Today is Super Tuesday. That means thirteen states will engage in Republican and Democratic primaries or caucuses, with Alaska and Wyoming engaging only in Republican caucuses. While this day does not directly determine who will become the Republican or Democratic nominee, it will demonstrate how candidates perform over vastly different demographics across the entire United States. (Fox)
The repercussions of the Argentina’s 2001 default may finally be coming to an end. Mauricio Macri, Argentina’s new president, brought the ceaseless negotiations to an end within three months of ascending to the Presidency. Hopefully, foreign capital will begin to flood into Argentina, revitalizing its economy. (CNN)
Results from Iran’s parliamentary election, which took place on Friday, have finally started to drip in. Allies of Hassan Rohani, the moderate president, took all 30 seats in Tehran. It’s looking like the more religious hardliners are having a tougher time in the elections, but nobody can be certain what the exact results will amount to. (CNN)
Ireland underwent parliamentary elections as well, where the ruling Fine Gael coalition collapsed. The parties of Fianna Fail and Sinn Fein also took sizable chunks out of the electorate. However, there is no obvious setup for how the newest governing coalition will function. (BBC)
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