Macri strengthens hold on power in Argentina

The centre-right coalition party led by Mauricio Macri, the Argentinian president, has won a sweeping victory in midterm congressional elections.

While strengthening the president’s position in congress, the results dim prospects for a political comeback by Cristina Fernandez, his Left-wing predecessor, who came in a distant second in her race for the senate.

Her generous social spending nearly bankrupted the country during her 2007-2015 administration.