Conservative Opposition Candidate Mauricio Macri Has Just Won Argentina's Presidential Election

Reuters: Opposition candidate Macri wins Argentina's presidential election

Conservative opposition candidate Mauricio Macri won Argentina's presidential election on Sunday after promising business-friendly reforms to spur investment in the struggling economy.

Macri's supporters swarmed to the Obelisk in the heart of Buenos Aires' theater district for a giant street party as subdued ruling party candidate Daniel Scioli conceded defeat.

Argentina's election body said Macri had 52.1 percent of votes and Scioli had 47.9 percent with returns in from 91.5 percent of polling stations.

"The is the beginning of a new era that has to carry us toward the opportunities we need to grow and progress," Macri told supporters at his headquarters, which pulsed with Latin music and was festooned with white and sky-blue balloons, the colors of the Argentine flag.

WNU Editor: The margin was 52% vs. 48%. He has a mandate, but almost half of the country voted against him.

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