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Recounts in Buenos Aires and CABA Keep Seats in Play as Cristina Kirchner Blames Kicillof for Peronist Loss

Key tallies could still alter Congress’s final lineup, including the last seat in the capital.

Overview

  • La Libertad Avanza is confirmed as the national winner, and definitive counts in La Rioja, La Pampa, Santa Cruz, Chaco and Chubut ratified the provisional results.
  • In the Province of Buenos Aires, a roughly 46,000‑vote edge for LLA is under definitive review, with more than 200,000 null, challenged and impugned ballots that could shift seat distribution under D’Hondt.
  • CABA’s final count, expected to conclude Friday, will determine whether Martín Lousteau keeps the last seat or it flips to LLA’s Valeria Rodrigues Trimarchi after a razor‑thin provisional gap of about 1,400 votes.
  • Cristina Fernández de Kirchner published a post‑election document blaming Governor Axel Kicillof’s decision to separate the provincial vote as a political error and cautioning against a fracture in the peronist bloc.
  • After failing to win congressional seats from Buenos Aires Province, the UCR faces a leadership crisis as figures push internal changes and promote adopting Paper Single Ballot and a Clean Record law for future provincial elections.