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2023 Argentine primary elections

13 August 2023
Presidential primary
← 20192027 →
Opinion polls
Registered	35,405,013
Turnout	70.43%
Nominee Javier Milei Sergio Massa Patricia Bullrich Party PL FR PRO Alliance LLA UP JxC Running mate Victoria Villarruel Agustín Rossi Luis Petri States carried 16 5 2 + CABA Popular vote 7,352,244 5,277,538 4,139,566 Percentage 29.86% 21.43% 16.81%   Nominee Horacio Rodríguez Larreta Juan Grabois Party PRO FPG Alliance JxC UP Running mate Gerardo Morales Paula Abal Medina States carried 0 0 Popular vote 2,756,375 1,441,504 Percentage 11.19% 5.85%
Results by province Results by department
Legislative primary
← 20212025 →

On 13 August 2023, the Simultaneous and Mandatory Open Primaries (PASO) were held in Argentina to determine candidatures for national offices in the presidential and legislative elections on 22 October 2023. It was the first election where Peronism lost and ended in third place.

Background

In these primary elections, the candidates for President of Argentina and national legislators (national senators and deputies) will be elected. However, the fronts that will compete independently, to be qualified for the general elections in October, must meet the requirement of reaching at least 1.5% of the valid votes. While in the fronts with several candidates, the candidate with the most votes with the aforementioned minimum is enabled.

The elections for provincial offices (governors, provincial deputies, provincial senators, etc.) and municipal (mayors, councilors, etc.) are independent of the elections for national offices and may or may not be held on the same dates.

Citizens of 16 years of age and also people of 15 years of age who turn before October 27 (with the exception of the province of Córdoba) will also be authorized to vote.

The Simultaneous and Mandatory Open Primaries (PASO) will be held on 13 August 2023. With this system, the candidates are elected within each alliance, in the same mandatory electoral act, in which citizens can vote for any pre-candidate from any party, but they can only cast one vote. When there is more than one pre-candidate per alliance, the one that obtains the most votes will be chosen as that alliance's candidate for the general elections, to be held two months later. The PASO also define which forces can appear in the general elections, since only those that obtain a minimum of 1.5% of the valid votes can do so.

It had the particularity that in the City of Buenos Aires (CABA), to vote for the head of the Buenos Aires government, an electronic ballot was used.

Lists

Presidential

Election day

Turnout

Primary	Hour									Final	Ref(s).
	12:00	+/-	14:00	15:00	+/-	16:00	17:00	+/-	18:20
2019	30%	2%	42%	48%	0%	58%	66%	4.5%	—	76.4%
2023	28%		—	48%		—	61.5%		66%	69,6%

Results

Presidential primaries

Legislative primaries

Chamber of Deputies

1. incl. Sumamos Fuerzas en Santa Cruz, Gana Catamarca
2. Podés Confiar, Sigamos Cambiando Jujuy, Juntos por La Pampa, Cambia San Juan
3. Entre Ríos, Mendoza, Chaco
4. Radical Change, UCR A Real Path
5. Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Cordoba, Corrientes, Formosa, Jujuy, La Rioja, Mendoza, Neuquén, Río Negro, Tierra del Fuego, Tucumán
6. Capital Federal, Entre Ríos, La Pampa, Misiones, San Luis, Santa Fe
7. incl. Foro Social Cristiano
8. in Salta
9. incl. Hacemos Juntos
10. in Misiones
11. incl. Populares Cba
12. in Santiago del Estero
13. in Santa Fe
14. Campo Popular in Córdoba
15. in Capital Federal

Reactions

Milei and his coalition's win achieved international recognition and headlines, from The New York Times to El País and Latin American media and Asian news agencies, which reported on Milei's surprise win and the uncertain electoral scenario in Argentina for the 2023 October general election. Analysts saw his win as the voters being frustrated by both Peronist and non-Peronist governments.

See also

• 2023 Argentine general election
• 2023 Argentine provincial elections

References

1. "Voters express frustration ahead of Argentina primary election". Al Jazeera. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
2. "Voter anger, apathy hang over Argentina primary elections". Reuters. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
3. Uki Goñi (14 August 2023). "Far-right outsider takes shock lead in Argentina primary election". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
4. "Cámara Nacional Electoral". www.electoral.gob.ar. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
5. "#ObjetivoRosada | Evolución de la participación de los votantes por corte de hora en las PASO del 11/08/2019". Twitter - @ArgElecciones. 13 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
6. "#Elecciones2023 Ya votó el 28% del #Padrón". Twitter - @CamaraElectoral. 13 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
7. "#Elecciones2023 Ya votó el 48% del #Padrón". Twitter - @CamaraElectoral. 13 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
8. "#Elecciones2023 Ya votó 61,5% del #Padrón". Twitter - @CamaraElectoral. 13 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
9. "#Elecciones2023 Ya votó el 66% del #Padrón, aunque los/as electores/as que aguardan su turno continuarán votando". Twitter - @CamaraElectoral. 13 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
10. "ACORDADA EXTRAORDINARIA NÚMERO CIENTO DIECINUEVE" (PDF). Cámara Nacional Electoral.
11. "Consulta de Escrutinios Definitivos". www.padron.gob.ar.
12. "Los medios del mundo reflejaron el triunfo de Javier Milei en las PASO 2023". Perfil (in Spanish). 14 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
13. "Reaction: Javier Milei Surprises in Argentina Primary Election". Americas Quarterly. 14 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.

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