Argentina holds midterm elections Sunday that will determine whether President Javier Milei enters the second half of his term bolstered or diminished as economic troubles abound despite unprecedented US aid.

Milei's Liberty Advances (LLA) party has less than 15 percent of seats in Congress -- a share he would like to boost to at least a third, which would offer protection from opposition attempts to thwart his budget-slashing agenda.

A former TV pundit, Milei came to power in December 2023 promising shock therapy for Argentina's long-ailing economy, revving a chainsaw as a symbol of his plan to slash state spending.

He cut tens of thousands of public sector jobs, froze public works, cut spending on health, education and pensions, and led a major deregulation drive.

Nearly two years of

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