“Massa’s candidacy is deteriorating at the pace of the economy,” Negri explained. And for Bullrich, who projects a heavy-handed image, “it is difficult to campaign against Milei.”
In this context, Milei assures that he can win in the first round this Sunday, for which he would have to obtain 45% of the votes, or 40% with a difference of 10 points with respect to the second candidate.
An eventual second round of elections would take place on November 19.
“The elections cause me concern because it is difficult. There is no candidate that you say you vote for and that’s it,” said Nelly Quintana, a 38-year-old merchant.
Paola Zubán, director of the consulting firm Zubán, Córdoba y Asociados, believes that “very negative campaigns have been carried out. People no longer even vote for the least bad, but for the one who can prevent someone else from winning,” she told AFP.
“It has been a campaign marked by fear, frustration and fatigue,” he summarized
The new president must take office on December 10 for a period of four years. 35.8 million people are registered on the electoral roll.
Another point to take into account on Sunday will be what happens with Congress, where it is expected that no force will have a majority in either chamber, which will force the next president to engage in a permanent negotiation exercise.
Yes Milei—leader of the La Libertad Avanza party—. If he won the presidency, the situation would be exacerbated by having very few representatives in Parliament.
Voting will begin at 8:00 a.m. on Sunday (5:00 a.m., Mexico City time) and the first results of the scrutiny are expected at 9:00 p.m. (6:00 p.m., Mexico City time).
With information from AFP and Reuters