Buenos Aires, Argentina - May 18, 2025 Javier Milei struck at the heart of his former ally’s biggest bastion of support and came out victorious in Buenos Aires City, cementing his hold on Argentina’s political right months before pivotal midterm elections. The libertarian leader’s party defeated Mauricio Macri’s PRO bloc Sunday in a Buenos Aires City Hall election, weakening the former president in a stronghold his party has governed uninterrupted for the past two decades. Milei’s top candidate, chief spokesman Manuel Adorni, won the vote in a landslide over Macri’s choice to lead the ticket, Silvia Lospennato, in a race seen as a bellwether for national midterm elections in October. Adorni received 30.1 percent of votes, towering over Lospennato’s 15.9 percent that placed her party in third, according to official results with over 98 percent of ballots counted.