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The International Monetary Fund says it looks forward to working with Argentina's new government

President-elect Alberto Fernandez has barely time to savour his emphatic triumph in Argentina's elections before facing the challenge of trying to dampen likely volatile market reaction to his victory on Monday.Fernandez is scheduled to have an early breakfast meeting with President Mauricio Macri at the Casa Rosada palace to begin cooperating on damage limitation as Argentina swings from Macri's market-friendly policies back to Peronist protectionism.

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Uruguayan presidential candidate Luis Lacalle Pou, pictured speaking to reporters after voting, said he is already preparing for the second round

National Party candidate Luis Lacalle Pou is running second in opinion polls but could benefit in a second-round runoff from a cross-party alliance

Argentina's dominant domestic teams are Buenos Aires clubs Boca Juniors - in blue and yellow - and River Plate

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Bolivian politician Carlos Mesa arrives in La Paz for an October 24 news conference

Bolivian politician Carlos Mesa, seen arriving in La Paz for an October 24, 2019 news conference, has rejected recent vote results favoring President Evo Morales as a fraud

Argentina's President Mauricio Macri waves at supporters during the closing rally of his campaign in Cordoba, Argentina on October 24

National Party candidate Luis Lacalle Pou is running second in opinion polls but could benefit in a second round run-off from a corss-party alliance

Bolivia saw fresh clashes between rival groups, road blocks and demonstrations on Friday following the controversial reelection of President Evo Morales in a disputed vote that triggered riots and allegations of fraud from the opposition.From early morning, demonstrators draped in Bolivia's red, yellow and green flag blocked roads in La Paz with barricades of tires, rope and trash cans as they demanded their "vote be respected."

Map of Latin America showing countries where major protests have occurred in recent months

Bolivia's Evo Morales was officially declared the outright winner of presidential elections Thursday after a disputed vote count that triggered violent protests and furious allegations of fraud from the opposition.The United States, European Union and Latin American countries responded to the result, which would hand Morales a fourth successive term, by calling for a run-off vote to restore trust and confidence in the electoral process.

Bolivia's President and presidential candidate Evo Morales speaks during a press conference at the Casa Grande del Pueblo (Great House of the People) in La Paz, on October 23, 2019

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Protests in Bolivia

A wheat field is seen at a farm near Ramallo

Health workers demonstrate outside the headquarters of Supreme Electoral Tribunal as counting continued in Bolivia's presidential elections

Boca failed to get revenge in a repeat of last year's final

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