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Argentina's opposition Peronist party wins election in Buenos Aires province
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Posted on September 8, 2025
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The Peronist Party wins Buenos Aires elections, defeating Milei's party with Axel Kicillof leading. This result may affect Milei's political standing.
By Jorge Otaola
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's opposition Peronist party triumphed on Sunday in legislative elections in the key province of Buenos Aires, leaving President Javier Milei's ruling party in a distant second place, the provisional official tally showed.
Center-left candidate Axel Kicillof, governor of Buenos Aires Province and a member of the Justicialist Party, managed to pull ahead of Milei's Libertarian Party in the elections.
Based on provisional official counts, the Peronists won 46.8% of the vote across the province, while the candidate of Milei's party took 33.8%, with 82.2% of the votes counted.
Milei has been facing increasing pressure over a bribery scandal and growing unease over public spending as he enters a pivotal election season that could define his government's grip on power.
(Reporting by Jorge Otaola; Writing by Stefanie Eschenbacher; Editing by Kim Coghill and Paul Simao)
The opposition Peronist party won the legislative elections in Buenos Aires Province.
Axel Kicillof, the governor of Buenos Aires Province and a member of the Justicialist Party, led the Peronist party.
The Peronists received 46.8% of the vote across the province.
President Javier Milei is facing pressure over a bribery scandal and concerns regarding public spending.
Milei's Libertarian Party candidate received 33.8% of the votes.
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