Argentina Votes in Midterms Critical for Milei's Agenda

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.

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Argentines will vote to renew half the 257-member Chamber of Deputies and a third of 72 senators.

Milei's approval numbers are down and his allies suffered a blistering rejection in bellwether provincial elections in Buenos Aires in September. So it appears unlikely the president's party will achieve the third of seats he is targeting.

A Milei-friendly majority seems out of the question, pundits say.

This means the LLA would continue to rely on legislative support from center-right allies against the leftist Peronist movement that opposes Milei's every move.

With members of Milei's inner circle implicated in a variety of scandals, adding to his woes, the president received backing this month from an ally, US President Donald Trump, whose administration promised $40 billion in assistance.