Peronism's Remarkable Comebacks

Latin American history is replete with personalist movements that briefly dominated a country’s political landscape, only to later find themselves nothing more than a faded memory.

Then there is Peronism.

The movement that began with the rise of Juan Domingo Perón in 1945 has periodically governed Argentina ever since, including for 24 of the past 26 years. Following the election of Mauricio Macri in November 2015, Peronists today find themselves outside of power and facing tough questions about their future identity and unity. But they’...

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