Argentina's midterm election hands landslide win to Milei's libertarian overhaul

[SouthBayDem]

Source: Reuters

BUENOS AIRES, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Early results in Argentina's legislative elections on Sunday showed a landslide victory for President Javier Milei as voters overwhelmingly backed his free-market reforms and deep austerity measures, providing a strong boost for the libertarian leader to continue his economic overhaul.

The president's party, La Libertad Avanza, scored 41.5% of the vote in Buenos Aires province compared with 40.8% for the Peronist coalition, according to official results. The province has long been a political stronghold for the Peronists, marking a dramatic political shift.

Nationwide, La Libertad Avanza got 64 seats in the House of Deputies, up from 37, according to government figures.

Milei was aiming to boost his small minority in Congress and maintain the support of U.S. President Donald Trump, whose administration recently provided Argentina with a hefty financial bailout but has threatened to pull away if Milei did not do well.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/argentines-vote-high-stakes-test-mileis-libertarian-vision-2025-10-26/

[iemanja]

1. He runs the economy into the ground

Then wins in a landslide.

[Zorro]

2. They'll continue to get what they voted for...

[iemanja]

3. Just like here. Nt.

[Zorro]

4. "May I have another, SIR?" Whack!

We're living in Bluto Blutarski's world now.

[Mr.Bee]

15. Just like.

Stupidity isn't an American invention!

[republianmushroom]

18. You nailed it.

Voters in Argentina are no smarter than American voters.

[slightlv]

7. Why people can't understand the words "austerity program" and what that means for

them and their country, I'll never understand. You even have examples to point to in glorious color right in front of their faces. Still, it's somewhat comforting to know we're not the only complete nitwits in the world.

[travelingthrulife]

17. I am guessing Elon helped out.

[BComplex]

20. If not, some of trump's silicon valley hackers helped.

Until there is HUGE worldwide election reform, there will be no peace in the world.

[TheRickles]

5. Weird - the Reuters article doesn't give a breakdown of the popular vote or the seats in Congress.

Is this "landslide" like Trump's 48.5% of the popular vote?

[SouthBayDem]

9. I think this landslide refers to the margin in Argentine legislature

Milei’s party has a 40-seat lead.

[TheRickles]

13. His party won 64 of the 127 seats up for election.

So it was a very Trumpian "landslide".

[Polybius]

19. Up from 37

That's massive.

[TheRickles]

21. Maybe a massive increase from last time, but by no means a massive total of landslide proportions.

It's still a minority/plurality party.

[Polybius]

24. I hear ya, but going from 37 to 64 is a massive jump, especially in a multi-party system

It was a 72.97% increase in seats, something Democrats or Republicans have never come close to when they had massive takeovers in the House. It was also in a province that was unfriendly to Milei's Party.

[TheRickles]

25. No doubt it was a big increase for Milei. I was mainly reacting to the click bait headline.

I've seen speculation that Milei got a big boost from Trump's last-minute $40B bailout package - another version of the October Surprise.

[lonely bird]

6. No more money

That asshole can fuck right off.

[Mawspam2]

8. Since when is a 1% win a landslide?

MAGA reporting.

[iemanja]

11. That's in Buenos Aires province.

A Peronist stronghold. Milei’s party gained 27 seats in the National Congress in a system with 93 parties.

[area51]

10. Are the Argentinians gluttons for punishment?

[RazorbackExpat]

23. They saw Milei getting billions in free money from Trump

[Indyfan53]

12. I smell a rigged election

Who would vote for more pain?

[Javaman]

14. yeah, "landside".

we have a very colorful history of fucking with elections in central and South America.

they just dusted off the play book.

shades of things to come for our own midterms.

[IronLionZion]

16. Trump will give them lots more US tax dollars

Nothing says successful economic policies like requiring a big bailout from American taxpayers. It was contingent on his party doing well in the elections.

There were massive tax funded bailouts here in the US at the end of George W. Bush's second term and Trump's first term. Because conservatives are liberating us from government like that. MAGA!

Freedom isn't free.

[maxsolomon]

22. The 40 billion was a gift to Melei's campaign.

"Vote for me, get 40 billion. Vote for my opposition, get nothing." Essentially, a bribe/extortion.

Argentinians chose accordingly.