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Populist Javier Milei resoundingly won Argentina's presidential election Sunday, swinging the country to the right following a fiercely polarised campaign in which he promised a dramatic shake-up to the state to deal with soaring inflation and rising poverty. Milei promised to implement drastic new policies including adopting the dollar as Argentina's official currency, closing down the central bank and slashing funding for a dozen ministries. Milei also wished to cut ties with China and Brazil, Argentina's top two trading partners, FRANCE 24's Jan Onoszko said, reporting from Buenos Aires.
What many deemed impossible just months ago is reality: Right-wing populist Javier Milei resoundingly won Argentina's presidency. The fiery freshman lawmaker's victory Sunday night has thrust the country into the unknown regarding how extreme his policies will be following a campaign in which he revved a chainsaw to symbolically cut the state down to size. With almost all votes tallied, Milei handily beat Economy Minister Sergio Massa, 55.7% to 44.3%. Milei won all but three of the nation’s 24 provinces, and Massa conceded even before the electoral authority began announcing the preliminary results. Milei, 53, a libertarian economist, started to outline some of his planned policies on Monday morning. He said in a radio interview that would quickly move forward with plans to privatize state-run media outlets he received negative coverage from during his campaign and which he deemed “a covert ministry of propaganda." The president-elect also said that state-controlled energy firm YPF should eventually be privatized but first must be repaired so it can be “sold in a very, very, very beneficial way for Argentines.” “Everything that can be in the hands of the private sector will be in the hands of the private sector,” he told Bueno Aires station Radio Mitre. Milei, a self-described anarcho-capitalist with a disheveled mop of hair, made his name by furiously denouncing the “political caste” on television programs. His pledge for abrupt, severe change resonated with Argentines weary of annual inflation soaring above 140% and a poverty rate that reached 40%. Once in office, he has said he would slash government spending, dollarize the economy and eliminate the Central Bank as well as key ministries, including those of health and education. An admirer of former U.S. President Donald Trump, Milei has likewise presented himself as a crusader against the sinister creep of global socialism with plans to purge the government of corrupt establishment politicians. In the weeks before the runoff, though, he walked back some of his more unpopular proposals, such as loosening gun controls and sweeping, indiscriminate privatization. As right-wing populist Milei is set to take Argentina down a completely uncharted path, FRANCE 24's Annette Young is joined by Dr Juan Pablo Ferrero, Senior Lecturer in Latin American Studies at the Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies of the University of Bath.
In this special edition, we zoom in on the tight race for president in Argentina, between far-right populist Javier Milei and ruling party candidate Sergio Massa. The stakes are high in the country plagued by soaring inflation as the two candidates propose opposite plans to resolve Argentina’s worst economic crisis in decades. For more, we talk to Juan Negri, politics professor at Torcuato Di Tella University in Argentina.
Far-right populist Javier Milei, an admirer of former U.S. President Donald Trump, rocked Argentina’s political establishment by emerging as the biggest vote-getter in primary elections to choose presidential candidates for the October general election in a nation battered by economic woes. For a deeper perspective on Argentina's economic crisis and the unexpected rise of the far-right in the lead-up to a general election, FRANCE 24 is joined by veteran Freelance Journalist Andrew Thompson.
Far-right Javier Milei swept to victory in Argentina's presidential election Sunday, vowing to halt decades of economic decline in a country reeling from triple-digit inflation. The self-described "anarcho-capitalist" is hoping to loosen gun laws and abolish women's right to abortion while planning to eliminate key ministries for health and education.
Economy Minister Sergio Massa surprisingly beat the eccentric far-right populist Javier Milei in the first round of Argentina's presidential election.
Far-right populist Javier Milei rocked Argentina’s political establishment Sunday by emerging as the biggest vote-getter in primary elections to choose presidential candidates for the October general election in a nation battered by economic woes.
Ultra-liberal president elect Javier Milei arrives at the Libertador Hotel in Buenos Aires after meeting with Argentine President, Alberto Fernandez, at the beginning of the government transition for the investiture on December 10. IMAGES
What many deemed impossible just months ago is reality: Right-wing populist Javier Milei resoundingly won Argentina's presidency. Once in office, he has said he will slash government spending, dollarize the economy and eliminate the Central Bank as well as key ministries, including those of health and education.
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