General elections were held in Argentina on 22 October 2023 to elect the president, vice president, members of the national congress, and the governors of most provinces. A run-off election to elect the president and vice president is currently taking place on 19 November 2023. The winner of the run-off is scheduled to sworn in on 10 December 2023. Incumbent president Alberto Fernández and incumbent vice president and former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, despite both being eligible for a second, consecutive term, did not seek re-election.

Advancing to the 19 November run-off, Sergio Massa of the ruling Union for the Homeland unexpectedly came in first place, winning 36% of the vote, against Javier Milei of the Liberty Advances, who came in second place, with 30% of the vote. Massa’s victory in the first round was seen as an upset because of the severe inflation that took place during Massa’s tenure as Minister of Economy, as well as Milei’s lead in polls up to that point.

Both in the primaries and in the first and second rounds polls opened at 08:00 and closed at 18:00 Buenos Aires time (UTC -3), with vote counts starting at 21:00.

Sources and further reading:

Argentina’s 2023 Runoff: Comparing Massa and Milei, AS/COA 17.11.23

https://www.as-coa.org/articles/argentinas-2023-runoff-comparing-massa-and-milei

Argentina: Polls open in knife-edge election runoff

https://www.dw.com/en/argentina-polls-open-in-knife-edge-election-runoff/a-67481438