Argentina polls show election race tightening; winner hard to call

FILE PHOTO: A combination picture shows Argentina's presidential candidates Sergio Massa (L) of Union por la Patria party as he addresses the audience during a workers' meeting on September 29, 2023, Patricia Bullrich (C) of Juntos por el Cambio party as she attends a business event on August 24, 2023, and Javier Milei for La Libertad Avanza party as he gestures during a campaign rally, on September 22, 2023, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. REUTERS/Tomas Cuesta/Agustin Marcarian//File Photo

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina election polls are showing an increasingly tight race between Peronist economy minister Sergio Massa and radical libertarian Javier Milei ahead of a runoff ballot on Nov. 19.

The two candidates offer polarized visions for the embattled Latin American country, the region's third largest economy, a major supplier of grains, beef and lithium, which is also the largest debtor to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).