Javier Milei’s victory in Argentina’s midterm elections is also a win for Trump

By Juan Pablo Ferrero, Senior Lecturer in Latin American Politics, University of Bath

Javier Milei, Argentina’s self-styled anarcho-capitalist president, has secured a resounding victory in legislative midterm elections. Following a year marked by radical austerity, economic upheaval and political scandals, this outcome is nothing short of extraordinary.

Milei’s La Libertad Avanza coalition defied expectations to secure more than 40% of the nationwide vote, substantially outperforming the main opposition Fuerza Patria coalition’s…

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