Milei's Party Holds Big Lead In Poll Ahead of Midterm Vote
Nearly 39% of participants in a recent poll said they planned to vote for Milei's party, La Libertad Avanza, well ahead of 28% intending to cast ballots for the main Peronist bloc, Union por la Patria, according to LatAm Pulse, a survey conducted by AtlasIntel for Bloomberg News. All other parties, such as former president Mauricio Macri's PRO, polled in the single digits.
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