Voting has ended in Argentina's 2025 legislative elections, a vote that will determine the future of President Javier Milei’s reform agenda and likely trigger market turmoil if voters desert him, despite unprecedented financial support from the United States.
The midterm elections are the first national test of support for Milei’s budget-slashing cuts and attempts to deregulate the economy since he won power two years ago.
Half of the seats in the lower house Chamber of Deputies and one-third of the Senate are up for grabs. The government needs to secure at least one-third of Congress to push forward reforms, hold off congressional rejection of presidential vetoes and block any attempt at impeachment.
Polling stations were open from 8am to 6pm local time, with preliminary results expected three hours later.
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