Argentina presidential election run-off: summary
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What we know
- The Latin American nation is the largest debtor of the IMF after a $44 billion loan from the organisation
- The necessary votes needed to be declared as the next president of Argentina is 45%
- None of the candidates pulled enough votes to be declared the winner of the presidential election held on October 22, setting the course for a run-off
- Argentina’s economy minister Sergio Massa, 51, represents the ruling Union por la Patria (UP) came first with 37%
- Run-off opponent Javier Milei, 53, represents the libertarian La Libertad Avanza and came second with 30%
- The two candidates are set to square off in the presidential run-off election on November 19
- The winner of the presidential run-off election will assume office on December 10
What they said
Sergio Massa, in a television interview on November 15 said, “Argentina has a problem, the programme with the IMF, which is inflationary, which needs to be re-discussed. We want to re-discuss the programme on the basis of the result of exports." Javier Milei in a speech in August also said, “We will put an end to the parasitic, stupid, useless political caste that is sinking this country."