Tag: Argentina elections 2023

• Saturday, November 11th 2023 - 09:55 UTC

  Argentina getting ready for last presidential debate

  

  Online betting platforms have been reported by Argentine media to be paying 1.85 if Libertarian Congressman Javier Milei wins the Nov. 19 presidential runoff and 1.7 if Economy Minister Sergio Massa does. In other words, AR$ 10,000 could become AR$ 18,500 or AR$ 17,000 depending on the outcome.

• Wednesday, November 8th 2023 - 10:41 UTC

  Milei not sure he would concede defeat

  

  Argentina’s opposition candidate Javier Milei said in a TV interview with Peruvian anchor Jaime Bayly that he was not sure he would accept defeat at the Nov. 19 runoff against Economy Minister Sergio Massa.

• Tuesday, October 24th 2023 - 10:30 UTC

  Bullrich will defend her values, but her coalition is mortally wounded

  

  Former Security Minister Patricia Bullrich admitted that she would not abandon her values after being eliminated from the Argentine presidential race on Sunday. But her loss may have signaled the end of the Juntos por el Cambio (JxC) coalition.

• Monday, October 23rd 2023 - 09:09 UTC

  Milei willing to reshuffle and deal again to beat Kirchnerism

  

  Libertarian Congressman Javier Milei said Sunday after finishing second in Argentina's presidential election that he was willing to reshuffle and deal again to defeat Kirchnerism, which is represented by Economy Minister Sergio Massa, who was Sunday's winner but failed to avoid a runoff.

• Monday, October 23rd 2023 - 07:17 UTC

  Massa promises to form a national unity government

  

  Argentine Economy Minister Sergio Massa said after winning Sunday's presidential election that “the rift” is over and that “a new stage begins on Dec. 10,” for which he must defeat Liberal Congressman Javier Milei in the Nov. 19 runoff.

• Sunday, October 22nd 2023 - 23:34 UTC

  Argentina's general election records lowest turnout since return to democracy

  

  In the general elections held on Sunday, Argentina witnessed a voter turnout of 74% of its electoral roll, a slight increase of five points compared to the turnout in the August primaries, as reported by official sources.

• Tuesday, October 17th 2023 - 08:34 UTC

  Argentina: JxC's strength lies in the others' weaknesses

  

  Opposition candidate Patricia Bullrich of former President Mauricio Macri's Together for Change (Juntos por el Cambio - JxC) Monday closed her presidential campaign in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires (CABA) together with Mayor Horacio Rodríguez Larreta, whom she defeated in the primaries and would now appoint as Cabinet Chief if elected.

• Friday, October 13th 2023 - 08:49 UTC

  September's inflation hits new monthly ceilings in Argentina

  

  Argentina's National Institute of Statistics and Census (Indec) Thursday announced that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) went up 12.7% in September, thus hitting an all-time monthly high since 1991, it was reported in Buenos Aires.

• Friday, September 1st 2023 - 10:35 UTC

  Argentina's PASO elections: Milei's victory narrower than thought

  

  Libertarian contender Javier Milei's victory in the Aug. 13 Mandatory, Open, and Simultaneous Primary (PASO) elections in Argentina was not as appalling as it seemed, it was reported Thursday in Buenos Aires after the final vote count was released.

• Monday, August 28th 2023 - 08:20 UTC

  Massa announces measures for the poorest leading up to the elections

  

  Argentina's Economy Minister and presidential candidate on behalf of the Ruling Unión por la Patria (UP) Sunday announced a series of measures towards improving the people's situation through the current crisis ahead of the Oct. 22 elections.