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Argentina’s Markets Recoil After Shock Primary Election Results

By Mary McDougall, Ciara Nugent and Jennifer Hughes | Financial Times

Markets in Argentina reeled on Monday after the shock victory of Javier Milei, a radical libertarian economist and outsider candidate, in the country’s primary poll ahead of its presidential election later this year.

Political Leader in Ecuador is Killed Less Than a Week After Presidential Candidate's Assassination

By Regina Garcia Cano | Associated Press

The unprecedented violence shaking Ecuador claimed the life of another political leader Monday, bringing the number of politics-related slayings within the last four weeks to three, including that of a presidential candidate.

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Far-Right Libertarian Wins Argentina’s Presidential Primary

By Jack Nicas, Natalie Alcoba and Lucía Cholakian Herrera | The New York Times

A far-right libertarian candidate, Javier Milei, 52, won Argentina’s open presidential primary election on Sunday, a surprising showing for a politician who wants to adopt the U.S. dollar as Argentina’s official currency and embraces comparisons to Donald Trump.

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Andrea González picked to replace Ecuador’s assassinated presidential candidate

The Guardian

Villavicencio’s Build party, or Construye in Spanish, announced on social media that Andrea González was replacing the 59-year-old as its presidential candidate in the Aug. 20 vote. González, 36, is an environmental activist who has not previously held public office.

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