into October’s final results are expected
midterm legislative vote to be published in 10 days.
and given a boost to its “They will try to hide, make
pro-business economic re- up and confuse, but they
forms. won’t be able to do it,”
Sunday’s primary vote to Fernandez said Monday.
determine the candidates “Argentina’s democracy is
in Argentina’s legisla- stronger than their manipu-
tive elections was closely lation and arrogance.”
watched to gauge the Giusto said that although
popularity of Macri and Fernandez had her worst
the strength of former Presi- election in Buenos Aires
dent Cristina Fernandez, province, where she al-
who is expected to run for ways won before as a can-
a Senate seat in October. didate for the Senate and Argentina’s President Mauricio Macri casts his vote during the open primary legislative elections
in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017. Argentines are choosing on Sunday their can-
Argentina’s stocks and cur- the presidency, she re- didates to the Senate and Lower House for the midterm October elections.
rency markets were bol- mains popular and could (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
stered Monday by the pos- still come in first in Octo- of the lower house of Con- won in the Argentine capi- Mendoza, Entre Ríos, Jujuy,
itive performance of Mac- ber’s midterm elections. gress. tal and in provinces includ- La Pampa, Neuquen, San
ri’s Let’s Change coalition, Those votes will choose a Let’s Change candidates ing Cordoba, Corrientes, Luis and Santa Cruz.q
especially in Buenos Aires third of the Senate and half
province, where more than
a third of Argentina’s elec- Americans sentenced in Panama for 5 murders
torate lives. Investors fear a
return of the populist Fer-
nandez who has vowed to PANAMA CITY (AP) — U.S. rested while trying to enter
fight the reforms of Macri, citizen William Dathan Hol- Nicaragua from Costa Rica
her conservative succes- bert was sentenced to 47 in 2010.
sor. years in prison by a court That year, the bodies of
Fernandez had been wide- in Panama for robbing and four adults and one child
ly expected to beat Mac- killing five other Americans were found buried on the
ri’s candidate in Buenos Ai- in a Caribbean tourist des- property of a hostel that
res province, but with near- tination, authorities said Holbert owned.
ly all the polling stations Monday. Holbert killed a U.S. citizen
counted Esteban Bullrich Holbert’s ex-wife Laura Re- named Mike Brown, his wife
had 34.19 percent of votes ese was sentenced to 26 and young son in 2007. Au-
compared to Fernandez’s years for her role. thorities have said Brown
34.11 percent. Authorities said Holbert ad- may have been living un-
The virtual tie was seen a mitted killing five people der an alias and they don’t
major win for Macri. In this July 29, 2010 photo, American William Dathan Holbert between 2007 and 2010 in know where he was from.
“It was a good election for and wife Laura Reese are escorted off a police vehicle during Bocas del Toro province in In 2010, Holbert killed Cher-
the government with some their extradition to Panama in Managua, Nicaragua. Holbert order to steal their prop- yl Lynn Hughes, a native of
was sentenced to 47 years in prison by a court in Panama for
triumphs that were expect- robbing and killing five other Americans in a Caribbean tour- erty. St. Louis, Missouri, who ran a
ed and other important ist destination, authorities said Monday, Aug. 14, 2017. Reese, Holbert’s lawyer, Claudia small hotel in Panama, and
surprises,” said Patricio Gi- Holbert’s now ex-wife, was sentenced to 26 years for her role. Alvarado, suggested an Bo Icelar, former owner of
usto, head of the Diagnos- (AP Photo/Esteban Felix) appeal was likely. a gallery in Santa Fe, New
Holbert and Reese were ar- Mexico.q