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Subject
Drug trafficking and security concerns.
Significance
On January 19, President Mauricio Macri signed a decree declaring a one-year public security emergency for the purpose of fighting organised crime and drug trafficking. Macri's success in tackling drug trafficking and insecurity, particularly in Buenos Aires province, will be crucial to his chances of bidding for a second term in office in 2019.
Impacts
Elements of the security emergency decree will face congressional opposition.
Insecurity and drug trafficking were key election issues in Buenos Aires province last year, and will remain so in future.
Returning border and coast guards to their original task of controlling frontiers will be necessary to improve border security.
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