Poll vault: Argentina’s Peronist surprise
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The Economist
4.3 • 5K Ratings
🗓️ 23 October 2023
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
After dominating the polls for months, Javier Miliei, a right-wing firebrand, was outshone by the candidate from the ruling Peronist administration. We examine why Mr Milei fell so short and the run-off to come. Cross-border assassinations may be rising—and states seem to be more daring in carrying them out (11:46). And remembering Ofir Libstein, an Israeli mayor killed by Hamas (19:30)
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| 1:01.1 | Hello and welcome to the intelligence from The Economist. |
| 1:04.3 | I'm your host, Jason Palmer. |
| 1:06.3 | Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. |
| 1:11.6 | Thank you. Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. The murder in June of a Sikh separatist activist in Canada brought with it accusations of cross-border foul play. |
| 1:22.6 | Political killings are as old as politics itself, but their incidents may be rising, and states are becoming bolder in carrying them out. |
| 1:31.3 | And Ophir Libstein was an Israeli mayor who founded a flower festival, |
| 1:36.3 | largely to prove that there was more to life in his modest patch of land near the Gaza Strip |
| 1:41.3 | than just the threat of Hamas. |
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| 1:53.0 | But first... |
| 1:58.0 | For months, Argentina's presidential race seemed to be dominated by one man, Javier Millet. |
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