Buenos Aires, Argentina - On Sunday, in local elections, the vote was held in Buenos Aires, which would test the political strength of Argentina President Javier Milei as he attempted to direct mainstream conservatives to his radical liberal platform.
The election results could be raised by the La Libertad Avanza Party or LLA later this year in the middle of the key country. About 2.5 million people are eligible to vote in Sunday's election, with half of the 60 legislative seats going to fight.
Milei, known for his angry rant at Argentina's political class, founded LLA four years ago, attracting a chaotic crew member of a political newbie to his anti-establishment agenda.
In the past 1 1/2 years, he tried to use a "chain saw" to have only a small minority in Congress, his party only accounts for 15% of the House of Commons and 10% of the Senate - Mili was forced to compromise with former President Mauricio Macri, a minority of wealthy families and wealthy political institutions that were almost Mauricio Macri.
This uneasy alliance has staggered in recent months. The two compete for Milei's efforts to be a judge involved in a corruption scandal within the Supreme Court.
At the Buenos Aires stronghold in Macri, his professional federation (Republican proposes) party has ruled uninterrupted since 2007, and Milei seems to have completely crushed his former partners, analysts say.
"The government needs to claim dominance and leadership across the entire central right," said Juan Cruz Díaz, general manager of the Cefeidas Group, a political consulting firm based in Buenos Aires.
Milei attacked Macri's party in a rant-raided roar last week at the closing campaign rally. “I won’t waste time describing all the inconsistencies of failed (professional) parties because they are fighting for fourth place,” he told supporters.
Deleting professionals in Buenos Aires will show a major shift in Argentina’s politics – as more and more right-wing factions have taken it into the mainstream and drown out a more modest voice, significant changes have been played in the United States, Europe and around the world.
It will also cement the Miley party as a major alternative to the country's left-wing populist Peronist faction, which has been economically struggling in Argentina for much of the past two decades.
"If Miley wins in the capital, it will have a very strong symbolic impact," said Orlando D'Adamo, director of the Center for Public Opinion at the University of Belgrano. "If Pro wins, it will maintain Macri's strength as a valuable partner, strengthen his brand and keep him on equal footing with La Libertad Avanza."
Milei chose a prominent figure – his spokesman Manuel Adorni – to take charge of his list of candidates. He puts his sister and closest consultant Karina Milei as campaign strategist. Huge banners declared that “Adoni is Miley” blankets covered the city.
"This has become a key struggle for political leadership," said Ignacio Labaqui, senior analyst at the research group Medley Global Advisors.
As far as Macri is concerned, he runs for his top candidate Silvia Lospennato. In his recent appearance, he criticized Miley for thinking he was a fun way to ignore traditional Argentina institutions.
Macri told supporters: "It is not enough to integrate the economy. We must strengthen institutions, predict and respect each other."
Just two years ago, Macri was the key to Milei's landslide election victory. His central rights provided key ministers to Miley's new administration, brought him a conservative base and helped him secure the support of key political agents to help him pass the radical agenda through the otherwise hostile Congress.
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Associated Press writer Debora Rey in Buenos Aires, Argentina contributed to the report.