Sergio Massa, Argentina’s economy minister, has 30.7% of voting intentions in the country’s presidential election, while libertarian Javier Milei is in second place with 27.9%. This is indicated by an election survey published on Friday (29th) by the Atlas Intel Institute. Furthermore, Milei appears to be in a technical tie with Patricia Bullrich (27.7%), a centerright candidate.
The poll comes a few days after the Peronist candidate of Casa Rosada made a final attempt to win the October 22 presidential elections in Argentina: on Tuesday (26), Massa announced the payment of a bonus to people between 18 and 64 years old who have no registered formal income and do not receive any financial support from the state.
No chance in a second round
But given the possibility of a second round, Massa would lose to both Milei and Bullrich. In a possible dispute between Milei and Massa, the poll predicts Milei winning with 43.5% versus 37.5%. Against Bullrich, the candidate linked to former President Macri would win 44.9% to 34.9%.
The proportion of undecided voters is 3.8% and the position of the candidates could still change as the gap between them is small. Compared to other presidential candidates, Alberto Fernandéz, who is seeking reelection, has 14% of voting intentions, Juan Schiaretti with 4.8% and Myrian Bregman with 2.1%. The research confidence level is 95%.
A People’s Gazette showed that poverty in Argentina has already reached 40.1% of the population, according to a report by the National Institute of Statistics and Census of Argentina (Indec). The data is the result of an economic crisis the country is facing and which could get worse. The Clarín newspaper published forecasts indicating an increase in poverty by the end of the year due to inflation problems. From July to August, inflation rose from 113.4% to 124.4% over 12 months.