PASO 2023: Sergio Massa claims to have “good expectations” for the primaries in Argentina

The Minister of Economy Argentinian and presidential candidate for the ruling front Union for the Fatherland, Sergio MassaHe stated that he hasgood EXPECTATIVESregarding the result of the primary elections that are celebrated this Sunday in the South American country.

“Today is a first step. Each political force will define who the candidates are. We have a good expectation for today”, Massa maintained after casting his vote in a school in the Buenos Aires town of Tiger.

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Massa, leader of the Peronist Renovating Frontthird weight force within the ruling coalition, affirmed that it reached this day “with the satisfaction of the work done within the framework of the campaign” and “with the expectation that there will be a large turnout to vote”.

Last July, Massa, in charge of the Ministry of Economy a year ago, he was chosen as a candidate for “unit” by the sector that responds to the Argentine president, Alberto Fernandezthe wing aligned with the vice president, Cristina Kirchnerand the Renovation Front itself.

inside of Union for the Fatherland also competes John Graboispresidential candidate for a minority center-left space within the ruling coalition.

Regarding the reaction to the electoral result that the markets could have on Monday, Massa said that on Friday and this Saturday he met with the entire economic team to work “so that markets do not influence people’s daily lives”.

Massa went to the polling station with his wife, Malena Galmarinicandidate for mayor of Tigre for Union for the Homeland.

At mid-morning he will meet at his house with the governor of the province of Buenos Aires, Axel Kicillofwho is seeking re-election, and with the candidate for mayor of Buenos Aires for the Peronist front, Leandro Santoro.

Then he will share lunch with his family and, once the elections are closed, he will go at night to a cultural center in Buenos Aires where Unión por la Patria will await the dissemination of the results of the provisional scrutiny of these primaries.

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Some 35.4 million Argentines are summoned to define with their vote the lists of candidates that will be qualified to compete in the general elections on October 22, when president and vice president will be elected, 130 of the 257 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 24 of the 72 seats in the Senateand 43 Argentine representatives will be chosen for the Mercosur Parliament (Parlasur, legislative body of the bloc made up of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay).

For the elections this Sunday, 17,432 schools and other venues throughout the country have been set up, with a total of 108,107 polling stations.

Source: Elcomercio

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