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Argentina’s Major Parties Finalize Candidate Lists Ahead of October Elections

Parties have begun mobilizing ground operations after finalizing their slates for October’s legislative elections.

Bolivian presidential candidate centrist Senator Rodrigo Paz of the Christian Democratic Party (PDC), accompanied by his wife Maria Elena Urquidi, reacts, as early official results show that he is leading Sunday's presidential race, in La Paz, Bolivia August 17, 2025. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares
El candidato presidencial Rodrigo Paz saluda luego de acompañar a su hija Catalina a votar en las elecciones presidenciales en La Paz, Bolivia, el domingo 17 de agosto de 2025. (AP Foto/Freddy Barragan)
Rodrigo Paz Pereira, celebra su inesperada victoria en primera vuelta en las elecciones de este domingo
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Overview

  • La Libertad Avanza locked in its Buenos Aires list with José Luis Espert first, Karen Reichardt second and Patricia Bullrich heading the Senate ticket in CABA.
  • Fuerza Patria presented unified slates after Cristina Kirchner’s late intervention, naming Jorge Taiana top candidate in Buenos Aires and Caren Tepp–Agustín Rossi leading in Santa Fe.
  • Karina Milei directed a disciplined LLA roster that blends loyalists, regional allies and public personalities to shore up support in Congress.
  • The government is targeting 40,000 poll watchers in Buenos Aires province and 100,000 nationwide as parties ramp up voter-mobilization efforts.
  • Attention now turns to the Sept. 7 Buenos Aires vote and the Oct. 26 national elections, which will shape Congress’s balance and President Milei’s reform prospects.