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Hector Cámpora's first week as Argentina's new civilian President was marred by bloody rioting that left four dead and dozens wounded. Things have gone downhill since then. Despite his well-meaning efforts to chart a moderate direction for his new Peronist government, Cámpora now seems to be on a collision course with the People's Revolutionary Army (ERP), 30,000 Trotskyite terrorists who are responsible for most of Argentina's recent wave of kidnapings and murders...
...young Perónists who had gathered in and around Buenos Aires' Plaza de Mayo. Cámpora's words led to a paroxysm of rioting and looting, during which outgoing President Alejandro Lanusse was spat upon and Antonio Cardinal Caggiano, the 84-year-old primate of Argentina, was jostled when demonstrators rocked...
Before last March's election, the Trotskyites were more or less united with the Perónists in opposition to Argentina's military government. Conceivably the breach could be repaired -although perhaps only by the personal intervention of Perón himself...
Ironically enough, the Perónists, despite their neofascist legacy, may choose to govern with a blend of nationalism and mild Marxism, which means more government control over industry and the economy. In foreign policy, Perón clearly wants to restore Argentina to leadership of Spanish-speaking Latin America, thereby countering the influence of both Portuguese-speaking Brazil- its traditional rival...
While Perón will continue maneuvering Argentina's new foreign policy posture, he knows that he cannot move too quickly or too far; the military remains a strong check on any precipitous drift to the left. Thus Cámpora has been instructed to move cautiously...