Man Who Ushered in Argentina's Last Boom Eyes Presidency

Roberto Lavagna, who oversaw the rebuilding of Argentina’s economy after the 2001 default, is emerging as a compromise candidate in what looks to be one of the most divisive presidential elections in the nation’s history.

The former economy minister would offer voters a middle path between current, right-wing President Mauricio Macri, on whose watch the country has fallen into two recessions, and former leader Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, whose populist policies many blame for Argentina’s current economic woes. Lavagna says he wouldn’t run in a crowded primary race, but would be a candidate in a general vote.