Argentina will hold second round of presidential election

SGGP 10/24/2023 07:00

Argentina will have to hold a second round of elections to elect a new leader for the 2023-2027 term on November 19, with two candidates Massa and Milei.

Argentine presidential candidates Sergio Massa (left) and Javier Milei (right). Photo: AFP/VNA

Argentina's National Electoral Authority (DINE) said that none of the five presidential candidates won enough votes to declare victory in the general election on October 22.

According to AP, with 98.3% of the votes counted, candidate Sergio Massa nominated by the center-left ruling coalition Unión por la Patria (Union for the Fatherland) is leading with 36.4% of the votes.

In second place was far-right Congressman Javier Milei with 30.1% and in third place was the chairwoman of the Republican Proposal party, Patricia Bullrich, with 23.8% of the vote.

The Argentine constitution stipulates that to win a presidential election, a candidate must win at least 45% of the vote, or 40% of the vote with a margin of at least 10% over the second-place candidate. Thus, Argentina will have to conduct a second round of elections to elect a new leader for the 2023-2027 term on November 19, with two candidates, Massa and Milei.

Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/argentina-se-bau-cu-tong-thong-vong-2-post711064.html