Overview
- Roughly 36–36.5 million Argentines are choosing 127 deputies and 24 senators, with results expected later tonight after provisional tallies post by province before a national aggregation.
- The Boleta Única de Papel is being used nationwide for the first time under Law 27.781, with officials and analysts flagging risks of higher null votes and lower turnout due to voter unfamiliarity.
- La Libertad Avanza aims to get close to the one‑third threshold needed to sustain vetoes and decrees, but projections indicate it would still require allies in a fragmented Congress.
- A new centrist governors’ alliance, Provincias Unidas, is debuting and is reported to target roughly 20–30 seats in the lower house, positioning it as a potential swing bloc for key votes.
- The vote follows reporting of a roughly US$2 billion U.S. Treasury market backstop that eased recent currency pressures, and the government is weighing post‑election cabinet moves as ministers Patricia Bullrich and Luis Petri run for Congress and options include keeping Guillermo Francos or elevating Santiago Caputo to steer negotiations.