Overview
- La Libertad Avanza registered slates in all 24 districts by the Aug. 17 deadline to ensure its boleta in the Oct. 26 midterms.
- The Milei coalition formalized its pact with PRO and several provincial forces, assigning Patricia Bullrich to the CABA Senate slot, José Luis Espert as lead deputy candidate in Buenos Aires and Luis Petri atop Mendoza’s list, foreshadowing a cabinet reshuffle when ministers vacate their posts.
- Karina Milei’s strict oversight of candidate selections prompted defections from PRO ranks and complaints among Libertarian figures like Rodrigo de Loredo, exposing fractures within the governing alliance.
- Fuerza Patria confirmed a unified Peronist deputies list for the Province of Buenos Aires with former foreign minister Jorge Taiana at the top to bolster support in both the Sept. 7 provincial vote and Oct. 26 national midterms.
- Late-July Giacobbe & Asociados polling shows LLA+PRO at 40.9% and Fuerza Patria at 38.8% in Buenos Aires Province, underscoring a razor-thin margin that makes turnout and grassroots mobilization decisive.