2025 Argentine legislative election
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24 of the 72 seats in the Senate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 67.92% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Legislative elections were held in Argentina on 26 October 2025. Nearly half of the seats in the Chamber of Deputies (127 of 257) and a third of the seats in the Senate (24 of 72) were contested.
The elections resulted in a decisive victory for incumbent president Javier Milei's party, with La Libertad Avanza (under a single ballot line with Republican Proposal and other smaller parties) winning 64 seats, totalling 111 seats in the Chamber of Deputies. The opposition Homeland Force won 46 seats for a total of 99 seats. The United Provinces, a newly formed coalition of regional and centrist politicians, increased to a total of 20 seats, and the Workers' Left Front won 3 seats for a total of 8. Other smaller parties won the remaining 10. Turnout reached a record low in modern Argentine history, at 67.92%, despite compulsory voting.
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, former president and leader of the primary opposition Justicialist Party, was serving a six-year house arrest sentence for a fraud conviction, and a lifetime ban from holding public office. The election saw allegations of foreign electoral intervention, as US president Donald Trump initially conditioned a US$20 billion currency swap with the country on the success of Milei's party.
Background
[edit]These midterm elections were the first during the presidency of Javier Milei; his libertarian economic reform agenda was top of mind for many voters.[1][2]
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, former president and leader of the primary opposition Justicialist Party, was serving a six-year house arrest sentence for a fraud conviction, and a lifetime ban from holding public office.[3][4]
Alleged US interference
[edit]The election saw allegations of foreign electoral intervention by the United States. During a 14 October White House meeting with Milei, US president Donald Trump conditioned a US$20 billion currency swap (in which two governments agree to trade currencies at a fixed rate rather than on the open market) on the electoral success of Milei's party, La Libertad Avanza in the election. Trump stated "If [Milei] doesn't win, we're gone," and that "If [Milei] loses, we are not going to be generous with Argentina."[5][6] The next day, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told reporters that an additional US$20 billion in financial aid could be provided to Argentina through sovereign funds and investments from private banks.[7][8] The deal was widely reported as a bailout that prevented Argentina from going into default.[9][4][10] The Central Bank of Argentina announced the signature of the first US$20 billion currency swap agreement on 20 October.[11]
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner gave a statement that "the Argentine economy is being managed with a remote control by the Treasury of the United States."[4] Leading opposition candidate Jorge Taiana demanded that Trump "stop extorting the Argentine people".[4] Itai Hagman, a member of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies seeking re-election, called Trump's announcement "clear interference in the internal affairs of another country".[10] Journalists of The Guardian made a comparison to Trump's alleged attempts to derail the trial for the 2022–2023 Brazilian coup plot against Jair Bolsonaro and allies.[10] The New York Times quoted election interference expert Dov Levin, whose research found an average election vote share boost of 3% to an interference-benefiting party, but that it was higher when the interference was overt via public statements. He compared Trump's approach to Trump and his administration's influence in the 2019 United Kingdom general election and the 2025 Polish presidential election.[9]
Electoral system
[edit]The 2025 elections were the first in which the unified paper ballot (in Spanish: Boleta Única de Papel, BUP) system is used, following a 2024 reform of the electoral law.[12] It was also be the first national election since 2011 without Open, Mandatory and Simultaneous Primaries (PASO); the PASO primary system was suspended ahead of the 2025 contest, but is still legally in place.[13]
Chamber of Deputies
[edit]The 257 members of the Chamber of Deputies are elected by proportional representation in 24 multi-member constituencies based on the provinces (plus the City of Buenos Aires). Seats are allocated using the d'Hondt method, with a 3% electoral threshold.[14] In the 2025 election, 127 of the 257 seats were up for renewal for a four-year term.[15]
| Province | Seats | Seats at stake |
|---|---|---|
| Buenos Aires | 70 | 35 |
| City of Buenos Aires | 25 | 13 |
| Catamarca | 5 | 3 |
| Chaco | 7 | 4 |
| Chubut | 5 | 2 |
| Córdoba | 18 | 9 |
| Corrientes | 7 | 3 |
| Entre Ríos | 9 | 5 |
| Formosa | 5 | 2 |
| Jujuy | 6 | 3 |
| La Pampa | 5 | 3 |
| La Rioja | 5 | 2 |
| Mendoza | 10 | 5 |
| Misiones | 7 | 3 |
| Neuquén | 5 | 3 |
| Río Negro | 5 | 2 |
| Salta | 7 | 3 |
| San Juan | 6 | 3 |
| San Luis | 5 | 3 |
| Santa Cruz | 5 | 3 |
| Santa Fe | 19 | 9 |
| Santiago del Estero | 7 | 3 |
| Tierra del Fuego | 5 | 2 |
| Tucumán | 9 | 4 |
| Total | 257 | 127 |
Senate
[edit]The 72 members of the Senate are elected in the same 24 provinces, with three seats in each. The party receiving the most votes in each constituency wins two seats, with the third seat awarded to the second-placed party.[16] In this election, one-third of senate seats were up for election, namely those for the eight provinces of Chaco, Entre Ríos, Neuquén, Río Negro, Salta, Santiago del Estero, Tierra del Fuego and the City of Buenos Aires.[15]
Opinion polls
[edit]Polling chart
[edit]Opinion polling for the 2025 Argentine legislative election using Local regression (LOESS) of polls conducted. Kirchnerism and Federal Peronism entries were merged into UXP.

2025
[edit]This article needs to be updated. The reason given is: Lack six months of polls shown on the spanish language wiki. (October 2025) |
| Polling firm | Fieldwork date | Sample size | Fuerza Patria | Federal Peronism | Others | Undecided | Lead | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixer | 26–31 May 2025 | 2774 | 40 | 32 | — | 6 | 5 | — | 8 | 11 | 8 |
| Giacobbe | 26 May–2 June 2025 | 2500 | 40.9 | 26.3 | 4.5 | 5.9 | 1.8 | 3 | — | 10.4 | 14.6 |
| UdeSA | 21–29 May 2025 | 1005 | 29 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 4 | — | 17 | 5 | |
| Isasi/Burdman | 20–27 May 2025 | 2500 | 42 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 19 | ||
| Delfos | 15–22 May 2025 | 2353 | 38.1 | 30.6 | 4.9 | 8.1 | 1.6 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 5.1 | 7.5 |
| Pulso Research | 5–11 May 2025 | 2000 | 30.5 | 18.5 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 2.2 | 3.9 | 6 | 24.2 | 12 |
| Isasi/Burdman | April 2025 | — | 35 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 14 | ||
| Analogías | 26–28 April 2025 | 2758 | 29.9 | 29.7 | 11.4 | 5.4 | 6.4 | 3.8 | 13.4 | 0.2 | |
| Management & Fit | 14–28 April 2025 | 2600 | 36.9 | 25.9 | 10.1 | 9.1 | 4.1 | 2.7 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 11 |
| Tendencias | 18–23 April 2025 | 9490 | 36.1 | 33.7 | 2.1 | 9.2 | 2.4 | 5.7 | — | 10.8 | 2.4 |
| Zuban Córdoba | 16–19 April 2025 | 1600 | 34.8 | 34.4 | 4.5 | 6.1 | 1.7 | 3.1 | — | 16.6 | 0.4 |
| Delfos | 11–14 April 2025 | 2411 | 35.5 | 31.3 | 3.4 | 8.6 | 3.1 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 5.1 | 4.2 |
| Pulso Research | 2–9 April 2025 | 1800 | 29.8 | 22.1 | 6.3 | 7.2 | 2.6 | 5.4 | 6.1 | 20.6 | 7.7 |
| Proyección Consultores | 29 March–4 April 2025 | 2397 | 29.3 | 31.7 | — | 6.4 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 24.2 | 2.4 |
| Tendencias | 29 March–4 April 2025 | 8865 | 36.8 | 34.6 | 2.4 | 11.1 | 5.6 | — | 9.5 | 2.2 | |
| Analogías | 28–31 March 2025 | 2864 | 30.8 | 30.2 | — | 10.8 | 5.3 | 4.3 | — | 18.6 | 0.6 |
| Opina Argentina | 1–4 March 2025 | 2085 | 38 | 32 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 |
| Analogías | 25–28 February 2025 | 2733 | 33.1 | 30.4 | — | 10.6 | 3.6 | 3 | 4.6 | 14.9 | 2.7 |
| Tendencias | 24–28 February 2025 | 11077 | 40.9 | 35.1 | 1.9 | 8.2 | 5.8 | — | 8.1 | 5.8 | |
| Poliarquía | February 2025 | — | 36 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 17 | 20 |
| Isasi/Burdman | February 2025 | — | 37 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 25 | |
| Proyección Consultores | 17–22 February 2025 | 2029 | 28.8 | 17.9 | 15.4 | 5.8 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 23.9 | 10.9 |
| Management & Fit | 10–21 February 2025 | 2200 | 41.6 | 26.7 | 9.4 | 6.4 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 6.6 | 14.9 |
| Pulso Research | 1–7 February 2025 | 1777 | 31.4 | 18.4 | 5.4 | 6.3 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 9.4 | 21.2 | 13 |
| Aresco | January 2025 | — | 47.2 | 36.1 | — | 7.9 | 6 | — | 2.8 | — | 11.1 |
| Isasi/Burdman | January 2025 | — | 36 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 24 |
| Management & Fit | 10–21 January 2025 | — | 42.1 | 26.5 | 9.8 | 7 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 3 | 7 | 15.6 |
| Analogías | 19–23 January 2025 | 2645 | 33.6 | 31.1 | — | 8.7 | 4.4 | 4.4 | — | 17.8 | 2.5 |
| Pulso Research | 6–12 January 2025 | 1900 | 30.2 | 15.9 | 7 | 5 | 3.6 | 4 | 8.2 | 26.1 | 14.3 |
2024
[edit]| Polling firm | Fieldwork date | Sample size | Fuerza Patria | Provincias Unidas | Others | Undecided | Lead | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D'Alessio Irol – Berensztein[17] | December 2024 | 1035 | 35 | 24 | — | 17 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| Isasi/Burdman[18] | December 2024 | 2065 | 37 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 26 | |
| Fixer[19] | 11–20 December 2024 | 1100 | 37 | 35 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | — | 8 | 2 |
| Synopsis[20] | 5–13 December 2024 | — | 39.8 | 26.8 | 11 | 5.7 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 4 | 6.9 | 13 |
| Pulso Research[21] | 4–11 December 2024 | 1700 | 32.6 | 20.8 | 6 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 7.7 | 22.3 | 11.8 |
| Aresco[22] | December 2024 | — | 45.4 | 34.3 | — | 7 | 4.1 | — | 9.1 | — | 11.1 |
| CB Consultora[23] | 2–6 December 2024 | 1562 | 39.4 | 18.5 | 9 | 6.6 | 1.8 | 5.4 | 3.8 | 15 | 20.9 |
| Sentimetro[24] | 3 December 2024 | 1100 | 46 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 32 |
| Isasi/Burdman[25] | 20 November 2024 | 2091 | 34 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 19 | |
| Opinión Lab[26] | 12 November 2024 | 1800 | 34 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10 |
| Pulso Research[27] | 4–11 November 2024 | 2091 | 32.3 | 15.7 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 10.2 | 25 | 16.6 |
| Fixer | 5 November 2024 | 1790 | 34 | 33 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 5 | — | 14 | 1 |
| Poliarquía[28] | October 2024 | — | 34 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 16 |
| Opina Argentina[29] | 25 October 2024 | 1764 | 33 | 33 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 | Tie |
| DC Consultores[30] | 22 October 2024 | — | 54.2 | 8.4 | 25.3 | 5.6 | 3.7 | 2.8 | — | — | 28.9 |
| Proyección Consultores[31] | 16 October 2024 | 1822 | 27.2 | 20.5 | 14 | 8 | 5.7 | 3 | — | 21.6 | 6.7 |
| Isasi/Burdman[32] | 12–17 October 2024 | 2057 | 28 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 12 |
| Pulso Research[33] | 2–9 October 2024 | 2000 | 30 | 20.7 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 2.9 | 4.8 | 9.2 | 19.7 | 9.3 |
| Poliarquía[28] | September 2024 | — | 35 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 19 |
| Pulso Research[34] | 2–9 September 2024 | 2112 | 29.5 | 20.4 | 8.2 | 7.4 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 7.7 | 17 | 9.1 |
| Poliarquía[28] | August 2024 | — | 39 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 26 |
| Synopsis[35] | 8–14 August 2024 | 1186 | 30.9 | 15.8 | 22.2 | 9.4 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 2.2 | 11.2 | 8.7 |
| Pulso Research[36] | 2–8 August 2024 | 2800 | 29.3 | 18.9 | 9.2 | 8.1 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 6.6 | 18.7 | 10.4 |
| Poliarquía[28] | July 2024 | — | 36 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 21 |
| Pulso Research[37] | 1–10 July 2024 | 2350 | 31.7 | 16.5 | 11.2 | 6.1 | 3.8 | 6.3 | 8.2 | 16.3 | 15.2 |
| Pulso Research[38] | 1–10 June 2024 | 2661 | 33.5 | 18.6 | 8 | 5 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 19.5 | 14.9 |
| Opinión Lab[39] | 3 June 2024 | 1538 | 37 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 20 |
| Pulso Research[40] | 1–10 May 2024 | 2113 | 34.8 | 17 | 8.5 | 6.8 | 4.4 | 5.7 | — | 22.8 | 17.8 |
| Pulso Research[41] | 4–15 April 2024 | 2014 | 31.7 | 15.1 | 12.1 | 5 | 5.3 | 6 | — | 24.8 | 16.6 |
| Pulso Research[42] | 4–14 March 2024 | 1914 | 34.2 | 19.7 | 8.7 | 5.5 | 4.2 | 3.9 | — | 23.7 | 14.5 |
Results
[edit]Chamber of Deputies
[edit]| Party or alliance | Votes | % | Seats | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | +/- | Total | +/- | |||||||
| La Libertad Avanza | 9,341,798 | 40.80 | 64 | 93 | ||||||
| Homeland Force | Fuerza Patria | 5,554,230 | 24.26 | 30 | 63 | |||||
| Tucumán Primero | 526,249 | 2.30 | 2 | 5 | ||||||
| Civic Front for Santiago | 290,986 | 1.27 | 2 | 6 | ||||||
| Fuerza Justicialista Mendoza | 254,447 | 1.11 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| Fuerza Entre Ríos | 245,691 | 1.07 | 2 | 4 | ||||||
| Frente de la Victoria | 190,783 | 0.83 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
| Fuerza San Juan | 148,046 | 0.65 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| Fuerza Patria Peronista | 117,748 | 0.51 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Frente Defendemos La Pampa | 90,500 | 0.40 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
| Federales Defendamos La Rioja | 90,892 | 0.40 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
| Frente Unidos Podemos | 88,904 | 0.39 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| Frente Justicialista | 86,942 | 0.38 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| Fuerza Santacruceña | 53,421 | 0.23 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
| Victory Party | 41,950 | 0.18 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Ahora 503 | 25,473 | 0.11 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Frente Pueblo | 17,699 | 0.08 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 7,741,775 | 33.81 | 47 | 99 | ||||||
| United Provinces | United Provinces | 1,099,412 | 4.80 | 5 | 13 | |||||
| Vamos Corrientes | 185,990 | 0.81 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Ciudadanos Unidos | 99,034 | 0.43 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| Unidos por Tucumán | 84,085 | 0.37 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Frente Jujuy Crece | 81,825 | 0.36 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| Despierta Chubut | 64,008 | 0.28 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Defendamos Mendoza – Provincias Unidas | 29,120 | 0.13 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Socialist Party | 26,148 | 0.11 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| SER Santa Cruz | 25,810 | 0.11 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Vamos Chaco | 17,800 | 0.08 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Cambia La Pampa | 17,428 | 0.08 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Radical Civic Union | 14,669 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Somos Provincias Unidas – Catamarca | 14,111 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Juntos por la Libertad y la República | 11,971 | 0.05 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Hacemos | 8,129 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Hacemos Renacer Catamarca | 6,801 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Hacemos por Santiago | 6,261 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 1,596,993 | 6.97 | 8 | 20 | ||||||
| Workers' Left Front | Workers' Left Front | 860,793 | 3.76 | 3 | 4 | |||||
| Workers' Party | 20,168 | 0.09 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Workers' Socialist Movement | 23,507 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 897,063 | 3.92 | 3 | 4 | ||||||
| Innovación Federal | Primero los Salteños | 214,854 | 0.94 | 1 | 3 | |||||
| Front for the Renewal of Concord | 182,107 | 0.80 | 1 | 4 | ||||||
| La Neuquinidad | 121,504 | 0.53 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Together We Are Río Negro | 100,694 | 0.44 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 619,159 | 2.70 | 3 | 8 | ||||||
| Others | 2,416,992 | 10.56 | 2 | 33 | ||||||
| Total | 22,898,980 | 100.00 | 127 | – | 257 | – | ||||
| Valid votes | 22,977,871 | 94.79 | ||||||||
| Invalid votes | 597,938 | 2.47 | ||||||||
| Blank votes | 664,994 | 2.74 | ||||||||
| Total votes | 24,240,803 | 100.00 | ||||||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 35,981,358 | 67.37 | ||||||||
| Source: [citation needed] | ||||||||||
Senate
[edit]| Party or alliance | Votes | % | Seats | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | Total | |||||||||
| La Libertad Avanza | 2,193,752 | 42.03 | 13 | 19 | ||||||
| Homeland Force | Fuerza Patria | 1,211,630 | 23.22 | 5 | 24 | |||||
| Civic Front for Santiago | 322,603 | 6.18 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| Fuerza Patria Peronista | 111,646 | 2.14 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Fuerza Entre Ríos | 271,818 | 5.21 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Ahora 503 | 27,824 | 0.53 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Defendamos Tierra del Fuego | 20,755 | 0.40 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Victory Party | 56,372 | 1.08 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 1,911,002 | 36.62 | 9 | 28 | ||||||
| United Provinces | United Provinces | 3,613 | 0.07 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Ciudadanos Unidos | 85,161 | 1.63 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Vamos Chaco | 15,921 | 0.31 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Radical Civic Union | 15,816 | 0.30 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Hacemos por Santiago | 5,164 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Socialist Party | 24,314 | 0.47 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 149,989 | 2.87 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Innovación Federal | La Neuquinidad | 119,925 | 2.30 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Together We Are Río Negro | 108,520 | 2.08 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Primero los Salteños | 188,073 | 3.60 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 416,518 | 7.98 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| Others | 436,047 | 8.36 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 5,218,954 | 100.00 | 24 | 49 | ||||||
| Valid votes | 5,218,954 | 95.12 | ||||||||
| Invalid votes | 126,273 | 2.30 | ||||||||
| Blank votes | 141,680 | 2.58 | ||||||||
| Total votes | 5,486,907 | 100.00 | ||||||||
| Source: [citation needed] | ||||||||||
Analysis
[edit]This was the first election in which the new single paper ballot system was introduced for national elections. The new system replaces individual party ballots with a unified paper listing all candidates. Parties had to print their own ballots in the previous system, leading towards bias towards wealthier parties as well as the ability to bury opponent parties in a sea of ballots. Nicolás Mayoraz, president of the Constitutional Affairs Committee, hailed the law as a victory for democracy. He claimed it would end corrupt practices like ballot theft. LLA and PRO and some Peronist parties were in favour of this reform, while the opposition coalition "Unión por la Patria" were against it.[43][44]
Data released at 1pm on election day showed that 23% of the electorate had cast their ballots by 12pm, a substantial drop from the 2023 election in which voter turnout was 30.3% by the same time, though midterm elections (in which the office of President is not up for election) typically have lower turnout.[45] At 9:25 pm, results were published. Despite disapproval ratings reaching 53% in a September poll, Milei's LLA finished in first place with 40.84% of the vote, and the largest opposition party, the Peronist coalition Homeland Force, finished in second place with 31.63% of the vote.[46][47][48] Turnout remained lower than usual, at 67.85% of the 36 million eligible voters, the lowest tally for a national election since the return of democracy in 1983. Prior polling forecasted LLA attaining 30 to 35% of the vote and the Homeland Force on about the same support.[49]
The elections were a decisive victory for Milei, whose party rebounded despite several political setbacks and unfavourable polls in the previous months. The surprise victory was highlighted by LLA's lead in Buenos Aires Province, a Peronist stronghold which previously had voted for the Peronists by a substantial margin in the provincial election held the previous month.[50][51] According to political scientist Carlos Fara, the rejection of Peronism “carried more weight” than the recent political and corruption scandals surrounding Milei’s government, the run on the peso and “the fatigue with the President’s leadership style." This was reflected in the low voter turnout.[52]
The result thus allowed Milei to proceed with his libertarian program. Notably, LLA won just over half of the Chamber of Deputies seats up for election, almost tripling their number of seats and bringing their total to over one-third of the seats in the chamber. This means that opposition parties can no longer obstruct his agenda by overriding his presidential vetoes through a two third majority, though LLA will still need support from other parties to pass its legislation.[53][54][55][56]
Reactions
[edit]Former President Mauricio Macri congratulated Milei and said that Argentines chose to "renew hopes" for the country.[57]
US President Donald Trump congratulated Milei for his "crushing victory", adding that the Argentine people had justified the US' trust and support in Milei.[58] The Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent also congratulated Milei and highlighted Argentina as a "vital ally" in Latin America.[58]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed his "warmest congratulations" to Argentines and President Milei for his "extraordinary victory".[57] Paraguayan President Santiago Peña expressed his satisfaction with Milei's victory and congratulated the Argentine people.[59] President-elect of Bolivia Rodrigo Paz Pereira congratulated Milei, saying that his victory confirmed "Argentine citizens' support for his leadership" and that he looked forward to strengthening relations between both countries.[60]
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán congratulated Milei and said that they "share a deep respect for freedom and sovereignty" and called Milei a "true patriot".[61] Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni sent her congratulations to the Argentine people and Milei, to whom she referred as a "great friend".[62]
Colombian President Gustavo Petro, a critic of president Milei, posted on X that "progressivism had won in Argentina", which unleashed a wave of criticism from media and opposition politicians labelling his posts a fabrication.[63]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called Milei to congratulate him for his victory. Zelenskyy also invited Milei to visit Ukraine and said that both countries have shared projects and interests.[64]
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External links
[edit]- Election results (in Spanish)