Alberto Fernandez and running mate, former president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, wave to supporters after incumbent President Mauricio Macri conceded defeat. Photo: AP Alberto Fernandez and running mate, former president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, wave to supporters after incumbent President Mauricio Macri conceded defeat. Photo: AP
Alberto Fernandez and running mate, former president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, wave to supporters after incumbent President Mauricio Macri conceded defeat. Photo: AP
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Argentina election: ex-leader Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner returns to power as vice-president in dramatic political comeback

  • The Peronista ticket of Alberto Fernandez and former president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner defeats President Mauricio Macri
  • The result marks a dramatic return to high office for a woman some critics say might be the power behind the throne

Topic |   Argentina
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Updated: 8:38pm, 28 Oct, 2019

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Alberto Fernandez and running mate, former president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, wave to supporters after incumbent President Mauricio Macri conceded defeat. Photo: AP Alberto Fernandez and running mate, former president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, wave to supporters after incumbent President Mauricio Macri conceded defeat. Photo: AP
Alberto Fernandez and running mate, former president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, wave to supporters after incumbent President Mauricio Macri conceded defeat. Photo: AP
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