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LatinNews Regional Monitor: Brazil & Southern Cone - 23 February 2018

ARGENTINA: Andorra account forces resignation

As in many Latin American countries, in Argentina much of the political debate is about comparative corruption: crudely, the question asked by voters is whether the current people in power are more or less likely to misbehave than their predecessors. So far, the government led by President Mauricio Macri has maintained that its standards of ethics and transparency are demonstrably higher than those of the administration of his predecessor Cristina Fernández (2007-2015). Certainly, she and her former ministers face multiple ongoing court investigations for fraud and money laundering among other alleged crimes. But the resignation this week of Valentín Díaz Gilligan, deputy general-secretary to the presidency, is a reminder that this government too may fall short.

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