An election poll published on Friday 29 by the Atlas Intel Institute shows that the Argentine Minister of Economy Sergio Massabefore the Libertarian candidate Javier Milei in the presidential race, scheduled for October 22nd. As a result, the Argentine elections would go to the second round.
According to the survey, conducted between September 20 and 25 among 3,778 people surveyed online, the government candidate has 30.7% of voting intentions. Milei, who emerged victorious from the primaries in August, has 27.9%, followed by Patricia Bullrich, who represents the centerright coalition Juntos por el Cambio, with 27.7%. Since the margin of error is plus or minus two percentage points, they are technically tied. The research confidence level is 95%.
The study was published by the Argentine newspaper Perfil. Candidate Juan Schiaretti received 4.8% and Myriam Bregman 2.1%. The proportion of undecided people is 3.8%. The number of voters who would vote with blank votes totals 1.8%, and 1.4% say they would vote invalid.
Government candidate Sergio Massa is ahead in the polls Photo: WILTON JUNIOR/ESTADAO
In a possible second round between Massa and Milei, the Libertarian candidate will win with 43.5%, compared to 37.5% for the Minister of Economy. Undecided, empty and zero are 19%. Massa would also lose to Bullrich, by 44.9% to 34.9%, while whites, nulls and undecideds combine for 20.2%. Bullrich would also win if he went with Milei in the second round, 36.8% to 31.5%. In this scenario, whites, zeros, and undecideds reach 31.7%.
According to a survey, Bullrich with 35% and Milei with 34% outperform Massa (30%) in terms of positive image. The country’s current president, Alberto Fernandéz, comes into the market with just 14%.
Argentina is in a severe economic crisis with rapidly rising inflation. The scenario forced 40.1% of Argentines into poverty, according to data published on Wednesday 27 by the state statistics agency Indec. Of these, around 9.3% are hungry. In total, approximately 11.8 million people live below the poverty line and more than 2 million people, out of a population of more than 29 million, are unable to access the basic foodstuffs they need to survive.