Conservative opposition candidate Mauricio Macri has won Argentina’s presidential election, ending 12 years of leftist rule. Official results gave Macri 51.4 percent of the votes and 48.6 percent for Scioli with 99 percent of ballots counted.
- He is currently mayor of Buenos Aires
About Mauricio Macri
- Mr Macri had a long career in business before entering politics.
- In 1991, he was kidnapped and kept captive for 12 days by a gang of corrupt policemen demanding millions.
- Four years later, he became President of Boca Juniors Football Club and used his success at the club as a springboard for his political career.
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