US EditionMilei wins big in Argentina midterms after US bailout
- On Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025, La Libertad Avanza won 40.84% of the national vote, strengthening President Javier Milei after the midterm elections.
- The vote came after a run on the peso that forced U.S. financial intervention including a US$20-billion currency swap, as the midterm served as a referendum on President Javier Milei's austerity-driven reforms amid inflation at 32%.
- With provincial tallies in, LLA won six of eight Senate-contesting provinces and 64 of 127 lower-house seats, as turnout fell to 67.85%.
- The result may vindicate U.S. backers such as U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, as La Libertad Avanza's gains could help Milei approach the one-third threshold in the lower house to defend presidential vetoes.
- Economic and social indicators show inflation at 32% while hardship grows in poorer neighborhoods; Milei faces aide scandals and expects a cabinet shake-up possibly including centrist PRO party members.
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Argentina’s midterm election hands landslide win to Milei’s libertarian overhaul
Early results in Argentina's legislative elections on Sunday showed a landslide victory for President Javier Milei as voters overwhelmingly backed his free-market reforms and deep austerity measures, providing a strong boost for the libertarian leader to continue his economic overhaul.
Milei's party was able to decide for itself the interim election in Argentina – and clearly. After the corruption charges and a severe low-ranking in the provincial elections in Buenos Aires, not even "La Libertad Avanca" itself would have considered such a high victory possible. The party of Argentine President Javier Milei won the interim elections on Sunday (local time) with 40.8 percent of the votes for the House of Commons. The peronist opp…
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Argentina’s Milei vows more reforms after stunning election win
Argentine President Javier Milei hailed his party’s runaway victory in Sunday’s midterm elections as a “turning point” for the country and vowed to charge ahead with his agenda of shrinking the state and deregulating the economy. Milei’s small La Libertad Avanza (LLA) party rebounded from a series of setbacks to win 40.84 per cent of the votes cast for members of Congress, far outpacing the opposition in an election closely watched by jittery in…
The Argentine ultraliberal President Javier Milei's party won Sunday, with a large majority, the legislative elections from half of the mandate. The La Libertad Avanza party recorded less than 40% of the votes at national level, according to...
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