News:
Today Argentina’s largest province (around 40% of the electorate) went to vote for the provincial legislature. The Kirchnerists won by a lot, capturing ~47% of the vote (with around ~87% of the votes tallied [take that Nevada]).
My opinion:
In terms of actual power change this isn’t meaningful, the Buenos Aires legislature has the reputation for being a bribe filled rubber stamp machine for the governor, but it shows right now that Milei is back to only the hardcore opposition to the Peronists on his side (~34% of the electorate) which isn’t by itself a winning coalition. Other smaller parties though didn’t have a great showing, with the eclectic coalition of the UCR, dissident Peronists and other smaller mayors getting ~5.5% of the vote. This is another in a string of defeats for the government in local elections. Their only victory this year has been CABA in march, where they have managed to cannibalize the PRO’s electorate on their side.
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News:
Today Argentina’s largest province (around 40% of the electorate) went to vote for the provincial legislature. The Kirchnerists won by a lot, capturing ~47% of the vote (with around ~87% of the votes tallied [take that Nevada]).
My opinion:
In terms of actual power change this isn’t meaningful, the Buenos Aires legislature has the reputation for being a bribe filled rubber stamp machine for the governor, but it shows right now that Milei is back to only the hardcore opposition to the Peronists on his side (~34% of the electorate) which isn’t by itself a winning coalition. Other smaller parties though didn’t have a great showing, with the eclectic coalition of the UCR, dissident Peronists and other smaller mayors getting ~5.5% of the vote. This is another in a string of defeats for the government in local elections. Their only victory this year has been CABA in march, where they have managed to cannibalize the PRO’s electorate on their side.