"Argentinian President Javier Milei's party has pulled off a stunning win in legislative elections, boosting his ability to push forward with his overhaul of the economy, including free market reforms and deep austerity measures. In the elections, widely seen as a referendum on Milei's performance in office, his La Libertad Avanza party won more than 40 percent of the vote in Sunday's elections, compared with 31 percent for the left-leaning Peronist opposition movement."
"The midterm elections were the first national test of Milei's support since he won office two years ago and will help him maintain the support of United States President Donald Trump, whose administration recently provided Argentina with a hefty financial bailout but has threatened to pull away if the libertarian leader did not do well. At La Libertad Avanza's headquarters on Sunday, Milei hailed the party's victory as a turning point for the country and promised to charge ahead with his reforms."
"Beaming as his supporters cheered, he seized on the results as evidence that Argentina had turned the page on decades of Peronism, which he said had brought the country infamy for repeatedly defaulting on its sovereign debt. The Argentinian people left decadence behind and opted for progress, Milei said, thanking all those who supported the ideas of freedom to make Argentina great again."
La Libertad Avanza won more than 40% of the vote, compared with 31% for the Peronist opposition. Half of the lower Chamber's 127 contested seats and one-third of the Senate's 24 contested seats were at stake. The party increased its lower-house representation from 37 to 101 seats and its Senate delegation from 6 to 20 seats. Results in Buenos Aires province were surprising, with Milei's party running neck-and-neck with Peronists after a recent local loss. The outcome strengthens Milei's ability to pursue free-market reforms and austerity and preserves important international backing tied to recent financial support.
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