What Macri’s Exit Would Mean for Latin America’s “Moderate Right”
What Macri’s Exit Would Mean for Latin America’s “Moderate Right”
By
Oliver Stuenkel
Argentina’s president was arguably the greatest hope of liberal technocrats in the region.
"Macri is absolutely inspiring," a visibly excited João Doria, then mayor of São Paulo, beamed during a visit to Buenos Aires in September 2017. A month later, Mauricio Macri’s coalition went on to win a resounding victory in congressional elections, winning the capital and 13 out of 23 provinces. This seemingly confirmed that moderate, center-right leaders of a certain stripe were ascendant not just in Argentina, but in much of Latin America.
Doria, who is now...
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