About 451,200 Argentines living abroad will also vote to elect Argentina’s President. this Sunday. They will do so between 8 and 18 people in each country, as determined by the fairness of the election. They are distributed at 302 polling stations in 137 diplomatic and consular missions in 86 countries around the world. The dilemma is which candidate to choose and what will happen to the country where they were born, also not far from that.

They have the authority to choose Argentinian citizens who have changed their address abroad in their DNI until April 25 and appears on the citizen list.

Voting abroad, which is voluntary, is established by Law 24,007 – regulated by Decree 1138 of 1993 – and allows those who, who reside outside the territory of the Republic of Argentina, are registered in the List of Voters Living Abroad.

In the last election, Patricia Bullrich (Together for Change) was the candidate with the most votes from abroad with 48.84 votes, according to the list. Second place went to Javier Milei (La Libertad Avanza) which reached 34.46%. And it Third place went to Sergio Massa (Unión por la Patria) which almost got 16.86%.

Testimony remotely

This is the story of Argentine citizens living abroad, who are experiencing the second round of elections this Sunday and will go to their respective consulates to vote.

Journalist and writer Rosario Miguel Roig (58 years old) has lived in Madrid for 25 years, where he works and follows the Argentine reality. “The elections bring us closer to other similar processes such as those that occurred in the United States with Trump, in Brazil with Bolsonaro, in the UK with the Brexit process and its continuing freefall, in Italy with Georgia Meloni or in Hungary. with Viktor Orbán, to name a few cases,” he said Rosario3.

“Of course, each country reaches this stage through different paths. There is one thing that is clear, without a doubt: To deny the constitutional framework and the limits of the system is to take steps that have no basis other than emptiness.he mused. For him, what is happening in this country “is part of life itself. It’s about harnessing it, sticking with it, and overcoming obstacles without losing composure or reason. “As Don Quixote said: the wind cannot be stopped, but you have to know how to make a windmill,” he said. With that belief he went to vote at the Madrid consulate headquarters.

Isabella Altamirano (24) She is from Rosario living in Wellington (the capital of New Zealand) where she studied English Literature. He left in 2019 and, despite returning to his hometown, he is gone again. This week he will go to vote at the Argentine embassy. He will do it with “a lot of thrill but at the same time with the uncertainty, I really want Argentina to be a first world countryMost importantly, I think about the children my age who feel they have no future there, they will seek their fate in other parts of the world, study abroad and be able to pursue their profession.” He said he would vote for “the change that everyone is longing for.”

Gustavo Flores (50) was born in La Plata, he is a sports journalist and works in El Salvador 17 years ago. There he became director of the sports section of El Diario de Hoy and also worked in radio and television. He married a Salvadoran woman, Cati, and had two children. This is the first time he has participated in elections in Argentina with full attention. “I don’t understand how a candidate who insults everyone can become president, I think it is a product of the failure of the Kirchner and Macrista governments,” he began. However, He does not believe that “democracy is in danger, there are also scary ideas.” You will vote at the consular office in the capital of the Central American country.

Delfina Muller (30) is from Venado Tuerto and left Argentina eight years ago. He studied Economics at the University of San Andrés and has an MPA in Development Practices from Columbia University. Lives in the United States and works in a multilateral organizations, his specialization is the economic development of SMEs in an international context. As he did in this year’s primary and general elections, will go to New York to pay at Argentina’s diplomatic headquarters where he was registered.

He said that the system was “very orderly” because only 5% of voters could vote because many of them lived far from several cities where there were consulates. He did it from the moment he arrived as his way keep paying attention to what is happening in your country beginning. Support possible election results “greater order, clear rules, and respect for institutions” and aspires to “make an impact on production.” He does not rule out the possibility of returning to our country when a job opportunity arises.

Juan Pedro Chuet Missé (50), originally from Bernal, left for Barcelona in September 2002 where he teaches, photographs, designs and is currently a journalist on a tourism and economics portal. This Saturday he married his Mexican partner, Liz with whom he had lived for several years. Be aware of that will not vote because he is not registered with the consulate due to “political apathy” and “distraction”. If I could do it, I would do it “blank” from then on “Neither of the two candidates is capable of moving the country forward.” He blamed the “ruling class” for “repeating a vicious circle” and seeing a “pessimistic future due to inflation, poverty and black labor.” Although he returns home to visit friends and family, he says he doesn’t miss the way of life “with inflation, insecurity, pickets, instability and taxes suffocating you,” something very different from the city where he lives.

Francisco and Lucilla They are an Argentinian couple with a son who is long gone. five years to the United States and for two months they lived in Miami. He is an engineer and works on sustainable development and renewable energy, while his wife is a choreographer and theater producer. “Even though we choose from abroad, the system does not allow it if you have moved from that city/country in the last 6 months. We are very connected to Argentina and to everything that happens. The situation at home makes us sad but we both know very well that living abroad is only temporary and in the end we will return to Argentina. We are abroad because of the professional opportunities that exist here, but in the end we know that we will choose family, friends, culture, etc. “They really miss each other,” he said from a distance.