The Future of Argentina: A Conversation with Sergio Massa
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THE FUTURE OF ARGENTINA: A CONVERSATION WITH SERGIO MASSA
As the Argentine economy struggles, next year鈥檚 presidential election has become increasingly unpredictable, leaving international investors uncertain about the future of President Mauricio Macri鈥檚 economic reform program.
Indeed, the president鈥檚 flagging popularity has increased attention to the policy proposals of his potential opponents. One of those likely rivals, former lawmaker Sergio Massa, will deliver public remarks at the 乐鱼 体育 about Argentina鈥檚 challenges and his leadership vision.
Massa, a lawyer who specializes in security and economic issues, was a candidate in the 2015 presidential election and previously served as executive director of ANSES, Argentina鈥檚 social security agency, from 2002 to 2007. He later served as the cabinet chief for former President Cristina Fern谩ndez de Kirchner from 2008 to 2009. In 2013, while mayor of Tigre, he famously broke with the president, forming a dissident Peronist movement, the Frente Renovador (Renewal Front). In the midterms that year, his new party won the largest share of votes in the strategically important Province of Buenos Aires. In 2015, he finished third in the presidential election, earning a fifth of the national vote.
On Monday, October 15, 2018, we discussed Argentina鈥檚 economic turbulence and its changing political landscape in advance of next year鈥檚 elections.
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