President Javier Milei confirmed late Tuesday his party became the biggest group in the lower house of Argentina’s Congress as the libertarian continues to add lawmakers while others deflect from rival blocs.

Milei’s La Libertad Avanza now has 95 lawmakers in the chamber, according to reposts by the president on his X account. At the same time, three members of Congress from Catamarca province ditched the main Peronist bloc, giving Milei a one-seat lead over his top opponent. To reach a simple majority in the lower house, either party needs 129 votes.

The libertarian’s burgeoning bloc - which only had 38 seats when he took office two years ago - bodes well for his ambitious legislative agenda when the new Congress begins on Dec. 10. He’ll seek to pass Argentina’s first annual budget in t

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