Argentina farmers eye election showdown with doubt and mistrust


  • World
  • Tuesday, 24 Oct 2023

FILE PHOTO: Argentina Presidential candidate Sergio Massa of Union por la Patria party and Javier Milei of La Libertad Avanza party walk past each other during the presidential debate ahead of the October 22 general elections, at the National University of Santiago del Estero, in Santiago del Estero, Argentina October 1, 2023. Tomas Cuesta/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's farmers, some of the world's most important producers of soy, corn, wheat and beef, have some strong views on the country's polarized presidential election finalists: untrustworthy and unreliable.

The South American country's first round general vote on Sunday saw Peronist Economy Minister Sergio Massa win out ahead of radical libertarian Javier Milei, the two offering starkly different models for the embattled country ahead of a Nov. 19 run-off.

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