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President Milei Tightens Grip On Argentines With Local Elections Win
- Javier Milei's far-right La Libertad Avanza party won a decisive local election in Buenos Aires on May 19, 2025, overtaking the long-governing center-right PRO party.
- This outcome came after years of division within the right-wing and growing backing for Milei, who established the La Libertad Avanza party around four years ago and promoted a platform opposing the political establishment.
- Manuel Adorni, Milei's top candidate, secured over 30% of the vote, while PRO candidate Silvia Lospennato finished third with 15.9%, marking a serious loss for Mauricio Macri's party.
- The election saw 2.5 million eligible voters with about 53% turnout, and an AI-generated deepfake involving Macri worsened tensions, leading to a court order to remove the manipulated video from social media.
- The outcome strengthens Milei's position ahead of October midterms, signaling shifting power in Argentina's center-right and confirming his party as the main alternative to the Peronists.
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Argentina: Centre-right's bastion falls as President Milei's party scores big in local elections
Javier Milei's libertarian party won the Buenos Aires elections, defeating Mauricio Macri's PRO party. This dramatic result could boost Milei's chances in the upcoming midterm elections.
Milei Crushes Macri in Buenos Aires in His War for Control of the Right
Javier Milei has achieved this Sunday an overwhelming victory in his battle for control of the political right in Argentina. La Libertad Avanza (LLA), his party, crushed Pro this Sunday, former President Mauricio Macri, in the election of legislators in the city of Buenos Aires. Elections of a municipal dimension, which normally have no relevance whatsoever, became a dispute to kill or die in which Macri has been severely beaten. His strength lo…
Javier Milei Celebrated the Triumph in CABA: “The Yellow Bastion Was Painted Violet and Now We Have to Paint the Country”
The President assured that this election is “a hinge for the ideas of freedom” and highlighted the task in the arming of his sister Karina and Santiago Caputo
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