REACTION: Milei’s Decisive Midterm Election Victory
By
AQ Editors
The Argentine president's party performed better than expected, gaining momentum for his reform agenda.
In the October 26 midterm elections, Argentine President Javier Milei’s La Libertad Avanza (LLA) party exceeded expectations, winning more than 40% of votes nationally. The closely-watched vote followed a setback for LLA in the September 7 Buenos Aires provincial elections, as well as statements from President Donald Trump, who had conditioned a U.S. economic lifeline for Argentina on yesterday’s results. LLA was the most-voted party nationwide and won in 15 of the country’s 24 electoral districts. “Today has clearly been a...
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