This last electoral test, with four provinces voting to renew the local legislatures, left governors triumphant. With voter apathy reflected in low turnout four moderate governors who have cooperated with President Javier Milei — secured their territories and gained breathing room for the second half of their terms, retaining legislative majorities. Meanwhile, Peronism paid a high price for its internal divisions, and LLA suffered predictable defeats in the districts where it ran its purple ballot without allies. Still, it would also be misguided to draw broad national conclusions from this election. It’s equally unfounded to suggest that the libertarians’ defeats in these provinces — Salta, Jujuy, Chaco, and San Luis along with an earlier loss in Santa Fe — indicate a decline in public support for Milei. The President remains the most favorably viewed political figure at national level.
SOURCE: BN AMERICAS