The eccentric far-right populist Javier Milei has failed to win the first round of Argentina’s presidential election, with the centrist finance minister Sergio Massa unexpectedly beating his radical challenger.

Supporters of Milei, a potty-mouthed political outsider described as an Argentinian mashup of Donald Trump, Jair Bolsonaro and Boris Johnson, had hoped he was heading for a sensational outright victory similar to Bolsonaro’s shock triumph in Brazil in 2018.

  • Ddhuud@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    He’s running against a guy that is part of the current government as financial minister none the less, that is leaving 50% poor, 140% inflation. That has devalued the coin by 750% so far

    The guy says we should cut down spending. And now he’s Hitler.