Overview
- Argentina’s electoral authorities confirmed Martín Lousteau won the City of Buenos Aires’ 13th deputy seat, setting the district’s split at seven for La Libertad Avanza, four for Fuerza Patria, one for the Left Front, and one for Lousteau.
- Definitive counts ratified close results in La Rioja, La Pampa, Santa Cruz, Chaco and Chubut, while the Buenos Aires Province recount continues with LLA ahead by roughly 46,600 votes, which officials signaled could be finalized next week.
- Seven deputies aligned with Patricia Bullrich left the PRO bloc to join La Libertad Avanza in the lower house, formalizing a pro‑Bullrich sub‑block that strengthens the ruling coalition’s numbers.
- LLA’s national win of about 41 percent and a jump from 6 to 18 senators, combined with PRO seats, move the government closer to key thresholds, though major structural reforms will still require broader deals.
- In Buenos Aires City, the LLA–PRO pact faces an immediate test as Jorge Macri seeks legislative approval of the 2026 budget, alongside related tax and fiscal code bills.