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After eight years of disastrous and sometimes murderous rule by the military, Argentina had officially returned to democracy. That was reason enough for celebration. But the smashing victory by Alfonsin and his centrist Radical Civic Union party in elections six weeks ago amounted to a stinging repudiation of the once dominant Peronist party. Peronism's authoritarianism, irresponsible economic programs and obsessive devotion to the memory of its founder, the late dictator Juan Perdn, had exhausted the Argentines' patience. Now, in a remarkable display of confidence, they have pinned their hopes on Alfonsin. In a poll published...
...very remote," but insists that he is ready to serve if things happen to go his way. He has almost no national support or campaign staff and he returns phone calls quickly. He is concentrating his campaign in New Hampshire and Iowa, traveling quietly, speaking at high schools and civic associations hoping to build momentum. And like George McGovern and Jesse Jackson, he notes that running for president is a way to say things people ought to hear. "That's a minimum of what you accomplish. There's no time you can discuss things like during a presidential campaign...
Although two challengers backed by the liberal Cambridge Civic Association (CCA) led the field, four of the six incumbents, all Independents, were victorious, disrupting the previous balance of three CCA affiliates to three Independents...
...technical point, for by then the election had become a romp. When the votes were tallied, Alfonsin, 56, and his center-left Radical Civic Union party had outpolled Luder and the Peronists, 52% to 40%. Of the 15.2 million votes cast, the Radicals won 7.7 million, the Peronists 6 million. Though the new President faces a horizon of uncertainty, the results marked a fresh chapter in Argentine history. For the first time since it was founded by Juan Domingo Perón 37 years ago, the Peronist party has lost a free national election. Alfonsin succeeded in doing what...
Instead of the barracks, Alfonsin chose to enter law school in La Plata, where he first became active in the progressive Radical Civic Union Party. He was drawn to the party by its populist orientation and historic opposition to Argentina's landed oligarchy. After marrying his childhood sweetheart, Alfonsin began his career as a lawyer in Chascomus. He ran successfully for the provincial legislature in La Plata, then for the National Congress...