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Peronism Sweeps Rural Buenos Aires as Farm Candidates Largely Shut Out of Legislature

The results highlight agriculture's small share of the electorate despite its economic weight.

Overview

  • Only one figure tied to the sector, Bahía Blanca producer Andrés De Leo, won a provincial seat, and he emphasized he is a career politician who will carry rural issues rather than a sectoral standard-bearer.
  • Fuerza Patria prevailed provincewide with about 47.28% over La Libertad Avanza’s 33.71% and carried six of eight sections, including a 40.2% win in the Fourth Section after two decades without a peronist lead.
  • In emblematic rural hubs such as Junín, Peronism led with 35% while LLA fell to third, reflecting a broader pattern in which the ruling force won 15 of 19 districts in the Fourth Section.
  • High-profile rural candidates including Andrea Passerini and Pedro Vigneau failed to secure seats, with Vigneau’s Potencia list taking about 4% in his section.
  • Potencia reported lists in 75 districts and about 10 new municipal councilors, underscoring local footholds but no provincial representation as roughly 36,000 agro firms and 43,377 salaried rural workers remain a small slice of 8.68 million voters.