The secretary of the Union of South American Nations (Unasur), Ernesto Samper, today welcomed "the neighborhood of the South" the elected president of Argentina, Mauricio Macri.
In a message from his Twitter account, the also president of Colombia (1994-1998) he said that "Argentina woke up with a new president after a clean electoral contest."
"Welcome to the neighborhood @Southmauriciomacri !!" said Samper.
With 99% of the ballot, Mauricio Macri got one Sunday 51.42% of the votes, an advantage of almost three points above the official Daniel Scioli.
Scioli, outgoing governor of the province of Buenos Aires and member of the ruling Front for Victory, was left with a 48.58% of votes, according to provisional data of the electoral authority.
Mauricio Macri will take up his position on 10 December and relieve as President Cristina Fernandez (2007-2015), he thereby ending twelve years of so-called "K he was" initiated by the late former president Nestor Kirchner (2003 -2007).