Milei after passing to the second round in Argentina: “Whoever wants change has to work together”

The candidate for President of Argentina, Javier Mileithat this Sunday managed to advance to the second round of elections, proclaimed having held a “historic election” and appealed to voters from the conservative coalition Together for Change to defeat the official candidate on November 19, Sergio Massa.

““Having held the best election in history for liberalism in Argentina fills us with pride.”highlighted Milei, who recalled that he managed to set up his movement in “just two years” and this Sunday he achieved a victory that also allowed him to obtain 40 deputies and eight senators.

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The leader of La Libertad Avanza obtained 30.08% of the votes and will go to the second round with Massa, the current Minister of Economy and candidate of the Peronist formation Unión por la Patria, who led this Sunday’s elections with 36.51% of the votes. votes, with 95.84% of the tables counted.

“All of us who want change have to work together”Milei said, thinking about the November 19 second round and appealing to voters of the Together for Change (center-right) coalition and its candidate, Patricia Bullrichwhich with 23.85% of the votes was relegated to third place.

“Throughout these months, the campaign has made many of us who wanted change feel confronted,” Milei said.

“I come to put an end to this process of aggression and attacks. “I am willing to make a clean slate, shuffle and give again with the aim of putting an end to Kirchnerism,” announced the libertarian candidate, “Because, beyond our differences,” he said, “what we need to understand is that we have a criminal organization in front of us.”

Milei accused the followers of the vice president and former president (2007-2015), Cristina Kirchner, of defending “populist ideas” and being part of a “Government of criminals who want to mortgage” the future “to remain in power” and “deepen the decadence (of Argentina)”.

““Today we are facing the most important election of the last hundred years”, Milei assured, and insisted: “There has never been a clearer choice in our history.”

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The former president Mauricio Macri (2015-2019) has flirted with the possibility of supporting the libertarian candidate, despite being part of Together for Change. The candidate of this conservative formation, Patricia Bullrichrelegated this Sunday to third place, he did not express explicit support for Milei, but openly refused to congratulate Massa.

Milei took the stage to give her speech surrounded by the chant “In November, no matter what the cost, in November we have to win!” by her followers, who this Sunday also sang “Happy Birthday” to her on her 53rd birthday.

Source: Elcomercio

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