Milei emerges triumphant in high-stakes Argentine midterm elections closely watched by Washington

Argentina's President Javier Milei waves to supporters after voting during legislative midterm elections in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Sunday.

Argentina’s libertarian President Javier Milei won decisive victories in key districts across the country in midterm elections on Sunday, clinching a crucial vote of confidence that strengthens his ability to carry out his radical free-market experiment with billions of dollars in backing from the Trump administration.

Milei’s governing La Libertad Avanza party won 40.84 per cent of votes in national elections to renew almost half of the lower house of Congress, according to tallies in local media using numbers from electoral authorities with over 90 per cent of votes counted. The figures exceeded analysts’ projections for Sunday’s vote.

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