The president’s ultraliberal party Javier Miley, Freedom Advancesobtained a resounding victory this Sunday in the legislative elections in Argentina with more than 40% of the votes, according to official data from the Ministry of the Interior.
The result is a respite for the president, which led him to request a financial rescue from the American president, Donald Trumpwho had conditioned his support on the electoral result.
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According to the partial results, La Libertad Avanza triumphed over Peronism (center-left), which obtained 31.64% at the national level, with more than 90% of the votes counted. In third place was United Provincesa bloc that seeks to break polarization and collected 7.1% of the votes.
With this provisional result, the ruling party expands its bench and approaches the third it needs in both chambers to shield its vetoes, but it will have to forge alliances with other forces to advance structural reforms.
“Dear Milei, the people are with you,” hundreds of the president’s supporters sang in front of the bunker. LLA in Buenos Aires.
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“I am very happy and enthusiastic. I did not expect such a large number,” he told the AFP Facundo Camposa 38-year-old marketing consultant. “I shouted it as if it were the goal of Argentina’s last World Cup winner,” he added.
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