- Title: Argentina's Macri launches election push with Buenos Aires march
- Date: 29th September 2019
- Summary: SUPPORTERS AT RALLY (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) MACRI SUPPORTER, GUILLERMO BANSAS, SAYING: "We need to support Macri, the republic must be supported, simply because of that. Because what we have in front of us (under candidate Alberto Fernandez), puts the republic in danger. We had 12 years of them in power and it seems to me that the public knows what we are talking about." PLACARD WITH ANTI-OPPOSITION CANDIDATE ALBERTO FERNANDEZ MESSAGE (Spanish): "THE CORRUPT ORDER OF FERNANDEZ" PLACARD READING (Spanish): "YES WE CAN" (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) MACRI SUPPORTER, SANTIAGO ESPIL, SAYING: "And on the road to October, it means seeing what is ahead and for the people to make a decision. Amidst all of this there are lots of things happening and we trust in the people. Many people returning to vote, thinking about the four years that we have ahead, whether to continue with a model that talks honestly, that creates jobs, who works to ensure all citizens are included. We hope to convince Argentines and to get to the second round." ARGENTINES WAVING FLAGS MACRI WAVING TO SUPPORTERS SUPPORTERS AT RALLY
- Embargoed: 13th October 2019 03:35
- Keywords: economy President Mauricio Macri Argentina election debt candidate campaign Alberto Fernandez Buenos Aires
- Location: BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA
- City: BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA
- Country: Argentina
- Topics: Government/Politics,Elections/Voting
- Reuters ID: LVA003AYPM3IF
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Argentine President Mauricio Macri told a crowd of thousands of supporters on Saturday (September 28) that he could still turn the tide and win the upcoming presidential election, despite his main opponent's wide lead.
The event, which drew massive crowds to the Buenos Aires neighbourhood of Belgrano, was the first of 30 marches across the South American country that Macri called for as part of his re-election campaign ahead of the Oct. 27 presidential election.
Macri told the crowd he understood the message voters sent him in the primary election.
Macri lost serious ground in the Aug. 11 primary election to Peronist opposition candidate Alberto Fernandez, who is now widely expected to win the election. The stunning results of the primary - a nearly 16-point lead by Fernandez- sparked a market sell-off and eventually led the government to introduce currency controls in order to stop a slide in the peso currency.
On Saturday supporters held blue and white balloons, waved Argentine flags and carried signs reading "yes, we can," the slogan Macri has used in his social media posts to garner support for his campaign.
The march, which was also attended by several prominent politicians from Macri's coalition, represents his first major campaign effort since his primary election defeat. Recent polling predicts that Fernandez has enough support to win the election outright in October.
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