Argentina Election: Macri Leads the Polls in Presidential Race

In a recent turn of events, opposition candidate Mauricio Macri has led the Argentinian presidential election race by eight points ahead of the leftist ruling party candidate, a recent poll survey showed Sunday. The poll survey came two weeks ahead of the Nov. 22 run.

According to The Daily Star, the said poll survey was done by Management & Fit. Its results would say Macri would win the race with 51.8 percent of votes -- including those who have said they were undecided -- while presidential opponent Daniel Scioli would garner 43.6 percent.

The results of the poll survey show that Mauricio Macri and his "Let's Change" campaign have maintained a steady momentum after leading the polls in an aggressively strong performance during the first round which stunned Scioli and left him struggling to make up for lost numbers. 

The final outcome of the presidential election will determine how Argentina will take on its weakening economic state, including high inflation as well as it overvalued currency. 

According to the Daily Star report, the survey by Management & Fit had polled 2,400 people nationwide between Nov. 1 and 5. The survey reportedly has a 2 percent margin of error.

Outgoing President Cristina Fernandez has led an 8-year leadership that left the country completely divided against her. While she is loved by both the poor and working class, there are those who blame her for suffocating the economy. 

Reuters reported that  Macri promises to open up Latin America's third biggest economy should he win. On the other hand, his political Scioli argues that more gradual and conservative reforms are what the country needs to attract new investors to the country. He also said that his political rival's ambitious and pro-market proposals would ultimately hurt the poor.

For his part, Scioli has somehow gained the 5 million voters of candidate Sergio Massa with his promises to make an increase in government pensions, abolish taxes on corn and wheat exports and make use of the military to battle narco-gangs, which are all key to candidate Massa's policy demands.

Macri, who is the current mayor of Buenos Aires had campaigned on the promise of change, the Telegraph said. He is seen as a pro-business reformer who has led change in Buenos Aires. The son of Italian immigrants has proved a successful businessman and also promises to improve relations with countries such as the US, Brazil and Chile.