Mr Milei’s rival, economy minister Sergio Massa, called him to concede.

Former US President Donald Trump congratulated Mr Milei on his victory, saying he would “Make Argentina Great Again!”.

The election comes at a difficult time for Argentina with rising inflation and an economy in crisis on peoples’ minds.

Mr Milei’s proposals, which included detonating the central bank, won support with voters desperate for change…

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    1 year ago

    Largely agree with your general thrust but this

    From the get go, it’s a populist figure that rails against the left (so he’s a traditionalist attacking “modern depravity”)

    Is not what this means. Think “return to monke” kind of shit. Memes about white children in church clothes while their straight white parents grill.