The results of Sunday’s midterm elections will make it easier for President Javier Milei to pass planned labor, pension and tax reforms during the second half of his term. 

His far-right La Libertad Avanza party ran with the conservative PRO party, garnering over 40% of the vote at a national level, with Peronism coming a distant second. 

While the scales will tip more in his favor, he still won’t have an overall majority. Instead, he’ll have to negotiate with small blocs. Here’s what you need to know about how Milei could get the numbers he needs in Argentina’s new Congress.

Elected lawmakers will take their seats in both houses on December 10. 

Twenty-nine LLA deputies and 14 from PRO will keep their seats until 2027. On Sunday, 64 new LLA-PRO deputies were elected. This adds up to 107.

It is unclear whether LLA and PRO will form an official alliance.

LLA and PRO are likely to have support from allies, including: 

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© Buenos Aires Herald