"Javier Milei has lost his lucky star. His redeeming power, emanating from the forces of heaven, as he often likes to say, was mercilessly crushed at the September 7 election in Buenos Aires province by Kirchnerist Peronism, the very embodiment of all possible evils in Milei's view. The unexpected and resounding result in favor of the left a difference of almost 14 points, a million votes exposed the king."
"On the Monday after the election, Milei collided with the reality of an Argentina in crisis. The best government in the history of humanity must now find an earthly formula to alleviate the ordeal that lies ahead: national legislative elections will take place on October 26, and it cannot afford another fall. The far-right government is facing a crisis that until a week ago it considered mere electoral noise."
Javier Milei lost the Buenos Aires provincial election to Kirchnerist Peronism by almost 14 points, about a million votes, undermining his aura of invincibility. The defeat forced the government to confront Argentina's deepening political and economic crisis with national legislative elections looming on October 26. Tensions have erupted among the 24 governors over funds they consider their own while the Casa Rosada withholds transfers citing a fiscal surplus. Opposition forces in Congress have united to pass measures challenging the zero-deficit policy, prompting Milei to veto sensitive laws and incur political cost. The peso is weakening against the dollar, and legal cases tied to Milei and the $Libra cryptocurrency scandal threaten his honesty platform.
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