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Laying the ghost of Perón 10 December 2015 by Jimmy Burns The Tablet This week the newly elected Mauricio Macri was sworn in as president of Argentina, replacing a generation of Peronists. Can he unite a country troubled by poverty and corruption, issues that Pope Francis frequently highlighted in his days as Archbishop of Buenos Aires? A new chapter in Latin American politics has been opened up with the election of Mauricio Macri, a ­businessman and former football club boss, as president of Argentina . It follows a ­historic victory …

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