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Which party did Menem defeat in the primary elections for the 1989 presidency?

  • UCR

  • FpV

  • Renewal Front

  • Buenos Aires governor

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Buenos Aires governor Antonio Cafiero was defeated by Carlos Menem in the 1989 Justicialist Party presidential primary election. Menem's victory marked a turning point in Argentine politics, as he represented a break from the traditional Peronist establishment and ushered in a period of economic liberalization and free-market reforms.
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