Argentina economy chief Massa to run for president as 'unity' Peronist candidate

FILE PHOTO: Argentina's Economic Minister Sergio Massa and Brazil's Finance Minister Fernando Haddad (not pictured) hold a news conference, at the Casa Rosada presidential palace in Buenos Aires, Argentina, January 23, 2023. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian/ File Photo

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentine economy minister Sergio Massa will be a "unity candidate" for the ruling Peronist bloc ahead of presidential elections in October, the Union por la Patria alliance said in a tweet late on Friday.

The announcement from the main Peronist coalition grouping comes just a day after Interior Minister Eduardo 'Wado' de Pedro, part of a leftist bloc, had publicly announced his presidential bid, as well as moderate Daniel Scioli.