Argentina’s President Javier Milei’s party has secured a decisive victory in midterm legislative elections. With more than 90% of ballots counted, La Libertad Avanza party won 40.84% of congressional seats, compared to 31.64% for the opposition Peronist coalition.
These elections have been viewed as a referendum on Milei’s radical effort to overhaul the country’s struggling economy. Yet, even in Buenos Aires province, a traditional Peronist bastion, Milei’s bloc reached roughly 41.5% against 40.8% for his rivals.
