GUARDIAN INTERNATIONAL: Victory for TV celebrity-turned politician catapults South America’s number two economy into an unpredictable future
Javier Milei, a volatile far-right libertarian who has vowed to “exterminate” inflation and take a chainsaw to the state, has been elected president of Argentina, catapulting South America’s number two economy into an unpredictable and potentially turbulent future.
With nearly 90% of votes counted, the Mick Jagger impersonating TV celebrity-turned politician, who is often compared to Donald Trump, had secured nearly 56% of the vote compared to Massa’s 44.1%.
Milei’s rival, the centre-left finance minister Sergio Massa, conceded defeat in a press conference on Sunday night. » | Tom Phillips Latin America correspondent and Facundo Iglesia in Buenos Aires | Sunday, November 19, 2023
