Foundation On 14 July 2021, La Libertad Avanza was formalized in
Buenos Aires, where many of its member parties are from, to participate in the
2021 Argentine legislative election, having
Javier Milei and
Victoria Villarruel as the main candidates for national deputies, and Ramiro Marra as the first candidate for the
Buenos Aires City Legislature. The coalition was formed by the
Integration and Development Movement (MID), Unite for Freedom and Dignity, the and Movement of Pensioners and Youth. In addition, they had the support of parties without legal personality in the district, such as the
NOS party of
Juan José Gómez Centurión, or Milei's
Libertarian Party.
Election campaign and primary elections On 7 August 2021, the alliance launched its electoral campaign for the
primary elections in Argentina with Milei headlining the event in Plaza Holanda,
Palermo, Buenos Aires. Villarruel and Marra also took part at the event, where it was emphasized the critique the political caste and the national government of
Alberto Fernández. On 5 September 2021, the alliance closed its electoral campaign for the 2021 primary elections in
Lezama Park,
La Boca, Buenos Aires. The event was estimated to have been attended by at least 25,000 people and focused on criticism mainly in
Frente de Todos and
Juntos por el Cambio. Hours before the event,
Eduardo Bolsonaro, son of the then president of Brazil; in a video call with Milei, he stated that he supported their coalition. In the 2021 primary elections, they obtained 242,839 votes for national deputies, 13.90% of the votes, and 238,797 votes, or 13.82% of the votes, for Buenos Aires legislators. They became the third force in the district after Juntos por el Cambio and the Frente de Todos.
General election In the general election, the coalition obtained 313,808 votes for national deputies, 17.04% of the votes, and 318,978 votes for Buenos Aires legislators, 16.74% of the votes. With these results, they obtained two national deputies and five Porteño legislators. The coalition celebrated the results at the
Luna Park Stadium, where one of the custodians threatened to draw his
non-lethal weapon at the attempt of one of the spectators to get on stage. According to the electoral campaign financing reports that were submitted after the deadline, the alliance did not obtain private financing and relied exclusively on funds provided by the state. For this reason, doubts arose about the financing of the campaign, which included events with LED screens and sound, as well as rentals such as Luna Park and the Grand View hotel. In that sense,
Carlos Maslatón, one of the organizers of the campaign, excused himself by saying that the financing of political campaigns was 98% in black.
National bloc On 23 April 2022, the coalition held a political event, headed by Milei in O'Higgins park, promoted by the
Democratic Party of Mendoza, with which they signed a political agreement, as well as with the national Democratic Party. This agreement was put to a vote by the party's national convention on 28 May. On 16 May, it was confirmed that the
Democratic Party of Córdoba would join the coalition structure, and that its referent, Rodolfo Eiben, had intentions of competing for the governorship of the province. On 24 May, the central board of the Democratic Party of Mendoza voted in favor of the agreement with the coalition, with 43 votes in favor, 16 against, and two abstentions. On 28 May, the national convention of the national Democratic Party, with 11 votes in favor and three against, voted in favor of the agreement with Milei and the coalition for the
2023 Argentine general election. On 29 April 2022, an agreement was made with the Neighborhood Confederation of Entre Ríos through the Buenos Aires legislator Rebeca Fleitas, a native of that province. In addition, negotiations with the party in the province of
Jujuy were confirmed. In the same way, an agreement was signed with
Fuerza Republicana of Ricardo Bussi in the province of
Tucumán. In July 2023, businessman
Juan Carlos Blumberg alleged that leaders close to Milei, such as Carlos Kikuchi, former political advisor to
Domingo Cavallo, charged up to $50,000 in exchange for political positions. Blumberg also said that within La Libertad Avanza there are people close to
Sergio Massa and
Kirchnerism. In response, Milei defended himself on social networks, arguing: "These days we have been harshly questioned about the financing of our campaign. In our space, each one of us self-finances the campaign, that is, we do it with our own money and effort. That bothers traditional politicians, because they finance themselves with taxes, that is, they steal what you pay them to campaign. In this space the one who comes to put stays, here each one banks with his own; anyone who wants to come here to see if he steals a load gets ejected." In addition to Blumberg, the journalist Carlos Eguia, who was the candidate for governor in the province of Neuquén for La Libertad Avanza, denounced an alleged "sale of the brand and places" on the lists. Faced with these accusations, Julio Serna, a leader close to Carlos Kikuchi, stated that "money was never asked, we only explained how to run a campaign." The justice system began an investigation against Milei. Ramiro González, the prosecutor with electoral jurisdiction, summoned the leaders Carlos Maslatón, Rebeca Maria Belen Fleitas, and Mila Zurbriggen to testify. Although Maslatón did not provide concrete evidence, he claimed to have obtained data on the sale of positions; Fleitas and Zurbriggen denied having specific data. Blumberg was also summoned to testify but did not appear. Milei accused González of "damaging his image" and demanded that the justice system investigate him instead. The claim is in charge of the attorney general Eduardo Casal. The case was closed in March 2024: the prosecutor could not find any evidence of wrongdoing to investigate any crime. == Political positions ==