Argentina reelected two incumbents in 2011. Mauricio Macri as mayor of the City of Buenos Aires, known as Capital, and Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner to the presidency with over 53% of the popular vote. The two, physically only a few hundred yards apart in the Plaza de Mayo, are seen as worlds apart in their politics, creating a vibrant, if not tumultuous relationship that gets played out in the largest city in Argentina. Macri is a member of the Pro party. Kirchner, whose first term succeeded her husband, Nestor Kirchner, in the highest office in Argentina, is Frente para La Victoria. Nearly everyone it seems identifies as a Peronista – in one form or another. Most of these images were shot in partnership with Argentina Elections, a non-partisan, plural and academic publication.
