Argentina's citizens are currently going to the polls for midterm parliamentary elections, which are essentially a referendum on President Javier Miley and his controversial policies."Don't give up, we're in the middle of the street," Miley said in his last election speech in Rosario, expressing optimism about the course of his reforms.
Today's election renews 127 of the 254 seats in the House and 24 out of 72 in the Senate. The Peronist opposition still has the most seats in both houses, but does not hold an absolute majority. Miley's party, relatively new on the political scene, now has 37 deputies and six senators.
Despite positive economic figures - with inflation falling from 12.8% before taking power to 2.1 percent last month, the president's popularity is declining. Massive cuts in public spending and corruption scandals, including what touches his sister and head of the presidential office, have caused strong discontent.