Latin America

Turnout explains Argentina election result, says pollster

Economy Minister Sergio Massa’s lead in the first round of the presidential election in Argentina came as such a surprise because, of the 13 most recent electoral polls compiled by newspaper La Nación ahead of Sunday’s vote,...

Amanda Audi

Amanda Audi is a journalist specializing in politics and human rights. She is the former executive director of Congresso em Foco and worked as a reporter for The Intercept Brasil, Folha de S. Paulo, O Globo, Gazeta do Povo, Poder360, among others. In 2019, she won the Comunique-se Award for best-written media reporter and won the Mulher Imprensa award for web journalism in 2020

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