Argentina’s economy minister has won the first round of the country’s presidential election.
With almost all of the votes counted, Sergio Massa secured more than 36% of the votes in Sunday’s poll.
Far-right candidate Javier Milei, whom political analysts had thought would finish in the lead, mustered 30% of the ballots.
Analysts had predicted that Massa would not fare well in Sunday’s election because inflation has soared during his time as Argentina’s economy minister, reaching as high as 140%.
A win of 45% of the votes by either candidate would have avoided the upcoming runoff election Nov. 19.