Sergio Massa had been tipped to finish behind right-wing populist Javier Milei, who he will face in November’s runoff election
Sergio Massa, Argentine economy minister and presidential candidate, speaks to his supporters in Buenos Aires after the first results of the presidential election. Photograph: EMILIANO LASALVIA/AFP via Getty ImagesMr Massa had been tipped to finish behind right-wing populist Javier Milei, who he will face in November’s runoff election.
Gaza stories: ‘I have lost my house, I have lost everything. We are hearing heavy shelling everywhere’He has campaigned on Mr Milei’s proposal to slash the size of the state and told voters he inherited an already-bad situation exacerbated by a devastating drought that decimated the country’s exports and reassured voters that the worst was past.
Speaking on Sunday night, Mr Massa sent a signal he would seek to appeal to members of other parties for the runoff. He argued that his rival’s plans could have devastating effects on social welfare programmes, education and healthcare. The health, education and social development ministries are among those Mr Milei wants to extinguish.
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