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MNA International Desk: Argentina’s President Mauricio Macri’s center-right coalition swept crucial mid-term elections Sunday and emerged with a strengthened hand to carry through pro-market economic reforms, reported news agency. Ex-president Cristina Kirchner took a seat in the Senate, marking a return to the political stage she dominated for 12 years before stepping down in 2015, and guaranteeing herself parliamentary immunity from a string of corruption charges. Macri’s Cambiemos, or “Let’s Change,” won in 13 of Argentina’s 23 provinces, as well as in the capital Buenos Aires, according to almost completed counts early Monday. Sunday’s vote, with an official turnout of ...

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