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Added on the 21/08/2023 07:22:54 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Libertarian Javier Milei celebrates with a crowd of supporters in Buenos Aires after being elected Argentina's new president. With 55.7 percent of the vote, Milei thumped his rival, Economy Minister Sergio Massa, who scored 44 percent of the vote and rapidly conceded defeat. IMAGES
"We are celebrating the return of hope today in the streets of our country," says Bernardo Arevalo, after winning the presidential election in Guatemala. SOUNDBITE
Thousands of supporters of presidential candidate Claudia Sheinbaum cheer in celebration at Mexico City's emblematic Zocalo square as the National Electoral Institute (Instituto Nacional Electoral, INE) announces her win as Mexico's new president-elect. Ruling party candidate Claudia Sheinbaum, a former mayor of Mexico City and a scientist by training, is Mexico's the first female president-elect -- a milestone in a country plagued by rampant criminal and gender-based violence. IMAGES
The day after he was sworn in as president of Guatemala, Bernardo Arevalo attended a mass at the Santiago de Guatemala Metropolitan Cathedral with his wife Lucrecia Eugenia Peinado Villanueva. IMAGES
Bernardo Arevalo is finally sworn in as Guatemala's president after the ceremony was delayed for more than nine hours, capping months of judicial machinations to block the anti-corruption crusader from taking office. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.