The ruling party got almost 41% of the vote and will have a third of the lower house, a crucial threshold to block opposition bills and back presidential decrees
Politics
Argentines voted to renew half of the Lower House and a third of the Senate. First results are expected by 9 p.m.
Argentina’s national legislative elections are on Sunday, and its results will be key for President Milei’s government
He will replace Gerardo Werthein, who resigned from his post on Wednesday
The president’s cabinet reshuffle plans added a new name as Justice Minister Cúneo Libarona said he is also leaving his post
The minister communicated the decision days ahead of Milei’s planned post-electoral cabinet reshuffle
The US treasury secretary said that a strong Argentina ‘is explicitly in the strategic interest of the United States’
It will be used to intervene in the foreign exchange market to reduce ‘volatility,’ the government said
Bolivia elects Rodrigo Paz Pereira as its next president, consolidating shift right
‘Work, strong institutions, and private property,’ not ideology, put food on the table, the president-elect said in his victory speech