Milei hails midterm election victory

President Javier Milei’s party wins Argentina’s midterm elections, giving the libertarian leader a strong foothold in Congress to push his free-market policies, which have earned support from President Trump

Results push Milei past one-third of seats he needs in lower house to protect his veto power

Results welcomed by U.S. President Donald Trump, whose administration has faced criticism after providing Argentina with bailout potentially worth $40 billion

Liberty Advances Milei’s partyH
omeland Force Peronist coalition
Workers’ Left Front
United Provinces
Others

40.7%
31.7%
4.8%
15.8%
7.0%

Seats in lower house: 64*
Seats: 44
Seats: 3
Seats: 8
Seats: 8

99.21% of vote counted
Turnout: 67.92%
*127 seats in 257-member lower house were contested

Sources: Reuters, Bloomberg, Clarín
Picture: Getty Images
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