国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Argentina elections a choice of two economic visions
<p><span word="BUENOS">BUENOS</span> <span word="AIRES">AIRES</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 24-- <span word="Argentinians">Argentinians</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="polls">polls</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="offers">offers</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="choice">choice</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="divergent">divergent</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="visions">visions</span>.</p><p><span word="Saddled">Saddled</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="galloping">galloping</span> <span word="inflation">inflation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="battered">battered</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="currency">currency</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="emerged">emerged</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="election">election</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="issue">issue</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="data">data</span>, <span word="inflation">inflation</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="at">at</span> 37.7 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="debt">debt</span> <span word="burden">burden</span> <span word="represents">represents</span> 68 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gross">gross</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="product">product</span> (<span word="GDP">GDP</span>), 35.4 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Argentinians">Argentinians</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unemployment">unemployment</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="double">double</span> <span word="digits">digits</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="candidates">candidates</span> <span word="propose">propose</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="strategies">strategies</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tackle">tackle</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="debt">debt</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="reducing">reducing</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="fiscal">fiscal</span> <span word="deficit">deficit</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="Everyone">Everyone</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Front">Front</span> <span word="coalition">coalition</span> (<span word="Frente">Frente</span> <span word="de">de</span> <span word="Todos">Todos</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="progressive">progressive</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span> <span word="Alberto">Alberto</span> <span word="Fernandez">Fernandez</span> <span word="easily">easily</span> <span word="defeated">defeated</span> <span word="conservative">conservative</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Mauricio">Mauricio</span> <span word="Macri">Macri</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span> <span word="Together">Together</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Change">Change</span> (<span word="Juntos">Juntos</span> <span word="por">por</span> <span word="el">el</span> <span word="Cambio">Cambio</span>) <span word="party">party</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="primary">primary</span> <span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 11.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="reserves">reserves</span> <span word="subsequently">subsequently</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="by">by</span> 872 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="primary">primary</span> <span word="elections">elections</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="peso">peso</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="devalued">devalued</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 20 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="August">August</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Central">Central</span> <span word="Bank">Bank</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Republic">Republic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Argentina">Argentina</span>.</p><p><span word="Macri">Macri</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="government">government</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="priorities">priorities</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deficit">deficit</span>, <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="spending">spending</span>, <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="taxes">taxes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="guarantee">guarantee</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="independence">independence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="bank">bank</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="proposes">proposes</span> <span word="generating">generating</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="projects">projects</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="combating">combating</span> <span word="corruption">corruption</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sector">sector</span>.</p>
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