Argentina's presidential candidate Alberto Fernandez gestures as he speaks during a closing campaign rally in Mar del Plata, Argentina October 24, 2019. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Alberto Fernandez has already pulled off something of a coup. The fixer and confidante of presidents, little known outside Argentine political circles just five months ago, is set to take on the top job in Latin American's no. 3 economy.
The moderate Peronist, a fan of Bob Dylan after whom he named his brown-and-white collie, will now need to pull off an even tougher maneuver, with the country gripped by default fears, inflation and flat-lined growth.
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