With this result, the party in power achieves the objective of having 1/3 of the lower house of parliament, to pass bills and counter the opposition’s attempts to block presidential decrees.
Argentine President Javier Milei’s party, La Libertad Avanza (LLA), won the mid-term legislative elections on Sunday, with around 39% of the votes.
Argentina voted on Sunday in the mid-term legislative elections, which were decisive for the ultra-liberal Milei.
The result of these elections is decisive for the room for maneuver and his ability to reform and deregulate a still fragile economy during his remaining two years as head of state.
The LLA was ahead of Fuerza Patria, a bloc that represents a large part of the Peronist (center-left) opposition.
Milei declares that new parliament “will be fundamental” for changing course
Javier Milei declared, after the victory in the legislative elections of the party he leads, that “the new Congress will be fundamental to guarantee a change of direction”.
“During the next two years, we must advance the reformist path we have started”, stated the far-right leader, stressing that the projects he will promote are necessary to “consolidate Argentina’s growth and start-up”.
“From December 10th, we will have, without a doubt, the most reformist Congress in the history of Argentina”, he added, shortly after it was announced that the won the elections with around 39% of the vote and obtained a wide margin over the Peronist Fuerza Patria and its allies, with 29.4%.
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Milei was radiant before the group of supporters who accompanied him at the LLA facilities in Buenos Aires, and considered that the Government is now beginning “the construction of a great Argentina”.
“We will not only defend the reforms that have already been made, but we will also promote the reforms that are still missing”, added the President, who before the elections anticipated the desire to move forward with important reforms, mainly in the labor and tax areas, as part of an adjustment plan.
“Today [domingo] It was clearly a historic day for Argentina”, said Milei, who celebrated the fact that a significant part of the population had chosen to “persist on the path of freedom, progress and growth”.
With this Sunday’s result, the party in power achieves its objective of having a third of the lower house of parliament, to pass bills and counter the opposition’s attempts to block presidential decrees. as explained by Expresso’s correspondent in Argentina, Márcio Resende.
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In the Senate, the La Libertad Avanza won six of the eight districts that renew seats in the upper housetripling the number of seats it had, but falling short of the goal of a third.
Opposition says that the “Homeland is not for sale”
The leader of the center-left coalition regrets the results. Axel Kicillof says they are another step towards the country’s economic disruption.
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