Milei wins Argentina’s mid-term legislative poll
Argentine President Javier Milei's party cruised to victory in midterm legislative elections as voters handed him a mandate to keep pushing through his radical overhaul of the economy despite widespread discontent with his deep austerity measures.
A relief to Milei, whose poll numbers had sagged in recent weeks, the results are also likely to please US President Donald Trump, whose administration had faced criticism after providing Argentina with a hefty financial bailout. “Congratulations to President Javier Milei on his landslide victory in Argentina. He is doing a wonderful job! Our confidence in him was justified by the people of Argentina,” Trump said.
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