The campaign for the 2025 legislative elections in Argentina is set to start on Tuesday, the official starting point of this year’s big electoral contest. With candidates already confirmed, early polls are showing that the alliance between La Libertad Avanza (LLA) and PRO has a sizable lead.

The ruling party and its main ally are ahead in three different polls the Herald has seen. In two national-level surveys, support hovers between 39 and 44%, with Peronism coming in second as the main opposition. In one poll focused on Buenos Aires City, the LLA-PRO ticket leads the senator and deputy race by 20 percentage points.

These are midterm elections, as President Javier Milei’s term lasts until 2027. However, the results could shift the balance of power in Congress, making it easier — or harder — for the government to pass laws.

Argentines will go to the ballot boxes on October 26 to renew half of the lower house and a third of the senate seats. Each province, as well as Buenos Aires City, will have different tickets. All districts will vote for new deputies, while only eight will choose new senators. Major parties and coalitions, such as LLA-PRO and the main Peronist front, Fuerza Patria, will run in most........

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