Defying pessimistic poll predictions, Argentine President Javier Milei’s La Libertad Avanza party brought in nearly 41% of the national vote, winning about half of the seats up for grabs.

These wins triple Milei’s parliamentary base, though he still lacks a majority.

If Milei’s alliances with Republican Proposal and Radical Civic Union hold, Milei will have the one-third threshold he needs to veto opposition bills, The French newspaper, Le Monde , reported.

Milei, a libertarian who has described the state as a “criminal organization” that “lives by stealing from honest people,” has consistently run up against opposition from Argentinian lawmakers opposed to his free-market reforms since he was first elected in 2023.

Many of his efforts, including attempts to privatize state-owned c

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