"A beating," "a hard blow," and "failing promises": what the international press had to say about Milei's defeat in Buenos Aires.

The world's leading media outlets reported on the Peronist victory over Javier Milei in the legislative elections in the province of Buenos Aires. In a polarized election, Fuerza Patria won in six of the eight sections and surpassed the ruling party by more than a million votes.

"Peronism sweeps Buenos Aires and challenges Milei's governability," published El País of Spain, which also highlighted the opposition's role: "Cristina Kirchner's party leads the far-right candidates by more than 13 points." In this regard, the newspaper accompanied the article with a photo of the former president detained for corruption to illustrate the result. It also emphasized that she didn't even achieve an alliance with Mauricio Macri's PRO party, which has been reduced to a minor force within the official structure.

El Mundo , along the same lines, spoke of a "resounding victory for Peronism over Milei's candidates in Buenos Aires" and described it as "a hard blow for the President, who is leading a government that is sinking into uncertainty ."

In Italy, La Repubblica headlined: "Milei's defeat: Peronists win Buenos Aires provincial elections." It added that the result comes amid a corruption scandal involving the President's sister, Karina Milei. It also contrasted the situation with his 2023 victory: "Then he promised to pull the country out of the crisis with radical cuts in public spending; today that promise is beginning to falter ."

Mercosur media also echoed the situation. Uruguay's El País reported: "A resounding defeat for the Argentine government against Peronism" and maintained that the fall was "harder than expected" for the Casa Rosada.

In Paraguay, ABC headlined: "Peronism crushes Milei's party in the country's largest electoral district, key to the October national elections."

In Brazil, O Globo focused on the president's speech: "Milei admits defeat in Buenos Aires, but promises to accelerate reforms." It added that the vote acts as a "barometer for the national legislative elections in October."

Folha de S. Paulo , for its part, wrote: "Milei suffers defeats in Buenos Aires amid her government's crisis." It noted that "the presidential image was damaged after the audio recordings of alleged corruption involving Karina Milei" and that Axel Kicillof is seeking to gain ground internally with his sights set on 2027.

Finally, in Chile, El Mercurio ran the headline: "The ruling party suffers a beating in Buenos Aires and Milei sees the economic path threatened." Its coverage spoke of "unprecedented elections" due to the split date of the national elections on October 26 and the pollsters' flawed predictions: "The results were a cold shower for the ruling party."