Live - Elections in CABA: all the details and results of the day

19:00

ADORNI'S TWEET

The candidate from La Libertad Avanza, Manuel Adorni, posted a tweet alongside President Javier Milei in the party's bunker, prior to the publication of the election results.

"Waiting for the results with the President of the Nation. End", wrote Adorni, next to the photo.

18:30

What time are the results published

Adrián González, director of the Electoral Management Institute (IGE), indicated that the first results of the legislative elections are expected to be available between 7:40 PM and 8 PM.

In statements to the press, he explained: “With information from 33% of the 15 communes, we could already release the first results, which is what we are waiting for at the moment.”

18:15

JAVIER MILEI ARRIVED AT LA LIBERTAD AVANZA BUNKER

After 6 p.m., President Javier Milei arrived at the La Libertad Avanza bunker, located in the Hotel Libertador, the same place from which he followed the counting of the 2023 presidential elections.

Manuel Adorni, presidential spokesperson and libertarian candidate in these Buenos Aires elections, was the first to arrive at the place.

Several cabinet members were also present, including the Minister of Security, Patricia Bullrich, and the head of Defense, Luis Petri.

18:00

CLOSE THE POLLS

As stipulated, at 6 PM the 8,825 polling stations in Buenos Aires City were closed. According to preliminary estimates from the Buenos Aires Electoral Management Institute (IGE), just over 55% of the nearly 3 million eligible citizens went to the polls.

If this data is confirmed, it would imply a participation rate notably lower than the district's historical average. As a point of comparison, in the 2021 local elections, turnout reached 73.4%.

17:30

48% OF THE ELECTORAL REGISTER HAS ALREADY VOTED

According to official sources, one hour before the polls closed 48% of the electoral register in the City of Buenos Aires had already voted.

The first counting data is expected to be released between 7:30 and 8 PM

16:42

Just under two hours before the polls close in the schools of Buenos Aires City, 40.4% of the electoral roll has voted.

The authorities expect participation to reach 60% of the electoral roll. However, it is likely that this figure will not be reached.

15:45

35% OF THE REGISTER HAS ALREADY VOTED

After 2:30 PM, the Electoral Justice communicated that about 35% of the register had already cast their vote in the City of Buenos Aires.

An increase in participation is anticipated during the afternoon in the context of the Buenos Aires legislative elections. 

14:10

PATRICIA BULLRICH VOTED

The Minister of National Security, Patricia Bullrich, cast her vote this Sunday in the legislative elections of the City of Buenos Aires, where she expressed her support for Manuel Adorni, the candidate of Javier Milei. The official arrived at the voting center after 2:00 PM and, in a relaxed gesture, brought pastries for the polling station officials.

After voting, Bullrich supported President Milei and criticized Mauricio Macri for the complaint filed by PRO following the release of a video caused with Artificial Intelligence, in which an image of the former president showed him announcing that Silvia Lospennato was withdrawing her candidacy as a legislator in the City of Buenos Aires.

“The conference Macri held today seemed to me to be from a person with very little character because he can't say, after the official campaign he conducted, that a completely wild video, which isn't from La Libertad Avanza, should be criticized. It's another matter who spreads it; the important thing is that it's not official,” she added.

13:00

More than 20% of the electoral roll has already voted

“The electoral day is proceeding with complete normality throughout the entire CABA. By midday, participation is more than 20% of the voters on the electoral roll,” reported the spokesperson for the City’s Electoral Management Institute (IGE) minutes before 1:00 PM, in a new official report on the development of the 2025 legislative elections.

Regarding the electronic voting system, the organization confirmed that it is functioning correctly and “without requiring connection to the electrical grid.” Additionally, the spokesperson invited the public to come and vote during the rest of the day and reminded that “voting is a civic duty.”

12:40

MANUEL ADORNI VOTED

The presidential spokesperson and candidate of President Javier Milei, Manuel Adorni, cast his patriotic vote for La Libertad Avanza in the elections of the City of Buenos Aires.

The representative of La Libertad Avanza also brought sandwiches for the polling station officials and later spoke briefly with the press. 

12:10

12.3% of the registry has already voted

At the noon cutoff, the City's Electoral Management Institute confirmed that 12.3% of the registry had already voted, which represents approximately 374,000 people. This figure corresponds to participation in the framework of the 2025 legislative elections, where 30 seats in the Buenos Aires Legislature are being renewed.

The registry of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires is composed of a total of 3,040,212 eligible voters, of which 2,516,276 are Argentine citizens and 524,040 are foreigners with residence authorized to vote in these local elections.

11:50

JORGE MACRI AND LEANDRO SANTORO VOTED

The mayor of Buenos Aires voted minutes before 12 noon at the Bayard school, located in the Parque neighborhood area.

After voting, he expressed satisfaction with the number of citizens participating in the legislative elections of Buenos Aires City, highlighting the importance of the electoral day for the future of the Buenos Aires Legislature.

Meanwhile, the Kirchnerist candidate, Leandro Santoro, voted and spoke about a supposed crisis of democracy, although that only exists in his head and has nothing to do with the elections: "It was very hard to recover democracy and we are experiencing a process of deconsolidation of democracy in the West".

11:23

PRESIDENT JAVIER MILEI VOTES

President Javier Milei arrived at his voting center at the UTN headquarters in the Almagro neighborhood. Upon entering the establishment, the head of state briefly spoke to the press.

“Let the people express themselves”, the president stated, referring to the importance of the democratic day. He also strongly criticized Macri for his statements made in the morning, where he lashed out against La Libertad Avanza over a video shared by users on social media: "Macri is being a crybaby, he's very fragile. Pure glass".

11:03

THE CANDIDATES WHO VOTED

In the context of the elections to renew the Legislature of the City of Buenos Aires, several leaders and candidates have already cast their votes during Sunday's session. Among them is the radical candidate, Lucille "Lula" Levy, former president Mauricio Macri, and former Buenos Aires City mayor and candidate, Horacio Rodríguez Larreta. 

Meanwhile, the Kirchnerist candidate Juan Manuel Abal Medina, a leader of the Evita Movement, and Ramiro Marra have also done so. President Javier Milei and his candidate, Manuel Adorni, are expected to vote in the next few minutes.

10:18

The failed candidate and former Buenos Aires City Mayor Horacio Rodríguez Larreta experienced delays when voting upon arriving at the Law School, his voting center, and had to wait until the machine was ready to cast his vote.

"It's unacceptable to wait an hour and a half for the table to open… Those who left are right, it's disrespectful, I waited, it's cold too," the alleged earthling criticized.