Voter anger, apathy hang over Argentina primary elections

FILE PHOTO: Argentina's Economy Minister Sergio Massa departs after attending a meeting with International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva at the IMF headquarters in Washington, U.S., September 12, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina will hold primary elections on Sunday, a nationwide ballot that will act as a giant voter poll ahead of general elections in October, with many people angry or apathetic over triple-digit inflation and rising poverty.

The primary - an open and mandatory vote - will decide a tight race to lead the conservative opposition bloc and confirm the ruling Peronist coalition's candidate, Economy Minister Sergio Massa. It will also show if outsider libertarian Javier Milei, flying high in polls, has truly clicked with voters.