La Libertad Avanza candidate Javier Milei will become Argentina’s next president in December. He won the second round, finishing more than 10 points ahead of current Economy Minister and union candidate Sergio Massa.
For my country.
Anger took over the political scene, trumping fear and causing the map of Argentina to turn purple. Sergio Massa won in only three provinces: Santiago del Estero, Buenos Aires and Formosa. In the rest of the region, and in Patagonia as a whole, Milei is the big winner, with an increase in numbers compared to the average thanks to the alliance with the “Together for Change” sector and essentially “PRO”.
In the province of Neuquen, LLAs increased by 39% in the runoff compared to last year’s general election on October 22. Together for Change’s approval rating is just over 20%, while Schiaretti’s is closer to 6%. As can be seen from this analysis, not only did almost all voters of both factions lean toward Milais, but a certain percentage of Peronists also placed their purple votes on the envelope. This happens not only in Neuquen, but also in several provinces.
In Rio Negro, Milei’s growth rate is 37%. In the general election, Sergio Massa won with nearly 38% of the vote. Bullrich went on to get just over 18 percent, and Schiaretti nearly 7 percent. The Peronist vote also contributed significantly.
In Chubut province, the libertarian growth was similar, around 38%, and, as in the previous case, evidenced a certain percentage of Peronists switching to the purple vote.
Bullrich received just over 20 percent, and Schiaretti received 7.7 percent. In both cases, they were captured by Millay.
Finally, in Santa Cruz, the cradle of Kirchnerism, the LLA grew by around 40% and managed to retain Together for Change votes despite strong provincial divisions between the League, Schiaretti and the PJ sector.
Together for Change’s vote transfer was largely key to Milei’s success in the general election and in the region, and the PRO was instrumental above all in oversight of the region.
After the election, after the agreement signed between Macri and Milai (later joined by Patricia Burridge), several local representatives of the Yellow Party joined the provincial armed forces and mechanisms to guarantee supervision were launched. In Rio Negro, the man responsible for this crusade is re-elected legislator and PRO president Juan Martin, who also marked this area in the face of criticism, insisting: “Of the eight elected PRO legislators, six of us are aligned with Patricia Bullrich and Mauricio Macri”.
In Neuquén, it was led by deputy Francisco Sanchez. The man who remains a congressman did not achieve re-election, but he took on the purple shirt shortly after the election. It is allied with Comunidad at the provincial level, along with the Larretista faction led by Rolando Figueroa.
In Chubut province, support was less tacit. Apart from the fact that the PRO provided the prosecutor, there was no degradation of the party line or its main reference.Governor-elect Ignacio Torres gives freedom of movement to leaders who express their opinions, but
alone.
In Santa Cruz, the PRO has a smaller structure and contributes to liberals. A UC Riverside department also leaned in favor of Mire and added prosecutors, particularly in big cities like Rio Gallegos and Caleta Olivia. In general, in the Patagonia region, the same things that happened at the national level were replicated. Purple’s victory aside, elected leaders in the southern provinces are also cautious, waiting for more concrete definitions of issues with greater local impact, such as oil policy and state participation in allocations to the provinces. From there, they will analyze the position.
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Initial position of Governor of Patagonia
Elected leaders Rolando Figueroa from Neuquen; Alberto Weretilneck from Rio Negro; Ignacio Torres from Chubut province and Santa Cruz The province’s Claudio Vidal has been cooperating since winning their respective governorships. The regional unity achieved over several meetings will allow them to position themselves more strongly to respond to their desired demands.
To the new government of Javier Milley.
First statement from Patagonians, beyond greetings and congratulations
rigor, they leave some questions to be analysed.
First, they have sent a strong territorial defense message to the president-elect. The four leaders emphasized the need for cooperation in their respective provinces and with the central government.
Second, they find strength in unity.The area produces resources
Strategic and also made a huge contribution to the national treasury.
A leader’s first step will be cautious. Elected Chubut representative Ignacio Torres traveled to Buenos Aires after the election, where he held his first meeting with liberal leaders.
But in addition, he also met with the new Governors of Together Alliance
With no territorial armed forces in the provinces since Mire came to power, change will play a key role in future developments and this group of leaders will be needed to ensure governance capacity.
Provincial Party Governors Weretilneck and Figueroa
Together with Massa, they awaited signals on specific issues. “We will accompany you from Santa Cruz, but we will not say ‘yes’ to everything and we will prioritize dialogue before making wrong decisions,” Vidal warned.
Oil policy, YPF and the future of Vaca Muerta
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The warning lights were turned on. He spoke of the “privatization of Vaca Muerta”, which is technically impossible because natural resources are the responsibility of the provinces and the central government cannot make progress in this area. Additionally, in Vaca Muerta, there are several private capital companies operating in the area, most of which are YPF,
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To do so, it must first submit a law to Congress, where the balance of forces could complicate the situation. Then obtain a guarantee from the province where the shareholder is located. YPF has operations in all oil basins. In the Neuquén oil field, state-owned oil companies own nearly 60% of production. Further slipping were Vesta Petroleum and Shell.
The president-elect confirmed the decision: “In the transformation of energy issues that we are considering, YPF and Enarsa have a role to play. As long as these structures are rationalized, they will be able to create value and thus be able to be sold in a way that is very beneficial to consumers.
Argentine. “
Regarding the rules of the game in the market, the liberal expresses his opposition to state intervention, in the sense that he declares that progress will be made on the liberal project without
Capital controls, no predetermined prices and exports.