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The Populist Tango

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How real Evita Perón’s desire was to truly change the lives of the poor, is still a subject for debate even today. Was it really about helping others or a desperate desire to escape the poverty which she was born into?

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ARGENTINA / POLITICS

THE CULT OF EVA

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IIn Moscow, Cristina Kirchner celebrates Eva Perón and, in doing so, sketches her own portrait: a woman of power navigating cult of personality, populism, and Putin-style strategy. A troubling performance of a reinvented political legacy.

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ARGENTINE / POLITIQUE

LE CULTE D’EVA

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À Moscou, Cristina Kirchner rend hommage à Évita — miroir idéal pour une présidente en quête d’éternité. Sous les fleurs, le fard et les grandes phrases, elle recycle le péronisme façon Kremlin : culte de soi, populisme chic et nostalgie en option géopolitique.

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