Newspapers such as “Clarín” and “La Nación” said that the result exceeded estimates and strengthened the government in Congress
The Argentine press highlighted on Sunday (Oct 26, 2025) and this Monday (Oct 27) the broad victory of the president’s party in the . THE The Nation classified the result as a “shocking triumph”while the Clarion stated that it was a “capital surprise”.
The result contradicted research published in previous weeks. Milei’s victory was expected, but not by the margin recorded. A survey published on October 18 by showed that, according to the average of compiled surveys, La Libertad Avanza appeared with 36.7% of voting intentions, while the Peronist coalition Fuerza Patria had 34.8% – a difference of less than 2 percentage points.
The result indicated 40.65% of the votes for La Libertad Avanza in the election of half of the deputies. Fuerza Patria and its allies got 31.7%. In the election for 1/3 of the Senate, Milei’s party reached 42.03%, against 28.42% for the Peronist coalition.
The columnist, from The Nationwrote that the victory was resounding in volume and territorial extension, which was not projected. “The result has the additional value of representing a surprise: almost all polling institutes predicted a draw, with a tolerable defeat in the province of Buenos Aires”he stated.
For Pagni, the most important thing is what comes next: how this electoral success will be converted into a political structure, how the economic situation will be interpreted, how the opposition will react and what the new configuration will be between the government, provinces and Congress.
The general editor of Clarion, wrote in a column published this Monday (Oct 27) that the government’s fragility led to a “that no research has been able to capture”. According to him, the magnitude of the result surprised even members of the government.
See the headlines below:
With the result, Milei doubled his base in Congress, expanding the possibility of approving his economic agenda. The victory marks a significant reinforcement for the government, which is facing . The performance gives the president a margin, paving the way for privatizations, labor reforms and tax cuts planned since the beginning of his term.
Below is the before and after of the Chamber of Deputies:
Below is the before and after of the Senate:
