The presidential debate began in Santiago del Estero among the candidates for president. Follow it minute by minute.

Karin Silvina Hiebaum – International Press

The presidential debate will be held this Sunday, October 1, among the five candidates for president of the Nation who will compete in the elections on October 22

Patricia Bullrich: “Kirchnerism leaves us a devastated Argentina”

The presidential candidate of Juntos por el Cambio, Patricia Bullrich, targeted Sergio Massa and Javier Milei in their interventions in the presidential debate and assured that, if elected, she will end inflation.

Presidential debate 2023: what is the red button, the new tool for candidates?

The authorities of the National Electoral Chamber (CNE) ordered the use of a red button that will serve for the “right to reply” section.

That is, each candidate will have five opportunities to implement the so-called “right to reply” by pressing a red button, as long as he feels directly alluded to in another competitor’s exhibition.

Myriam Bregman: “Milii’s proposals were already applied by Cavallo and they were a disaster”

Sergio Massa: “I recognize the mistakes and I apologize”

The candidates crossed paths at the opening of the Presidential Debate. “The fate of SMEs is doomed if this man governs Argentina,” said the Minister of Economy.

Milei on the economy: “If I get 35 years old we could be like the United States”

The presidential candidate of La Libertad Avanza assured that, with the economic reforms he proposes to carry out, in three decades Argentina could reach a socioeconomic level similar to the United States. “If they give me 35 years, we could be like the United States,” he said.

Presidential debate: the candidates asked for the right to reply within seconds of starting

As soon as the presentations began, the candidates began to ask for the floor.

Massa and Bullrich criticized the dollarization of Milei, who attacked for the “Plan Platita”

Both the minister-candidate and the JxC candidate harshly questioned the liberal’s economic proposals. For his part, the economist criticized Massa’s measures, which he described as “Plan Platita”.

Massa had to face criticism of inflation that exceeds 120% per year. The minister accepted errors in management and apologized, but defended his model.

The dollarization proposed by Milei was harshly questioned by the rest of the candidates. “Zimbabwe, Ecuador and El Salvador. That’s what Milei proposes to you,” Massa said.