Argentina’s Milei suffers landslide defeat in key Buenos Aires election– www.euronews.com
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Argentine President Javier Milei suffered a sweeping setback in a key Buenos Aires provincial election on Sunday viewed as a litmus test for how well his libertarian party is set to perform in crucial congressional midterms next month.
The former TV pundit’s recently formed La Libertad Avanza party scored just 34% of the vote in Argentina’s biggest province, losing by a landslide to the left-leaning Peronist opposition who finished with 47% of the vote with the majority of the ballots counted late Sunday.
Milei conceded that his party’s 13-point loss was a “clear defeat.”
“If anyone wants to begin rebuilding and moving forward, the first thing they must do is accept the results,” Milei told his supporters at the party headquarters.
He vowed to “accelerate” his libertarian reforms following the defeat. The 54-year-old has spearheaded a major deregulation drive since taking office in December 2023, slashing public spending and dismissing tens of thousands of public employees.
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