The opposition candidate for governor of the Argentine province of Chubut, Ignacio Torres, of the right-wing coalition Juntos por el Cambio (JxC), won for the first time in two decades against the Peronist proposal, according to local media on Monday. teleSUR
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00:00 Vote counting is progressing in Argentina on Monday after an election date which showed
00:04 a 60% turnout in the province of Chubut.
00:08 The authorities indicated that with around 85% of the votes counted, it is unknown who
00:14 will be the new governor of the province of Chubut, although candidates of Juntos por
00:18 el Cambio and Peronismo are sure they won the election by the minimum margin.
00:24 According to the last report on Sunday, candidate Ignacio Torres of Juntos por el Cambio gained
00:29 35% of the votes against 33% of the official Juan Pablo Lucas.
00:35 In the context of the last provincial elections before El Paso elections, Ignacio Torres assured
00:41 that his alliance won although they did not want to recognize it, while Juan Pablo Lucas
00:46 warned that they will not celebrate a victory until they wait for the definite recount.
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