Peronists Defeat Milei in Buenos Aires Legislative Elections

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Peronists Defeat Milei in Buenos Aires Legislative Elections
Peronists Defeat Milei in Buenos Aires Legislative Elections

Argentine President Javier Milei speaks during the annual Conservative Political Action Conference at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md., on Feb. 22, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

Argentina’s opposition Peronist Party emerged ahead on Sept. 7 in legislative elections in the country’s largest province, Buenos Aires, as President Javier Milei’s ruling party came in second.

The Peronists, led by Buenos Aires Gov. Axel Kicillof, a member of the center-left Justicialist Party, won 47.2 percent of the vote, against 33.7 percent for Milei’s Freedom Advances coalition.

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