Argentina's 'Far-Right' President Elected... Milei Secures 56% of Votes (Update)

An unexpected 'far-right' president has emerged in Argentina, South America, which has been suffering from severe economic hardship and high inflation. With the election of Javier Milei, who has even been called the 'Trump of South America,' significant changes are anticipated in Argentina's political landscape.

On the 19th, Javier Milei, elected as the President of Argentina, is celebrating with his supporters. [Image source=AFP Yonhap News]

According to Bloomberg on the 19th (local time), Argentina's Ministry of the Interior Central Election Commission (DINE) announced that with 86.59% of the runoff presidential vote counted, Milei won with 55.95% of the vote, defeating left-wing ruling party candidate Sergio Massa, who received 44.04%.

Previously, in last month's general election, Milei had trailed Massa with 29.99% to 36.78%, but he succeeded in overturning the result in the runoff between the top two candidates held on this day. Earlier, he had also secured first place in the August primary election (PASO), which is considered a predictor of the presidential race.

[Image source=Reuters Yonhap News]

Defeated candidate Massa acknowledged his loss before the official announcement of the results, telling supporters at his campaign headquarters around 8:10 p.m., "I accept my defeat and concede," and congratulated Milei on his victory in the runoff.

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