The Peronist governor secured his place in the general elections

The Central Bank also increased the interest rate by 21 percentage points

JxC victor Patricia Bullrich promised to work with losing candidate Larreta while Massa asked Argentines to consider what kind of state they want

The Economy Minister and Union por la Patria candidate will have his work cut out for him in the general election this October

The security hardliner has undergone political metamorphosis since her Peronist militant youth

The far-right libertarian has risen from obscurity to mark the political playing field — despite the grotesque extremes of his positions

The right-wing libertarian was the most-voted candidate, securing more votes than Juntos por el Cambio or Unión por la Patria with 63% of the vote counted

The first results are expected between 10 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.

In most previous primary elections, it was consistently over 72%.