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Corrientes Heads to Aug. 31 Governor Vote as Four-Way Race Points to Possible Runoff

Vote fragmentation under Corrientes’ runoff threshold raises the chance of a second round.

Juan Pablo Valdés y Martín Ascúa realizan las últimas recorridas de campaña antes de las elecciones.
Corrientes elegirá gobernador este domingo 31 de agosto. 
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Overview

  • Voters will choose a successor to term-limited governor Gustavo Valdés in the first provincial gubernatorial contest of 2025.
  • The leading tickets are Juan Pablo Valdés for Vamos Corrientes (UCR), Martín “Tincho” Ascúa for Limpiar Corrientes (PJ), Lisandro Almirón for La Libertad Avanza, and ex-governor Ricardo Colombi.
  • Victory requires more than 45% of votes or more than 40% with at least a 10‑point lead; otherwise the top two advance to a runoff.
  • National figures have weighed in, with Karina Milei and Martín Menem campaigning for Almirón and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner appearing with Ascúa, while a proposed UCR–LLA alliance sought by Governor Valdés did not advance and a judicial probe into alleged bribes at the Disability Agency looms over Milei’s bloc.
  • The electoral roll lists 950,576 eligible voters and 2,808 polling tables across the province, with local reports expecting high participation for the executive race.