(20 Nov 2023)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Buenos Aires, Argentina - 19 November 2023
++NIGHT SHOTS++
1. Various of Argentina Economy Minister and presidential candidate Sergio Massa walking onto stage, audience
2. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Sergio Massa, Argentina Economy Minister and presidential candidate
“I want to tell you that obviously results are not what we expected, and I have called Javier Milei to congratulate him and to wish him good luck because he is the president that the majority of Argentinians chose for the next four years.”
3. Wide of event
4. Massa hugging and kissing his wife, Malena Galmarini
5. Massa hugging campaign team
6. Wide of event
7. Massa leaving
8. Massa supporters crying and hugging
9. SOUNDBIITE (Spanish) Giannina Fernandez, Massa Supporter:
“I think it’s sad, my chest hurts, because this country is for everyone, and these people (Milei and his supporters) have no management, have no love for their neighbor. And this hurts, it hurts, it hurts a lot. They have hate and we have love, and we wanted a country for everybody.”
10.People leaving event
11. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Alfonso Ramirez, Massa Supporter:
"For us, there is a sadness about the subject of the country. Now we have to go back. To have hope, enthusiasm and well, keep on rolling. Move the country forward."
12. Massa supporters listening and crying
STORYLINE:
Argentina’s Economy Minister Sergio Massa on Sunday conceded defeat to populist Javier Milei in the country's presidential runoff.
Immediately after his concession speech, the electoral authority began releasing partial results.
With 95% of votes tallied, Milei had 55.8% and Massa 44.2%.
If that margin holds, it would be wider than predicted by all polls.
With a Milei victory, the country will swing to the right amid discontent over soaring inflation and rising poverty.
It will also empower a freshman lawmaker who describes himself as an anarcho-capitalist.
Milei, who has drawn frequent comparisons to former U.S. President Donald Trump, has promised a dramatic shake-up to the state.
He proposed slashing the size of the state and rein in inflation, while Massa warned about the negative impacts of such policies.
Massa, as one of the most prominent figures in a deeply unpopular administration, was once seen as having little chance of victory.
But he managed to mobilize the networks of his Peronist party and clinched a decisive first-place finish in the first round of voting.
His campaign cautioned Argentines that his opponent's plans would threaten public services and welfare programs many rely on.
He also drew attention to his opponent's often aggressive rhetoric and openly questioned his mental acuity.
AP video by Mauricio Cuevas
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