Argentina: Scioli Says He’ll Continue with Progressive Policies

The leftist ruling party Front for Victory scored a huge electoral victory on Sunday. Its presidential candidate Daniel Scioli scored over 38% of the votes after 90% of the votes were counted. His closest rival was Buenos Aires Mayor Mauricio Macri with 22% of the votes. Scioli said in a news conference that he would continue to carry out the progressive policies of the Cristina Fernandez regime because they’ve taken the country in the right direction. All is now set for the presidential elections scheduled for October 25. teleSUR