5 Things to Know About Argentina’s New President

Published on November 21, 2023

Pro-freedom shouts rang out on the streets of Buenos Aires on the evening of Nov. 19 as Javier Milei was elected the new president of Argentina. “Good evening to all the good-willing Argentines, for today Argentina’s reconstruction begins,” Mr. Millei said in his first speech as the country’s future ruler, just as the counting of votes finished. Considered a controversial figure, the libertarian won the country’s run-off elections by an 11-point margin—countering expectations—with 55.7 percent of votes. Mr. Milei takes office on Dec. 10 with the challenging task of taming runaway inflation, a swollen bureaucratic state, and an establishment opposition used to dominating the nation’s politics....

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