The Freedom Party advances, by Argentine President Javier Milei, was third in the Santa Fe regional elections, held on Sunday (13), with 14.11% of the votes. The result represents a significant drop in relation to Milei’s performance in the province in the second presidential round of 2023, when he obtained 62.8%.
The vote marked the first electoral test of the year and occurred in one of the main districts of the country, behind only Buenos Aires and Cordoba in electoral weight. The coalition led by the current Maximilian Governor Pullarro – formed by radical civic union, republican proposal (Pro) and socialists – won with 34.6% of the votes. Secondly was the pervasation Juan Monteverde of the Justicialist Party with 15.2%.
Pullaro should earn between 32 and 33 of the 50 chairs of the convention that will reform the provincial constitution, being a few votes of the majority necessary to approve the 43 amendments it proposes. Milei’s party should get about nine seats behind Peronism.
During Victoria’s speech, Pullar said: “For me, this is an important and memorable day. We opened a door to the future. We discuss a future without corruption, a legislature without corrupt employees; we will end parliamentary immunity. There will be no more indefinite reelection,” according to the newspaper O Globo.
The election in Santa Fe occurred two days after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced support to the Milei government. In the same week, the president also announced the end of exchange control in the country, with the beginning of currency fluctuation between 1,000 to 1,400 pesos.
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The electoral calendar in Argentina continues on May 11, with votes in the provinces of Salta, San Luis, Chaco and Jujuy, and on May 18 in the city of Buenos Aires.
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