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Election 2023 run-off results

President Milei – Libertarian wins Argentina's election run-off

19-11-2023 20:03 Outspoken libertarian lawmaker Javier Milei – who has promised to dollarise Argentina's economy and "dynamite" the Central Bank – wins race to be nation's next president; Sergio Massa concedes defeat in speech from ruling coalition's bunker.

ELECTIONS 2023 – ANALYSIS

Massa, Milei and the ‘revolution of the hawks’

23-10-2023 17:55 In an electoral process which continues to surprise, the apparent invincibility of Javier Milei was placed in doubt by Sergio Massa, who worked his way into the run-off and again showed the value of party machines.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

election 2023: the candidates

Old guard Massa vs outsider Milei: a battle for two Argentinas

22-10-2023 23:26 Argentina's run-off election on November 19 will be a battle for two very different visions of Argentina.

Election 2023: Reaction

Emotional Patricia Bullrich slams 'populism' as concedes defeat

22-10-2023 23:13 Patricia Bullrich acknowledges defeat in Argentina's presidential election but says Juntos por el Cambio is stronger than an electoral loss.

ELECTION 2023 RESULTS

Massa overturns odds in election, will face Milei in November run-off

22-10-2023 21:18 With 76% of polling stations reporting, Sergio Massa leads the race for the Presidency with 35.9% of the vote; Javier Milei set to join him in run-off after taking 30.5%; Bullrich all but out with just 23%.

ELECTION 2023

Exit polls forecast presidential run-off as polling stations close in Argentina

22-10-2023 18:11 Argentines nationwide headed to the polls Sunday to pick a president they will trust with the urgent mission to pull the economy from the brink of disaster.

Election 2023

Voting underway as polling stations open across Argentina

22-10-2023 09:25 Argentina's polling stations nationwide open doors to voters for crunch election; Some 35.8 million voters are eligible to cast their ballots on election day but must do so before 6pm.

ELECTION 2023: PREVIEW

Argentina prepares to step into the unknown

20-10-2023 07:28 Nation heads to the polls for a crucial election that will define the country’s immediate and economic future. One thing’s for certain, it certainly won’t be boring.

by James Grainger

ELECTION 2023

Candidates go on attack in lively second presidential debate

08-10-2023 22:00 Sparks fly in as Massa and Bullrich go on offensive; Milei asks voters to reject same well-trodden path; Bregman plays to base as Schiaretti pitches federal route to prosperity.

by James Grainger

CAMPAIGN COMMENTS

The pit and the pendulum

07-10-2023 06:22 Neither last Sunday’s debate nor the passage of eight weeks have produced any paradigmatic shift from the three-way tie of the PASO primary.

by Michael Soltys

ELECTIONS 2023 – ANALYSIS

Ranking Massa, Rodríguez Larreta and Bullrich on the Nolan Test (with ChatGPT)

20-07-2023 10:06 As a theoretical exercise, we asked ChatGPT to submit the three candidates most likely to reach the presidency come December 10 to the Nolan Test – a way to rank a person’s politics.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

ELECTION 2023

Opposition infighting is hurting its election chances

06-07-2023 13:02 Juntos por el Cambio’s polarising strategy is wrong, pollster says; About 30% of Rodríguez Larreta, Bullrich voters wouldn’t back each other.

ELECTION 2023

August 13 PASO primaries – the frontrunners

01-07-2023 06:36 There will be 13 presidential tickets on the ballot come August 13, but most analysts believe only four candidates have a real chance of becoming Argentina’s next head of state.

ELECTION 2023

Election 2023 calendar – what comes next?

29-06-2023 14:44 Campaigning, electoral rolls, political propaganda and curfews…. What’s still to come in the next few weeks before the PASO primaries on August 13.

ELECTIONS 2023

Potential presidents catch the eye at AmCham summit

13-05-2023 09:12 Four potential candidates put on their best faces for business community, pitching their plans – and conditions for running.

by James Grainger

AMCHAM SUMMIT

Relief for business leaders as Massa and Rodríguez Larreta charm AmCham

11-05-2023 19:51 Preferred candidates for 2023 election talk up dialogue and air pro-market visions, with talk of alignment with Washington prompting sigh of relief from US business leaders

by Ariel Maciel

OPPOSITION EYE

Amid turbulence and tensions, PRO puts on united front

27-04-2023 19:47 Key leaders from the centre-right party meet on Friday in San Isidro with talks over the opposition coalition’s line-up for the elections ongoing.

US ELECTIONS 2024

White House 2024: the hopefuls aiming to take on Biden

25-04-2023 12:03 US President Joe Biden up against a number of hopeful candidates including former adversary Donald Trump, rising star Governor Ron DeSantis, and former vice president Mike Pence.

POLITICS – ANALYSIS

Lacking agreement, Frente de Todos heads towards decisive month

12-04-2023 23:23 Ruling coalition no closer to deciding its line-up for the PASO primaries; Justicialist Party (PJ) National Council set to meet at the end of April, but President Alberto Fernandez will not define his candidacy until May.

by Rosario Ayerdi