When is the second round of the Argentine elections between Sergio Massa and Javier Milei

Argentina's 2023 presidential elections will have a second round after the victory against all odds of the Peronist Sergio Massa (36.6% of the votes) over the ultraliberal candidate Javier Milei (30%). The victory of Massa, the leftist candidate and current Minister of Economy, however, is not enough to reach the Casa Rosada as the new president of Argentina.

According to Argentine law, the second round or “balotaje” resolves the result of the presidential elections when there is no clear winner in a first vote.. The Argentine Electoral Code, in its article 148, establishes that, in the event that the winning candidate does not obtain 45% of the votes, or 40% with 10 percentage points of difference over the second, a second round will be held in which the winner will need a simple majority to be the winner.

Given the results of this Sunday, Sergio Massa and Javier Milei will face each other in a second round that must be held, according to the provisions of the law, “within the following 30 days,” according to CNN.

When is the second round in Argentina

Therefore, and based on the calendar, the second round of the presidential elections will be held on Sunday, November 19. For both Massa and Milei, it will be key to capture the vote of the third most voted candidate, Patricia Bullrich (conservative), as well as the rest of the political forces that have been left out of the second round: the Peronist Juan Schiaretti and 3% of the rest. of left-wing options, according to the BBC.