2023 Argentine general election

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2023 Argentine general election
Presidential election
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  • 22 October 2023 (first round)
  • 19 November 2023 (second round)
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Opinion polls
Registered35,410,080
Turnout77.14% (Decrease 3.27 pp) (first round)
76.31% (Decrease 0.83 pp) (second round)[1]
 
Nominee Javier Milei Sergio Massa
Party PL FR
Alliance LLA UP
Running mate Victoria Villarruel Agustín Rossi
States carried 20 + CABA 3
Popular vote 14,476,462 11,516,142
Percentage 55.69% 44.31%
President before election

Alberto Fernández
FdT–PJ

Elected President

Javier Milei
LLA–PL

Legislative election
← 2021 22 October 2023 2025 →
130 of 257 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
24 of 72 seats in the Senate
Party Leader % Seats +/–
Chamber of Deputies
UP Germán Martínez 38.54 58 −10
JxC Mario Negri 26.60 31 −25
LLA Javier Milei 26.51 35 New
Hacemos Juan Schiaretti 3.99 4 0
FIT – Unidad Nicolás del Caño 3.31 1 +1
Por Santa Cruz Claudio Vidal 0.23 1 0
Senate
UP José Mayans 43.66 13 +3
LLA Javier Milei 25.93 7 New
JxC Alfredo Cornejo 25.62 2 −9
Por Santa Cruz Claudio Vidal 0.50 2 +1
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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.[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, Sergio Massa of the ruling Union for the Homeland unexpectedly came in first place, winning 36% of the vote, against Javier Milei of the 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. In a surprise reversal of the first round, Milei outperformed polls, which had been calling a much closer race. Massa conceded defeat shortly before the official results were published.[6][7] Milei is scheduled to be sworn in as the next president of Argentina on 10 December 2023.[8]

Background[edit]

Main article: Presidency of Alberto Fernández

In the 2019 general election, the Peronist, left-wing Frente de Todos ticket of Alberto Fernández, former Cabinet Chief, and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, National Senator and former president, defeated the center-right Juntos por el Cambio ticket of incumbent president Mauricio Macri and conservative Peronist National Senator Miguel Ángel Pichetto, exceeding the threshold to win the presidency in a single round. Macri became the first incumbent president in Argentine history to be defeated for reelection.[9]

The first two years of the Fernández presidency were limited by the COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina, during which he imposed strict lockdown measures in an attempt to suppress the spread of the disease,[10] and a debt crisis.[11] While the economy did recover in 2021–22,[12] inflation rose to 100% (the highest since 1991).[13] His approval ratings have been consistently low throughout his presidency, only on a few occasions has his approval rating been over 50%, with disapproval ratings from 60% to 80%.[14][15] According to British newspaper The Economist, Fernández is "a president without a plan", and his presidency is a "weak administration",[16][17] alluding to his lack of independent decision-making and under the heavy influence of Vice President and former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, also the leader of the coalition, whom Fernández himself described as a "permanent source of consultation."[18] The 2021 midterm elections resulted in heavy losses for the Frente de Todos, which lost its majority in both houses of Congress. Observers attributed the loss to widespread anger over high inflation and rising poverty.[19][20][21][22]

In April 2023, Fernández announced that he had decided not to seek reelection to the presidency in the 2023 general election.[3] Others who refused to run were incumbent vice president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (who served as president between 2007 and 2015),[4] and former president Mauricio Macri, who succeeded Fernández de Kirchner and preceded Fernández.[23] Controversial constitutional amendments in Jujuy – a province governed by Gerardo Morales, who ran as a precandidate for vice president alongside Horacio Rodriguez Larreta– led to protests beginning in June where demonstrators stormed the Jujuy legislature.[24][25]

The 2023 election was held amid a severe economic crisis with over 140% inflation and 40% poverty which observers said would negatively affect the ruling party's chance for another term.[26]

Debates[edit]

2023 Argentine presidential debates
Date Time Organizers Location  P  Present    I  Invitee  N  Non-invitee 
FR–UP PL–LLA PRO–JxC PJ–HNP PTS–FIT–U Refs
1 October 2023 1 hour and 48 min. Televisión Pública Santiago del Estero Forum, Santiago del Estero City P
Sergio Massa 		P
Javier Milei 		P
Patricia Bullrich 		P
Juan Schiaretti 		P
Myriam Bregman 		[27]
8 October 2023 1 hour and 41 min. Faculty of Law, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires City [28]
12 November 2023 1 hour and 58 min.   [29]
2023 Argentine vice presidential debates
Date Time Organizer Location  P  Present    I  Invitee  N  Non-invitee 
PJ–UP PD–LLA UCR–JxC HACER–HNP PTS–FIT–U Refs
20 September 2023 1 hour and 46 min. Todo Noticias Todo Noticias headquarters, Buenos Aires City P
Agustín Rossi 		P
Victoria Villarruel 		P
Luis Petri 		P
Florencio Randazzo 		P
Nicolas del Caño 		[30]
8 November 2023 1 hour and 17 min.   [31]

Electoral system[edit]

Ballots used for the 22 October general election.

President[edit]

The election of the president is conducted under the ballotage system, a modified version of the two-round system. A candidate can win the presidency in a single round by either winning over 45% of the vote or if they win 40% of the vote while finishing more than 10 percentage points ahead of the second-place candidate. If no candidate meets either threshold, a runoff takes place between the top two candidates.[32] Voting is compulsory for citizens between 18 and 70 years old.[33] Suffrage is also extended to 16- and 17-year-olds, though without compulsory voting.[34] Both in the primaries and in the first and second rounds polls opened at 08:00 and closed at 18:00 (UTC −3), with vote results starting to show at around 21:00.[35][36]

Congress[edit]

Chamber of Deputies[edit]

The 257 members of the Chamber of Deputies are elected by proportional representation in 24 multi-member constituencies based on the provinces (plus the City of Buenos Aires). Seats are allocated using the d'Hondt method with a 3% electoral threshold.[37] In this election, 130 of the 257 seats were up for renewal for a four-year term.[38]

Senate[edit]

The 72 members of the Senate are elected in the same 24 constituencies, with three seats in each. The party receiving the most votes in each constituency wins two seats, with the third seat awarded to the second-placed party. The 2023 elections will see one-third of Senators renewed, with eight provinces electing three Senators for a 6-year term; Buenos Aires, Formosa, Jujuy, La Rioja, Misiones, San Juan, San Luis, and Santa Cruz.[39]

Presidential candidates[edit]

Main article: 2023 Argentine primary elections

The following candidates participated in the Open, Simultaneous and Mandatory Primaries (PASO), which were held on 13 August 2023. The primaries determined the candidates of each coalition. Coalitions who received less than 1.5% of the votes will not be able to participate in the general election on 22 October.[40]

Advanced to runoff election[edit]

Name
Birth date and place 		Prior experience Party Vice President Coalition Ref
Sergio Massa
b. 1972 		Minister of Economy (2022–present)
See more
Renewal Front 		Cabinet Chief
Agustín Rossi
(PJ)
Union for the Homeland
Member parties
 [41]
Javier Milei
b. 1970
(age 53)
Buenos Aires
 National Deputy from the City of Buenos Aires (2021–present)
Libertarian Party 		National Deputy
Victoria Villarruel
(PD)
Liberty Advances
Member parties
 [42][43]

Defeated in the first round[edit]

Name
Birth date and place 		Prior experience Party Vice President Coalition Ref
Patricia Bullrich
b. 1956
(age 67)
Buenos Aires
 Minister of Security (2015–2019)
See more
Republican Proposal 		Former
National Deputy
Luis Petri
(UCR)
Together for Change
Member parties
 [44]
Juan Schiaretti
b. 1949 		Governor of Córdoba Province (2007–2011; 2015–present)
Justicialist Party 		National Deputy
Florencio Randazzo
(HACER)
We Do for Our Country
Member parties
 [45]
Myriam Bregman
b. 1972 		National Deputy from Buenos Aires Province (2015–2016) and the City of Buenos Aires (2021–present)
See more
Socialist Workers' Party 		National Deputy
Nicolás del Caño
(PTS)
Workers' Left Front – Unity
Member parties
 [46]

Defeated in a winning coalition in the primary elections[edit]

Name
Birth date and place 		Prior experience Party Vice President Coalition Ref
Juan Grabois
b. 1983 		Leader of the Patria Grande Front
Patria Grande Front 		Doctor
Paula Abal Medina
(FPG)
Union for the Homeland
Member parties
 [47]
Horacio Rodríguez Larreta
b. 1965
(age 58)
Buenos Aires
 Mayor of Buenos Aires (2015–present)
See more
  • Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers of Buenos Aires (2007–2015)
Republican Proposal 		Governor of Jujuy
Gerardo Morales
(UCR)
Together for Change
Member parties
 [48]
Gabriel Solano
b. 1974
(age 49)
Buenos Aires
 Legislator of Buenos Aires City (2017–2020; 2021–present)
See more
Workers' Party 		Former Legislator of Buenos Aires City
Vilma Ripoll
(MST)
Workers' Left Front – Unity

Member parties
 [49]

Defeated in the primary elections[edit]

Name
Birth date and place 		Prior experience Party Vice President Coalition Ref
Guillermo Moreno
b. 1955
(age 68)
Buenos Aires
 Secretary of Domestic Trade (2006–2013)
See more
Principles and Values Party 		Secretary General of APOPS
Leonardo Fabre
(PyV)
Principles and Values
Member parties
  • People's Party
  • Principles and Values
 [50]
Paula Arias –
Labour Party 		Walter Vera
(PL) 		[51]
Carina Bartolini –
Justicialist Party 		Mabel Gómez
(PJ) 		[51]
Eliodoro Martínez Leader of the CABA wing of the Action for the Republic
Action for the Republic 		Vicente Souto
(APLR) 		[51]
Jorge Oliver Journalist and political analist Three Flags group Ezequiel San Martín
(Three Flags) 		[51]
Manuela Castañeira
b. 1984 		Sociologist
New MAS 		Teacher
Lucas Ruiz
(New MAS)
New MAS 		[52]
Jesús Escobar
b. 1971 		Provincial Legislator of Neuquén (2003–2007; 2011–2019)
Freemen of the South 		Former Santiago del Estero City councilwoman
Marianella Lezama Hid
(Freemen of the South)
Freemen of the South Movement 		[53]
Marcelo Ramal
b. 1954
(age 69)
Buenos Aires
 Legislator of Buenos Aires City (2013–2015; 2015–2017)
Workers' Policy 		Teacher
Patricia Urones
(PO)
Workers' Policy 		[54]
Nazareno Etchepare Lawyer Demos Bachelor
Fernando Lorenzo
(DEMOS) 		Liber.AR
Member parties
  • Unite for Liberty and Dignity
  • Liber.AR
 [55]
Ramiro Vasena Political leader Reconquest Group Political leader
Víctor Aníbal Lagonegro
(Reconquest) 		[56]
Raúl Castells
b. 1953 		Leader of the MIJD
MIJD 		Social activist
Adriana Reinoso
(MIJD)
MIJD 		[40]
Santiago Cúneo [es]
b. 1970
(age 53)
Buenos Aires
 Journalist and businessman Falklands War veteran
Gustavo Barranco
(MIJD) 		[40]
Mempo Giardinelli
b. 1947 		Writer, journalist and professor Peace, Democracy and Sovereignty Teacher
Bárbara Solemou
(PDyS) 		Youth Project
Member parties
  • Humanist Party
  • Youth Project Party
  • National Liberation Movement
  • Popular Consensus
  • United for the South
  • The Argentine Manifesto
 [40]
Reina Ibáñez Sex worker TODEX Gonzalo Ibarra
(TODEX) 		[57]
Martín Ayerbe President of the Argentine Naval Forum Hipólito Bouchard
United Homeland 		Hugo Rodríguez
(United Homeland) 		[58]
César Biondini Lawyer Patriot Front Teacher
Mariel Avendaño
(FP) 		Patriot Front [40]
Raúl Albarracín Provincial Legislator of Córdoba (2007–2011) Neighbourhood Action Movement Lawyer
Sergio Pastore
(MAV) 		Neighbourhood Action Movement [59]
Andrés Passamonti Leader of the UCEDE (Buenos Aires)
Union of the Democratic Centre 		Public accountant
Pamela Fernández
(UCEDE)
Union of the Democratic Centre 		[60]

Opinion polls[edit]

Main article: Opinion polling for the 2023 Argentine general election

Presidential election[edit]

First round[edit]

Second round[edit]

Results[edit]

Primary elections[edit]

Main article: 2023 Argentine primary elections

President[edit]

CandidateRunning matePartyFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
Sergio MassaAgustín RossiUnion for the Homeland9,853,49236.7811,516,14244.31
Javier MileiVictoria VillarruelLa Libertad Avanza8,034,99029.9914,476,46255.69
Patricia BullrichLuis PetriJuntos por el Cambio6,379,02323.81
Juan SchiarettiFlorencio RandazzoHacemos por Nuestro País1,802,0686.73
Myriam BregmanNicolás del CañoWorkers' Left Front722,0612.70
Total26,791,634100.0025,992,604100.00
Valid votes26,791,63496.8625,992,60496.76
Invalid votes451,4861.63453,1271.69
Blank votes415,7371.50417,5151.55
Total votes27,658,857100.0026,863,246100.00
Registered voters/turnout35,854,12277.1435,193,98576.33
Source: [61][62]

Results by province, first round[edit]

Provinces won by Massa/Rossi
Provinces won by Milei/Villarruel
Provinces won by Bullrich/Petri
Province Massa/Rossi
(UP) 		Milei/Villarruel
(LLA) 		Bullrich/Petri
(JxC) 		Schiaretti/Randazzo
(HxNP) 		Bregman/Del Caño
(FIT-U) 		Blanks/Invalid Turnout
Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %
Buenos Aires 4,327,441 42.95 2,593,075 25.73 2,423,384 24.05 373,087 3.70 359,538 3.57 348,389 3.34 10,424,914 78.61
Buenos Aires City 616,182 32.18 382,488 19.98 789,454 41.23 58,788 3.07 67,666 3.53 49,056 2.50 1,963,634 72.97
Catamarca 104,322 42.83 78,017 32.03 41,719 17.13 15,677 6.44 3,841 1.58 20,616 7.80 264,192 77.42
Chaco 313,941 43.67 200,006 27.82 173,253 24.10 26,059 3.62 5,637 0.78 12,023 1.64 730,919 72.95
Chubut 111,752 32.22 121,842 35.13 71,343 20.57 26,722 7.70 15,187 4.38 10,193 2.85 357,039 74.83
Córdoba 309,044 13.42 773,428 33.58 521,310 22.63 667,447 28.98 31,922 1.39 37,952 1.62 2,341,103 75.73
Corrientes 262,170 37.21 189,282 26.87 226,371 32.13 19,215 2.73 7,464 1.06 17,980 2.49 722,482 77.40
Entre Ríos 283,136 33.31 252,719 29.74 255,236 30.03 45,540 5.36 13,248 1.56 49,758 5.53 899,637 78.16
Formosa 189,593 52.31 105,330 29.06 55,738 15.38 8,843 2.44 2,954 0.81 6,945 1.88 369,403 76.01
Jujuy 148,103 32.36 170,966 37.35 91,373 19.96 31,063 6.79 16,193 3.54 11,240 2.40 468,938 79.04
La Pampa 80,611 34.86 77,493 33.51 50,640 21.90 17,195 7.44 5,292 2.29 4,319 1.83 235,550 78.15
La Rioja 98,739 41.14 90,328 37.63 28,314 11.80 20,416 8.51 2,219 0.92 5,560 2.26 245,576 80.53
Mendoza 269,326 24.01 475,272 42.38 289,533 25.82 48,472 4.32 38,932 3.47 34,999 3.03 1,156,534 75.84
Misiones 277,836 37.93 309,077 42.19 105,384 14.39 30,036 4.10 10,228 1.40 25,033 3.30 757,594 76.07
Neuquén 135,881 31.76 157,187 36.74 87,952 20.56 25,438 5.95 21,356 4.99 19,450 4.35 447,264 80.33
Río Negro 168,235 37.85 150,079 33.76 80,591 18.13 27,782 6.25 17,847 4.01 20,523 4.41 465,057 77.54
Salta 304,880 38.00 323,105 40.27 110,702 13.80 49,587 6.18 14,014 1.75 25,419 3.07 827,707 75.49
San Juan 155,794 33.30 164,117 35.08 108,547 23.20 28,879 6.17 10,455 2.23 11,800 2.46 479,592 78.43
San Luis 88,235 27.33 139,894 43.33 67,517 20.91 20,159 6.24 7,055 2.19 9,934 2.99 332,794 78.69
Santa Cruz 67,336 37.79 64,687 36.30 29,234 16.41 11,757 6.60 5,161 2.90 15,058 7.79 193,233 72.41
Santa Fe 607,088 29.70 664,607 32.52 549,363 26.88 184,337 9.02 38,550 1.89 44,420 2.13 2,088,365 73.14
Santiago del Estero 416,597 65.77 144,659 22.84 50,749 8.01 13,489 2.13 7,912 1.25 13,315 2.06 646,721 79.29
Tierra del Fuego 40,889 38.20 36,202 33.82 16,043 14.99 9,767 9.12 4,137 3.86 3,363 3.05 110,401 74.16
Tucumán 476,361 44.93 371,130 35.00 155,273 14.64 42,313 3.99 15,253 1.44 34,941 3.19 1,095,271 82.65
Total 9,853,492 36.78 8,034,990 29.99 6,379,023 23.81 1,802,068 6.73 722,061 2.70 832,286 3.01 27,623,920 77.05

Results by province, second round[edit]

Provinces won by Massa/Rossi
Provinces won by Milei/Villarruel
Province Milei/Villarruel
(LLA) 		Massa/Rossi
(UP) 		Blanks/Invalid Turnout
Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %
Buenos Aires 4,776,771 49.26 4,919,211 50.73 76.74
Buenos Aires City 1,034,157 57.24 772,440 42.75 75.45
Catamarca 123,588 52.74 110,721 47.25 71.57
Chaco 353,024 50.07 352,036 49.92 73.23
Chubut 195,543 59.11 135,267 40.88 73.98
Córdoba 1,637,147 74.05 573,695 25.94 75.06
Corrientes 366,191 53.19 322,157 46.80 75.89
Entre Ríos 525,046 61.48 328,920 38.51 77.69
Formosa 152,131 43.49 197,598 56.50 75.17
Jujuy 253,180 58.33 180,831 41.66 77.59
La Pampa 126,302 57.35 93,923 42.64 76.36
La Rioja 125,247 53.72 107,880 46.27 78.87
Mendoza 780,364 71.14 316,450 28.85 76.48
Misiones 403,126 56.79 306,647 43.20 73.87
Neuquén 253,472 60.42 166,022 39.57 79.45
Río Negro 235,663 54.24 198,814 45.75 76.18
Salta 456,509 57.85 332,510 42.14 75.24
San Juan 274,429 60.68 177,818 39.31 77.41
San Luis 213,778 67.99 100,638 32.00 77.55
Santa Cruz 104,179 58.06 75,244 41.93 70.18
Santa Fe 1,278,243 62.82 756,388 37.17 74.99
Santiago del Estero 198,592 31.58 430,248 68.41 78.57
Tierra del Fuego 54,832 53.29 48,046 46.70 74.09
Tucumán 555,009 51.98 512,638 48.01 82.93
Total 14,476,462 55.69 11,516,142 44.30 870,642 76.31

Chamber of Deputies[edit]

Party or allianceVotes%Seats
Union for the HomelandUnion for the Homeland8,252,35733.6248
Civic Front for Santiago378,2461.544
Más para Entre Ríos293,6051.202
Front for the Renewal of Concord252,3351.033
Unión por San Luis83,1780.341
Renewal Front38,7700.160
Total9,298,49137.8858
La Libertad AvanzaLa Libertad Avanza5,804,50223.6528
Ahora Patria305,3971.242
Republican Force286,5941.171
Federal Renewal Party152,8530.621
Arriba Neuquén136,2900.561
Faith Party126,8790.521
Republicanos Unidos [es]30,5340.121
Total6,843,04927.8835
Juntos por el CambioJuntos por el Cambio5,519,16522.4827
Cambia Mendoza [es]287,0201.171
Juntos por Entre Ríos269,1891.101
ECO [es]–Vamos Corrientes222,0060.901
Cambia Jujuy [es]96,1580.391
Cambia Santa Cruz18,5950.080
Total6,412,13326.1231
Hacemos por Nuestro PaísHacemos por Nuestro País687,5112.803
La Fuerza de Santa Fe184,6800.751
Partido Autonomista [es]40,7230.170
Christian Democratic Party17,6030.070
Unity and Liberty Party16,3230.070
Total946,8403.864
Workers' Left Front798,3963.251
Together We Are Río Negro60,2590.250
Por Santa Cruz55,4300.231
Freemen of the South Movement42,0850.170
Neuquén People's Movement30,6490.120
Partido Agrario y Social26,7760.110
Salta Independiente22,8180.090
Somos Fueguinos9,9350.040
Total24,546,861100.00130
Valid votes24,546,86188.90
Invalid votes220,7170.80
Blank votes2,845,16110.30
Total votes27,612,739100.00
Registered voters/turnout35,854,12277.01
Source: [61][62]

Senate[edit]

Party or allianceVotes%Seats
Union for the HomelandUnion for the Homeland4,739,85940.8210
Front for the Renewal of Concord253,4282.182
Unión por San Luis82,9570.711
Total5,076,24443.7213
La Libertad AvanzaLa Libertad Avanza2,854,19324.585
Federal Renewal Party153,3331.322
Total3,007,52625.907
Juntos por el CambioJuntos por el Cambio2,852,76324.572
Cambia Jujuy [es]97,4810.840
Cambia Santa Cruz18,8260.160
Total2,969,07025.572
Workers' Left Front438,9223.780
Por Santa Cruz58,5000.502
Hacemos por Nuestro PaísChristian Democratic Party17,6530.150
Unity and Liberty Party16,4260.140
Total34,0790.290
Partido Agrario y Social25,9850.220
Total11,610,326100.0024
Valid votes11,610,32687.52
Invalid votes85,5670.65
Blank votes1,570,12811.84
Total votes13,266,021100.00
Registered voters/turnout16,942,57178.30
Source: [61][62]

Mercosur Parliament[edit]

PartyNationalProvincialTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Union for the Homeland9,387,18436.3879,278,96338.111421
La Libertad Avanza7,508,59229.1066,741,55127.69814
Juntos por el Cambio6,394,39024.7856,370,91026.1616
Hacemos por Nuestro País1,708,4296.621944,7803.8801
Workers' Left Front803,1643.110786,6243.2300
Together We Are Río Negro58,3510.2400
Por Santa Cruz54,3550.2211
Freemen of the South Movement38,4110.1600
Neuquén People's Movement28,6420.1200
Partido Agrario y Social25,0520.1000
Salta Independiente21,9370.0900
Total25,801,759100.001924,349,576100.002443
Valid votes25,801,75993.4024,349,57688.18
Invalid votes226,1630.82219,2650.79
Blank votes1,595,9985.783,043,89811.02
Total votes27,623,920100.0027,612,739100.00
Registered voters/turnout35,854,12277.0535,397,60078.01
Source: [61][62]

Reactions[edit]

Domestic[edit]

Milei defeated Massa in the runoff what was described as a historic election in Argentina.[6] Milei in his victory speech vowed to begin "the reconstruction of Argentina" and end the country's economic decline.[63] His prospective foreign minister Diana Mondino also announced Argentina would pause their accession to BRICS.[64] Massa conceded and announced his retirement from politics after the runoff election results showed that he had lost by roughly 11 percentage points.[65]

Incumbent and retiring president Alberto Fernández congratulated Milei: "I am a man of democracy, and I value nothing more than the popular verdict. I trust that tomorrow we can start working with Javier Milei to guarantee an orderly transition."[66] Former president Mauricio Macri, who had endorsed Milei in the runoff, said: "I congratulate Javier Milei for bravely representing the will to advance and prosper that lives in the hearts of Argentines. He knew how to listen to the voice of young people and the fatigue of millions of neglected and impoverished people."[66]

International[edit]

President of Mexico Andrés Manuel López Obrador called Argentina's election of Milei an "own goal".[67]

Ilan Goldfajn, the President of the Inter-American Development Bank, congratulated Milei saying; "Congratulations Javier Milei, president-elect of Argentina. At the IDB, we are ready to continue our collaboration with the country and promote sustainable and inclusive economic development for the benefit of its citizens."[66]

President Joe Biden congratulated Milei and held a phone call with him, where Biden said that Argentina can count with US support. Milei told Biden that he would align with the US and Israel, while repeatedly saying that he would cool relations with China.[68] United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken congratulated Milei saying; "The United States congratulates Argentine President-elect Javier Milei on his victory in today's election, and we applaud the robust democratic process through which the Argentine public has spoken. The strong turnout and peaceful conduct of the vote are a testament to Argentina's electoral and democratic institutions. We look forward to working with President-elect Milei and his government on shared priorities that benefit the people of both countries, including protecting human rights and democracy, addressing climate change, and investing in the middle class."[69] National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan congratulated Milei saying; "I congratulate Javier Milei on his election as president of Argentina and to the people of Argentina for holding free and fair elections. We look forward to building on our strong bilateral relationship based on our shared commitment to human rights, democratic values, and transparency."[66] Former President Donald Trump congratulated Milei saying; "Congratulations to Javier Milei on a great race for president of Argentina. The whole world was watching! I am very proud of you. You will turn your country around and truly Make Argentina Great Again!"[66]

President of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva congratulated Milei without mentioning his name, saying: "Democracy is the voice of the people, and it must always be respected. My congratulations to Argentine institutions for conducting the electoral process and to the Argentine people who participated on election day in an orderly and peaceful manner. I wish the new government good luck and success."[66] Former president Jair Bolsonaro congratulated Milei saying; "Congratulations to the Argentine people for Javier Milei's victory. Hope will shine again in South America. May these good winds reach the United States and Brazil so that honesty, progress and freedom come back to all of us."[66]

President of Colombia Gustavo Petro lamented Milei's win, which was mocked by President of El Salvador Nayib Bukele.[2] President Bukele approved a Bitcoin delegation to Argentina.[70]

President of Paraguay Santiago Peña congratulated Milei saying; "I congratulate Javier Milei for his victory and I offer Paraguay's cordial and brotherly hand to strengthen relations between our countries."[66]

President of Chile Gabriel Boric congratulated Milei saying; "I salute Javier Milei for his victory and Sergio Massa for his worthy recognition of defeat. I wish the Argentine people the best and know that they will always have our respect and support. As president of Chile, I will work tirelessly to keep our sister nations united and collaborating for the well-being of all."[66]

President of Uruguay Luis Lacalle Pou congratulated Milei saying; "I salute President-elect Javier Milei. We have much to work on together and improve our bilateral relations."[66]

President of Peru Dina Boluarte congratulated Milei saying; "Peru expresses its warm congratulations to Javier Milei for his election as president of the Argentine Republic. Wishing him the greatest success in his administration, Peru renews its commitment to continue strengthening the historic ties of friendship and cooperation that unite our countries."[66]

President of Russia Vladimir Putin congratulated Milei, despite the latter supporting Ukraine in its ongoing conflict with Russia. Putin's press secretary, Dmitry Peskov, said, "We noted a number of statements that Mr. Milei made during the election campaign, but we will focus on and judge him mainly by the statements that he makes after the inauguration" while remaining supportive of the "development of bilateral relations with Argentina".[71]

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy congratulated Milei on his victory and thanked him for his clear stance of support for Ukraine. Zelenskyy further stated that he looked forward to working together with Milei to strengthen Ukrainian-Argentinian cooperation and restore international order based on international law.[72] Zelenskyy and Milei held a phone call where they discussed cultivating relations and Ukraine's war against Russia.[73]

Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro, reacting to the election results, declared that "In Argentina, the neo-Nazi extreme right won".[74]

Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi congratulated Milei saying; "Congratulations for the victory in the Presidential elections. Look forward to working closely with you to diversify and expand India-Argentina strategic partnership."[75]

President of the European Council Charles Michel congratulated Milei saying; "Congratulations to Argentina's new president-elect Javier Milei for his victory. The people of Argentina have spoken in free and democratic elections."[76]

President of China Xi Jinping congratulated Milei saying; "I am ready to work with President-elect Milei to continue the China-Argentina friendship, help the development and revitalisation of our respective countries through win-win cooperation, and promote steady and far-reaching development of China-Argentina relations." Milei thanked Xi for his congratulations, replying "I thank President Xi Jinping for the congratulations and good wishes. I send him my most sincere wishes for the Chinese people's wellbeing."[77]

President of Bolivia Luis Arce wished success to Javier Milei and said that he would work hard to keep "firm relations" with Argentina. On the other hand, former president Evo Morales said that he would never wish success to "[Milei's] fascism, far-right and neoliberalism, who supports the Zionist genocide and Yankee imperialism."[78][79]

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