Argentina is headed for a run-off vote between Economy Minister Sergio Massa and the far-right libertarian Javier Milei after a better-than-expected performance by the ruling Peronist coalition’s candidate in the country’s presidential election.

Source: https://www.newsamericasnow.com/argentina-heads-to-runoff-as-economy-minister-beats-far-right-outsider/

Graffiti covers the faces of presidential hopeful Sergio Massa and his running mate Agustin Rossi.

Source: https://www.perthnow.com.au/politics/election/argentines-vote-in-primaries-set-to-test-political-mood-c-11577009

In this scenario, Economy Minister and presidential hopeful Sergio Massa said that the sharp rise in the price of the parallel dollar was due to “speculative” behavior.

Source: https://en.mercopress.com/2023/08/04/blue-dollar-knows-no-ceiling-in-argentina?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_content=main&utm_campaign=rss

Peronist Economy Minister Sergio Massa won around 36.7% of the vote ahead of right-wing outsider Milei with some 30%, far outperforming pre-election polls and setting up a polarized run-off vote on Nov. 19 between the two.

Source: https://www.shorenewsnetwork.com/2023/10/23/argentina-market-analysts-see/

Sergio Massa, the country’s economy minister and candidate of the ruling Union for the Homeland coalition, will face off against Javier Milei, who has grabbed headlines with his eccentric personality and radical – even controversial – promises.

Source: https://www.newsamericasnow.com/argentina-presidential-election-run-off-heres-whats-to-know/

Three frontrunner candidates are likely to split the vote: Libertarian economist Javier Milei, centrist Peronist economy minister Sergio Massa and conservative Patricia Bullrich.

Source: https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/2023/10/22/economic-crisis-argentina-election/