"According to the official data, the Peronist's center-left candidate Axel Kicillof won 46.8% of the vote across the province, while the candidate for Milei's La Libertad Avanza (LLA) party took 33.8%, with 82.2% of the votes counted. The margin between the Peronist party and Milei's party was much higher than what was predicted in pre-election polls. Milei accepted his party's "clear defeat" and admitted to unspecified "mistakes" which he vowed to "correct.""
"The election results in Buenos Aires are a wake up call for Milei, who has been facing criticism over a bribery scandal and growing unease over slashing of public spending. The provincial elections also came on the heels of a bribery scandal at the National Disability Agency involving the president's sister and right-hand woman, Karina Milei. Following the disclosure of the scandal, both Milei and his sister were were pelted with stones on the campaign trail outside Buenos Aires in late August."
Axel Kicillof won Buenos Aires province with 46.8% versus La Libertad Avanza's 33.8% as 82.2% of votes were counted, producing a larger-than-expected margin. President Javier Milei acknowledged a "clear defeat", admitted unspecified "mistakes" and pledged to correct them while promising to accelerate libertarian reforms before national midterms. Milei said the government would redouble efforts on fiscal balance, economic openness, and inflation control. The loss occurred amid criticism over public spending cuts and a bribery scandal at the National Disability Agency involving Milei's sister, Karina Milei. Buenos Aires contributes over 30% of Argentina's GDP and about 40% of eligible voters.
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