Argentina: Government candidate Sergio Massa wins first round of voting against populist Javier Milei
Government candidate Sergio Massa has surprisingly won the first round of the presidential election in Argentina. In second place with 30 percent was the libertarian populist Javier Milei of the party La Libertad Avanza. Massa and Milei are expected to face each other in a run-off election on November 19. The future president will take office on 10 December and will be inaugurated by President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, who is expected to remain in office until the end of the year.