Conservative Mauricio Macri Wins Argentina Precedential Election

2015 Presidential election of Argentina has won by Conservative opposition candidate Mauricio Macri of Republican Proposal Party. Mr. Macri had won with securing more than 53 % votes campers to defeating his rival Daniel Scioli of ruling Peronist Party who secured 47 % votes and ended the 12 years of leftist rule.

• Christina Kirchner who had ruled the South American country since 2007 and reached the end of her two - term limit has succeeded by Mr. Macri.

About Mauricio Macri:

• Born: 8 February 1959 in Tandil, Argentina.
• He is son of one of Argentina՚s richest men Francisco Macri.
• Mr. Macri had a long career in business and holds civil engineer degree.
• Since 2007, he has getting elected as President; he was representing City of Buenos Aires in the lower house of the Argentine congress.
• He was elected as president of Boca Juniors Football Club in 1995, one of the most popular football clubs in Argentina.
• Earlier he used his success at the club as a beginning point for his political career.
• 1999 and 2003, He was re - elected as President of Club
• In the first round of voting Mr. Macri who is the mayor of Buenos Aires had lost to Mr. Scioli who is the governor of Buenos Aires province in October 2015.

✍Examrace Team at Nov 24, 2015