President Javier Milei’s party won Argentina’s midterm vote Sunday, a result that will give the libertarian leader a stronger foothold in Congress as he seeks to pass major reforms to boost the nation’s beleaguered economy. Milei’s party, La Libertad Avanza, received 41% of votes nationwide with 92% of ballots counted, according to data published by Interior Minister Guillermo Francos on Sunday. Milei’s party led in most of Argentina’s provinces.

Francos said Milei’s party had won 64 of the 127 seats up for election in the lower house of Congress. The results would put his party in a position to get a third of seats in the lower house of Congress, protecting Milei’s vetoes, which opposition lawmakers had overridden in recent months to pass spending bills.

The result came after Milei’s pa

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