Javier Milei enters Argentina’s top office with radical plans for overhaul – the question is if he has the ability to implement them
China said on Tuesday it would be a "serious mistake" if Argentina were to cut ties, after the weekend presidential election victory in the South American country of a right-wing libertarian who has said he will not deal with communists.
Not long after Javier Milei emerged as the clear winner of Argentina’s presidential election, praise and celebration rolled in from a conspicuous corner. “I am very proud of you,” former US president Donald Trump posted on his Truth Social platform. “You will turn your country around and truly Make Argentina Great Again!”
Since Mr Milei’s ascent began, parallels to Mr Trump have swirled. A self-styled “anarcho-capitalist” with a sweeping libertarian vision to revive a nation long mired in economic dysfunction, Mr Milei is a brash outsider with no political track record, a curious hairstyle and a celebrity largely built through antics on prime-time television.
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