The Peronist machinery stopped the populist Milei. We’ll see what happens with the second round, which will take place on November 19th. But for now these are the results: Sergio Massa has taken 36.65%, which is the surprise of the evening due to the strength it has Peronism In the elections, he still has a real chance of becoming president of Argentina, followed by the controversial Milei. 30.01% was achieved. The third option for the right-wing candidate Patricia Bullrich, who has run out of options.
We analyze with you Adriana AmadoArgentine journalist, political communication expert at Camilo José Cela University, which may have gone wrong for some Survey Milei was the undisputed winner. And apparently that would have been it Attunement of fear What stopped the speech? Ultraliberal by Mileiwhich promised the destruction of the political caste and the end of the state.
“In Argentina, a large proportion, 16%, decide to vote the moment they exercise their right.”
Adriana Amado tells us that “everything is explained by this young voiceIn Argentina, half of the population is under 31 years old. These young people are tired of seeing their parents in poverty, which is up to 60% among young people,” Amado assures Milei He wanted to counteract this economic suffocation, but points out that surveys are a method “that does not respond to the variables of a society that changes from one moment to another.” Adriana Amado assures that it is very likely that people the last week thought differently: “In Argentina, a large proportion, 16%, decide the vote the moment they exercise their right.” And he cites this as a likely reason for Massa’s victory: “The aid has been fully effective lately , the occupation of various organizations has increased… What it did was that many people gravitated towards the known.”
Adriana Amado: “Many people have turned to the familiar”
The political communication expert at the University Camilo José Cela gives us an example: “A bus ticket costs 5 cents. The Milei threat “It was about paying one euro and that created the realization that it would be impossible to travel.” Adriana Amado points out that “that acted as a fear of losing the privileges that calm the economy , but at the same time it also creates fear.” inflation“.
Second round
Adriana Amado states that Massa has reached its upper limit: “The results are very unpredictable because many people who voted for Bullrich do not want to know that they have to choose between the two options.” Amado assures that it is not impossible that Milei wins in the second round, “because 60% are against what Massa represents, but it is also true that of all the candidates, Massa is the biggest opponent of Peronism.” The expert comes to the emphatic conclusion: “Today we are deciding between Right-wing populism and left-wing populism.”
“Today we are deciding between right-wing populism and left-wing populism”