By Amy Booth, Facundo Iglesia and Estefanía PozzoRuling coalition Unión por la Patria (UxP) has announced that Economy Minister Sergio Massa will be its presidential candidate with Chief of Staff Agustín Rossi as his Vice President, the coalition announced via social media just before 9 p.m. on Friday. — Unión por la Patria 🇦🇷 (@unionxlapatria) June 23, 2023Official response“It’s a decision thinking of what’s best for the country,” presidential spokeswoman Gabriela Cerruti told the Herald. For months, Massa made it clear that he was against UxP fielding multiple presidential tickets and having them compete against each other in primaries. However, Grabois had said that he would run outside the coalition if Massa was UxP’s sole candidate. Minutes after UxP announced their decision, Grabois stated that he intends to run.

Source: Bueno Aires Herald June 24, 2023 06:36 UTC