With 96% of the votes counted, the far-right presidential candidate leads the primaries in Argentina | world

With 96.64% of the votes counted, far-right presidential candidate Javier Milli was the most voted in the primaries in Argentina, which took place on Sunday (13), according to the official tally.

With 94.73% of the votes counted:

• Javier Meili 30.08%
• Sergio Massa 21.36%
• Patricia Bullrich 16.99%

Milly, from “A Liberdade Avança”, has 30.08% of the vote. The candidate proposes to dollarize the economy and close the central bank. He admires Jair Bolsonaro and Donald Trump, and joins the angry voices of the traditional parties, especially among the youth.

During the early Sunday morning vote, Milley told reporters that members of the “established political class” were trying to stigmatize him and that Argentina had a chance for change after decades of failure.

Economy Minister Sergio Massa, associated with the Peronists by the Union for the Fatherland, received 21.36%. The Interior Ministry indicated that former Security Minister Patricia Bullrich leads the primaries of the opposition coalition “Together for Change” with 16.99%.

In all, “Together for Change” reached 28.28% of the vote and “United for the Fatherland” 27.22% – taking into account the votes of its other candidate, Juan Grabois.

With several polling stations delayed in the capital, Argentines are electing presidential candidates for general elections in October in a country with one of the world’s highest rates of inflation and high crime rates.

More than 35 million people have been called to participate in the Open, Simultaneous and Compulsory Primary Elections (PASO), which serves as an electoral test to assess the potential of political forces and their candidates for the October 22 presidential election.

The primaries also determine candidates for the 24 seats in the Senate and 130 in the Chamber of Deputies of the National Congress, as well as candidates for mayor of the city of Buenos Aires and government of the province of the same name, among other positions. Voting is mandatory.

President Alberto Fernandez, who is not seeking re-election due to his poor image in opinion polls, said, “We’ve been a democracy for 40 years and today should be a happy election day…our rights.”

He also hinted that the electoral process is characterized by uncertainty by predicting that the next president will be elected in a run-off next November.

Population dissatisfaction after years of inflation – the latest measure in June was 115% compared to the previous year – which has pushed 40% of the population into poverty, in addition to insecurity and other chronic problems of the economy – such as a shortage of dollars and indebtedness – characterize Campaign pulse with an open end.