Argentina heads to the polls in grip of fierce economic crisis
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Workers load ballot boxes and voting material into a truck, ahead of the presidential election, in Buenos Aires, Argentina October 21, 2023. REUTERS/Mariana Nedelcu/File PhotoBUENOS AIRES - Argentines will head to the polls on Sunday to vote in a general election under the shadow of the South American country's worst economic crisis in two decades, which has driven the rise of an outsider far-right libertarian who is in pole position to win.
Milei, pledging to"chainsaw" the economic and political status quo, is the candidate to beat, with angry voters flocking to his tear-it-all-down message, fed up with inflation at 138% and poverty affecting over two-fifths of the population. A candidate needs over 45% of the vote or 40% and a 10-point lead to avoid a second round run-off, which would be held on Nov. 19. Voting on Sunday will end around 6:00 p.m. and the first results are expected at 9:00 p.m. .
"He is the only one who understands the situation in the country and understands how to save it," said Buenos Aires student Nicolas Mercado, 22.
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