ARGENTINA: The Answer Is No

No sooner had Evita Perón "bowed to the will of the people" and accepted nomination for Argentina's vice presidency, than speculation began that she might not run after all.

On second thought, the "popular" demand for a Perón-Perón ticket seemed less than overwhelming. Only 250,000, instead of the expected 2,000,000, had turned out for last fortnight's monster meeting at which the Peróns said yes. Some Peronista chieftains began to complain that too many traditions were being broken too fast and that the Sefiora had better restrain her ambitions for a while. At the last minute, moreover, Argentina's soldiers...

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