Argentina election results: What time do polls close, when can we expect results?

What time do polls close, when can we expect results?

Polling stations close across Argentina at 6pm local time (9pm GMT).

The first results are expected a few hours later, and exit polls sooner than that.

Exit polls by local television channels TN, C5N and América give Mr Fernández a lead over Macri.

However, local media did not release percentages following a ban on doing so under Argentine law.

Local media reported a court ruling prevents the results from being released until once the count reaches 10 percent in the four top districts.

The election pits Macri’s tough-love austerity against the “social contract” of the left-leaning opposition, whose populism has lured voters, hurt badly by a snarling economic crisis.

Mr Fernandez has a wide lead in pre-election polls, and one voter explained why he chose the opposition in this election.

source: express.co.uk