Buenos Aires Elections: Kirchnerism prevailed in 6 out of 8 electoral districts

The Kirchnerist coalition Fuerza Patria prevailed in the legislative elections in Buenos Aires province, obtaining nearly 47% of the votes and surpassing La Libertad Avanza (LLA) by more than 13 points, which only managed to win in two of the eight electoral sections.

In the First Electoral Section, the largest with about 4.8 million voters, the list led by Kirchnerist minister Gabriel Katopodis exceeded 47% of the votes and led by more than 10 points over Diego Valenzuela, mayor of Tres de Febrero and LLA candidate. With this result, Fuerza Patria secured 5 seats in the Buenos Aires Senate, while LLA obtained 3.

The Second Section showed a more balanced scenario. There, the mayor of Exaltación de la Cruz, Diego Nanni, led by 6 points over libertarian Natalia Blanco. However, the distribution of seats was balanced: 4 deputies for each side. According to official sources, the Peronist victory is due to the lack of an agreement between LLA and Manuel Passaglia, who led the HECHOS party list and finished third.

In the populous Third Section, Kirchnerism reaffirmed its historic strength. The list of vice governor Verónica Magario obtained more than 53% of the votes, compared to less than 30% for Maximiliano Bondarenko, candidate supported by Milei's government. With these numbers, Fuerza Patria secured 10 deputies, against 6 for LLA.

The Fourth Section also tipped the balance toward Peronism. Diego Videla exceeded 40% and secured the first minority, while libertarian Gonzalo Cabezas reached 30%. The distribution was 3 senators for Fuerza Patria and 2 for LLA, which did not achieve the majority of votes due to the lack of an agreement with Pablo Petrecca, PRO mayor and candidate for the SOMOS party, finishing in third place.

The Fifth Section was one of the few where the national government celebrated. Mar del Plata mayor Guillermo Montenegro defeated Fernanda Raverta by almost 4 points. In this district, LLA secured 3 senators and Peronism 2.

In the Sixth Section, also favorable to Javier Milei, the list led by Oscar Liberman prevailed by almost 7 points over Alejandro Dichiara. This way, the national government added 5 deputies, compared to 4 for Peronism.

The Seventh Section was entirely in the hands of Fuerza Patria. The list led by Kirchnerist María Inés Laurini secured all 3 Senate seats at stake.

Meanwhile, in the Eighth Section, which includes the city of La Plata, Fuerza Patria won by almost 6 points over the libertarian list led by Francisco Adorni, brother of the presidential spokesperson. In that district, each party obtained 3 deputies.

The results show a significant victory for Peronism, reaffirming itself as the leading force in Buenos Aires province after an election characterized by a deep mobilization of the K political and media apparatus.