Former Argentina president, Mauricio Macri, has insisted that captain Lionel Messi would be elected president if he takes La Albiceleste to win FIFA World Cup.
Messi has emerged as Argentina’s best performer, scoring three goals and registering one assist so far, and Macri believes the Paris Saint-Germain forward will be elected Argentina’s next president if he is successful in his endeavour.
“We would all elect him [Messi] as president, yes (laughs). The most important thing is that the team enjoy themselves, the weather is good and that’s to the credit of Scaloni,” Macri told MARCA.
“The coaching staff are healthy people. The spectacle of the World Cup is the Argentine fans.”
He added, “Leo Messi, who isn’t only the best in the world, but 80% of the people in Doha want Messi to be world champion.”
In a poll by public opinion research firm Giacobbe Consultores with 2,500 participants, 43.7% of respondents said they were ready to elect Messi as the next president of Argentina. About 37.8% answered “no” to the question, while 17.5% said “maybe.”
To give the poll a boost, Giacobbe Consultores then presented a group of 10 candidates for the Argentine presidency in another vote. Among the candidates, Lionel Messi is the most popular with 37% of the vote, ahead of congressman Javier Milei (12%) and current vice president Cristina Kirchner (11%).
