Milei triumphs in Argentine midterm elections closely watched by Washington

Milei triumphs in Argentine midterm elections closely watched by Washington World Oct 27, 2025 10:04 AM EDT

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s libertarian President Javier Milei won decisive victories in key districts in midterm elections 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.

In the election widely seen as a referendum on Milei’s past two years in office, his upstart La Libertad Avanza party scored over 40% of votes compared with 31% for the left-leaning populist opposition movement, known as Peronism, exceeding analysts’ projections.

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