Argentines were going to the polls Sunday, as frustrated voters weigh handing the presidency to an antiestablishment, rightwing populist who has shaken up the political system and pledges to drastically overhaul the state.Javier Milei, a selfdescribed anarchocapitalist who...
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Argentines were going to the polls Sunday, as frustrated voters weigh handing the presidency to an anti-establishment, right-wing populist who has shaken up the political system and pledges to drastically overhaul the state.
“Argentina is in for a wild ride,” Benjamin Gedan, director of the Latin America program at the Washington-based Wilson Center, said. “The most likely scenario is rather worrisome: a polarized society, divided Congress, combative and inexperienced leader and an economy hurtling toward an abyss.” Whatever the results, Milei has already inserted himself and his libertarian party into a political structure dominated by a center-left and a center-right coalition for almost two decades.
Argentines were also buying dollars and removing hard currency deposits from banks as the peso accelerated its already steady depreciation. Milei has also railed against what he called the “socialist agenda.” He opposes sex education, feminist policies and abortion, which is legal in Argentina. He called the notion of social justice “an aberration” and disputed that humans have had a role in causing climate change.
As a rising star in the global culture wars, Milei received support from several like-minded leaders, including Brazil’s former far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro. Bolsonaro’s lawmaker son, Eduardo, planned to follow the election from Milei’s campaign headquarters as were several leaders of Spain’s far-right Vox party.
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