I guess it really can't be seen as a negative no matter how you slice it. Argentina is better off than it was a week ago.
There are a bunch of government programs that are known to be fiscally untenable, but they don't get reformed because it's assumed to be politically impossible. I hope this is a signal that there is more popular support for cutting government than was realized.
Of course, I have no idea why he won. Maybe it was just a reaction to the crazy inflation Argentinians are always going through. I'm excited to watch this play out, though.
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