Javier Milei He will be the new president of Argentina starting December 10. The official candidate for the Presidency of Argentina, Sergio Massaacknowledged this Sunday his defeat in the runoff, which gave victory to his opponent, the leader of La Libertad Avanza. “The results are not what we expected. “I have contacted Javier Milei to congratulate him and to wish him luck because he is the president that the majority of Argentines elected for the next four years,” Massa said before followers gathered at the doors of the official “bunker” in the Argentine capital.
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Massawho recognized his defeat before the first official data of the provisional count was known, said that He proposed to Milei and the Argentine president, Alberto Fernández, to launch “liaison and transition” mechanisms “tomorrow.” of democratic replacement so that Argentines in the next 19 days have no doubts or uncertainties regarding the normal economic, social, political and institutional functioning.”
The minister stated that “Starting tomorrow, the responsibility, the task of providing certainty, of transmitting guarantees about the political, social and economic functioning of Argentina is the responsibility of the new elected president.” and we hope that he does so.”
Sergio Massa speaks to his followers in Buenos Aires. (EFE/Matias Martin Campaya).
“Today a stage in my political life ends. Surely life will bring me other tasks and responsibilities. But know that you will always count on me defending the values of work, public education, national industry and federalism as central values of the Argentina”, he assured.
Massa expressed his gratitude to those who participated in the organization of the election day, to those who supported him with their vote and in active militancy during the campaign and to his family.
He highlighted the “transparency” with which the elections were held and pointed out that this It has been a “very long, difficult and even harsh” campaign. that “I hope that, after forty years of democracy, Argentina will leave forever.”
“This event today confirms that Argentina has a strong, solid, transparent democratic system that always respects the results,” he emphasized.
He vindicated his ideas in defense of the role of the State in matters of security, education and health, industry and workers, but recognized that Argentines “chose another path.”
Finally Massa said that Argentina needs “State policy agreements“, that the educational system, the labor system, the system of human rights guarantees, that the system of international relations of Argentina with the world must be agreements through which the country will go through the next ten years.”
With 94.70% counted, Milei obtained 55.79% support (13,864,555 votes) and Massa 44.20% (10,983,642 votes).
