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General elections were held in Argentina on 22 October 2023 to elect the president, vice president, members of the National Congress, and the governors of most provinces. As no presidential candidate won a majority in the first round, a runoff was held on 19 November, in which Javier Milei defeated Sergio Massa to become President of Argentina.[2] Incumbent president Alberto Fernández and incumbent vice president and former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, despite both being eligible for a second, consecutive term, did not seek re-election.[3][4]
Advancing to the runoff, Massa of the ruling centre-left Union for the Homeland unexpectedly came in first place, winning 36% of the vote, against Milei of the right-wing Liberty Advances, who came in second place, with 30% of the vote. Massa's victory in the first round was seen as an upset because of the severe inflation that took place during Massa's tenure as Minister of Economy, as well as Milei's lead in polls up to that point.[5]
In the runoff Milei defeated Massa with 55.7% of the vote, the highest percentage of the vote since Argentina's transition to democracy. Milei received over 14 million votes, which was the highest ever vote total in Argentina's history. In a surprise reversal of the first round, Milei outperformed polls, which had been calling for a much closer race. Massa conceded defeat shortly before the official results were published.[6][7] Milei would later be sworn in as President of Argentina on 10 December 2023.[8][9][10]
Observers generally saw Milei's win as a sign more of discontent with the status quo than support for his politics,[11] and his victory was likened to that of Donald Trump's 2016 victory in the United States and Jair Bolsonaro's 2018 victory in Brazil.[12][13] Milei has expressed support and admiration for both figures and has endorsed Trump in the 2024 United States presidential election.
The election has been called a notable example of a center squeeze, with the left-Peronist bloc accused of spoiling the election for the moderate Together for Change block, which some polling showed would have defeated Milei in the runoff.[citation needed]
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- ^ Phillips, Tom; Salomon, Josefina; Iglesia, Facundo (19 November 2023). "Argentina presidential election: far-right libertarian Javier Milei wins after rival concedes". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 19 November 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ Struminger, Brenda (21 April 2023). "El presidente Alberto Fernández bajó su candidatura y no irá por la reelección" [Alberto Fernández drops out of re-election, and will not be a candidate for president]. Infobae (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 21 April 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
- ^ "Cristina Kirchner: "No voy a ser candidata a nada, mi nombre no va a estar en ninguna boleta". El fuerte mensaje de la vicepresidente contra el lawfare" [Cristina Kirchner: "I will not be a candidate for anything, my name will not be on any ballot". The strong message of the vice president against lawfare]. Pagina 12 (in Spanish). 29 April 2023. Archived from the original on 13 February 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ "Argentina presidential election: Javier Milei and Sergio Massa head for run-off vote". BBC. 23 October 2023. Archived from the original on 23 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ^ "Balotaje 2023, en vivo: los resultados y las noticias minuto a minuto de las elecciones". LA NACION (in Spanish). 19 November 2023. Archived from the original on 19 November 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ Tagliabúe, Leonardo (19 November 2023). "Contundente triunfo de Javier Milei: será el próximo presidente de la Argentina". Infobae (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 20 November 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ "Milei llegó a Casa Rosada de la mano de su hermana Karina y acompañado por una multitud". El Tribuno. 10 December 2023. Archived from the original on 10 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ "Argentina's opposition wins legislative polls ahead of 2023 election". www.efe.com. Archived from the original on 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ Bodenhorst, Michael; Suarez, Karol (10 December 2023). "Javier Milei hails 'new era' as right-wing outsider is sworn in as Argentina's new president". CNN. Archived from the original on 10 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ De Guzman, Chad (20 November 2023). "Argentina Just Elected an Eccentric Populist Who Seeks Counsel From His Cloned Dogs". Time. ISSN 0040-781X. Archived from the original on 27 November 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ Bayer, Lili; Jones, Sam; Phillips, Tom; Salomón, Josefina (20 November 2023). "Trump and Bolsonaro salute Javier Milei as far right rejoice around the world". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 30 November 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
- ^ Carmo, Marcia; Corrêa, Alessandra (21 November 2023). "Milei presidente: En qué se parece el político argentino a Trump y Bolsonaro" [President Milei: How the Argentine politician is similar to Trump and Bolsonaro]. BBC Mundo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 27 November 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2023.