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Argentina Campaign Narrows as Milei Courts Interior and Stakes Success on Seats

Electoral judges ordered provisional tallies by province, limiting a national readout and intensifying attention on Buenos Aires where polling shows Fuerza Patria leading.

Overview

  • - The government says it will judge the October 26 result by congressional seats won, with officials targeting roughly a third of the lower house as a defensive bloc.
  • - A Proyección Consultores survey places Jorge Taiana (Fuerza Patria) ahead of Diego Santilli (La Libertad Avanza) in Buenos Aires by about seven points, reinforcing efforts to offset losses elsewhere.
  • - Javier Milei staged a walkabout in Córdoba and plans a Rosario finale in Santa Fe, while canceling a closing event in Buenos Aires according to campaign reporting.
  • - Reports indicate a post‑election cabinet shake‑up is being prepared, with Foreign Minister Gerardo Werthein and Justice Minister Mariano Cúneo Libarona viewed as likely departures and adviser Santiago Caputo poised for a larger role.
  • - Beyond Argentina, Peru’s Constitutional Court annulled the ‘Cócteles’ money‑laundering case as congressional leader Fernando Rospigliosi urged sanctions for prosecutors, Mexico detained a suspect linked to Apatzingán lemon-grower extortion after the killing of Bernardo Bravo, and viral footage in Salta showed a police officer drawing his weapon on a regional football pitch with official statements pending.