Milei’s party wins big in Argentina’s midterm elections
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Big win in midterm vote for Argentina's President Milei boosts markets and vindicates Trump
Argentine President Javier Milei has hailed his party’s resounding victory in midterm congressional elections as a mandate to press forward with radical free-market reforms
Election leaves La Libertad Avanza and its allies on 107 of 257-seat chamber; President Milei’s government will need to form agreements to pass essential legislation such as labour law and tax reform.
For decades, the poor suburbs that ring Argentina’s capital Buenos Aires powered the leftist Peronist movement. On Sunday, they made a historic shift against Peronism that propelled President Javier Milei to a surprise victory in midterm congressional elections.