The rightwing candidate received 23.84% of the vote and came 3rd in the 1st round of the Argentine elections
The candidate of the rightwing coalition Juntos por el Cambio, Patricia Bullrich, admitted defeat in the 1st round of the Argentine presidential elections this Sunday (October 22, 2023). In his speech, Bullrich signaled that he should not support Economy Minister and Peronist candidate Sergio Massa, who will face libertarian Javier Milei in the second round.
“Populism has impoverished the country and I am not the one to congratulate the return to power of someone who was part of the worst government in Argentina’s history,” he said.
The former security minister criticized Alberto Fernández’s government, saying the current government had distributed money and left the country further in debt. According to Bullrich, his coalition will not be an accomplice “to the mafia that destroyed Argentina.”
“That is why, together with everyone who is part of this force, we will represent the values of those who voted for us today. Our values cannot be sold or bought, we will not negotiate them. Even if we did not win the elections today, we will be with all Argentines in the difficult times ahead,” he said.
This Sunday, 94.18% of the ballots had been counted by 10:48 p.m (October 22, 2023) According to the country’s National Electoral Directorate, this was the partial result of the Argentine elections:
- Sergio Massa (Unión por la Pátria), left: 36.43%;
- Javier Milei (La Libertad Avanza), right: 30.12%;
- Patricia Bullrich (Juntos por el Cambio), right: 23.85%;
- Juan Schiaretti (We Hacemos por Nuestro País), left: 6.90%;
- Myriam Bregman (Izquierda front), left: 2.67%.
See what election day was like in Argentina:
Reproduction/Social Media Javier Milei votes in Almagro in Buenos Aires; La Libertad candidate Avanza will be 53 years old this Sunday (October 22, 2023). Reproduction/X October 22, 2023
| Reproduction/X @SergioMassa Oct 22, 2023 Economy Minister Sergio Massa is one of the favorite candidates for the presidency of Argentina; In the photo you can see him voting in the city of Tigre
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Reproduction/X Oct 22, 2023 The presidential candidate and governor of the province of Córdoba, Juan Schiaretti, voted this Sunday morning (Oct 22).
Reproduction/Social Media @myriambregman Oct 22, 2023 Myriam Bregman, Frente de Izquierda candidate for the presidency of Argentina, votes in Buenos Aires
Reproduction / In the picture, the Argentine president is voting in Puerto Madero
Reproduction/Social Media @cristinafkirchner Oct 22, 2023 The Vice President of Argentina, Cristina Kirchner, is voting in Río Gallegos, in the province of Santa Cruz
Reproduction/Social Networks @mauriciomacri Oct 22, 2023 Former Argentine President Maurício Macri during voting in the country’s parliamentary elections this Sunday (Oct 22); He voted near Palermo in Buenos Aires
Reproduction/X More than 35.8 million Argentine voters, 449,000 of them abroad, were eligible to vote on Sunday (October 22, 2023).
Reproduction/Social Media @CamaraElectoral Oct 22, 2023 Voting for elections at the Argentine Consulate General in Japan; In total, Argentina has 449,000 voters residing abroad
Reproduction/Social Media @CamaraElectoral Oct 22, 2023 Argentines register to vote at the country’s embassy in Sydney, Australia
Reproduction/Social Media @CamaraElectoral Oct 22, 2023 Argentines vote for base in Antarctica
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Reproduction/X @ARGPortoAlegre Vote for the Argentine President in Porto Alegre (RS)
Reproduction/X @EmbArgRussia Argentines living in Russia also went to the polls
Reproduction/X Early on, queues formed in electoral districts across the country
According to 2022 data from the World Bank, Argentina is the second largest economy in South America and the 22nd in the world, with a GDP (gross domestic product) of $632.77 billion. The country is also the Brazilians’ third largest trading partner. Brazil exported $15.34 billion last year and imported $13.10 billion from the neighboring country. The balance was $2.24 billion.