BUENOS Aires was stopped in its tracks at 11.59pm on Saturday night. Restaurants, bars and clubs emptied abruptly and would-be revellers poured onto the streets and made their way home. In a city which can lay claim to being a true 24-hour hub along with New York, Tokyo and, maybe someday, London, this is quite a spectacle. The reason is an oddity of Argentina’s election laws. Not only does every man and woman under the age of 70 have to turn up to vote, but the country Read more [...]