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mauricio macri

mauricio macri -lrb- ; born 8 february 1959 -rrb- is an argentine businessman and politician , and head of government of the autonomous city of buenos aires .
son of francisco macri , a prominent italian businessman in the industrial and construction sectors , he represented the city of buenos aires in the lower house of congress and has held his current office since 10 december 2007 .
he was considered a potential candidate for the 2011 general elections , but declined to run for the presidency of the country and ran instead for reelection as mayor .
he got nearly 47 % of the vote in the mayoral election , leading to a runoff vote on 31 july 2011 against candidate daniel filmus .
he is currently a precandidate for the presidency in the 2015 general elections , leading the polls alongside daniel scioli and sergio massa .
