Hard right rocker and tantric sex guru takes shock lead in Argentina poll

Argentine presidential candidate Javier Milei of La Libertad Avanza alliance looks on as he casts his vote at a polling station during Argentina's primary elections. Photo: Reuters

James Crisp

A hard-right radical economist, former rock singer and self-described “tantric sex instructor” has taken a shock lead in Argentina’s presidential primary elections after dealing the incumbent Peronist party a historic defeat.

Javier Milei, a libertarian conservative known as “The Wig” for his eccentric hairstyle, embraces comparisons with Donald Trump and is now the frontrunner in October’s elections after his triumph in a primary vote on Sunday.