Argentina: Javier Milei launches legislative elections amid budget purges and social anger
Benoit Drevet, correspondent in Buenos Aires
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Procession of Saint Cayetano, patron saint of bread and work, in Buenos Aires, on August 7, 2025, amid austerity measures. Daniella Fernandez Realin / ZUMA Press Wire/Reuters
Argentine President Javier Milei has launched his campaign ahead of a September 7 election in Buenos Aires province, ahead of national legislative elections scheduled for October 26. His economic performance is mixed, with promising statistics on paper and drastic fiscal adjustments.
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I subscribeLike a boxing fighter entering the ring, bursting through the crowd with a hysterical expression, Argentinian Javier Milei entered the Atena club, a 4,200-seat venue in La Plata, the provincial capital, on August 14. from Buenos Aires, on the hard-rock anthem of his victorious presidential campaign in 2023. He launched the campaign of his party, Liberty Advances, for the elections provincial elections which will be held on Sunday, September 7.
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