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Right-wing populist Milei set to take Argentina down uncharted path: 'No room for lukewarm measures'
Read full article: Right-wing populist Milei set to take Argentina down uncharted path: 'No room for lukewarm measures'What many deemed impossible just months ago is reality: Right-wing populist Javier Milei resoundingly won Argentina’s presidency.
Fiery right-wing populist Javier Milei wins Argentina's presidency and promises 'drastic' changes
Read full article: Fiery right-wing populist Javier Milei wins Argentina's presidency and promises 'drastic' changesRight-wing populist Javier Milei will become the next president of Argentina after promising a dramatic shake-up to the state in a fiercely polarized election campaign held amid deep discontent over soaring inflation and rising poverty.
Argentine presidential candidate Milei goes to the opera — and meets both jeers and cheers
Read full article: Argentine presidential candidate Milei goes to the opera — and meets both jeers and cheersBoth jeers and cheers for Argentina’s right-wing presidential candidate resounded with acoustic perfection inside the country’s legendary Colón Theater, laying bare the country’s polarization.
Argentina's Peronist machine is in high gear to shore up shaky votes before the presidential runoff
Read full article: Argentina's Peronist machine is in high gear to shore up shaky votes before the presidential runoffAs Argentina heads for a presidential runoff election on Sunday, the decades-old populist movement known as Peronism is on shaky ground.
Populist Javier Milei is rallying for the Argentine presidency with chainsaws and Comic-Con costumes
Read full article: Populist Javier Milei is rallying for the Argentine presidency with chainsaws and Comic-Con costumesBatman and the Joker, a man decked out in a full-body lion costume, another whose head and arms have been replaced by chainsaws.
Taylor Swift's Argentina concert takes political turn as presidential election nears
Read full article: Taylor Swift's Argentina concert takes political turn as presidential election nearsPolitics was suddenly a topic of conversation as thousands of Taylor Swift fans eagerly lined up for the superstar’s first-ever concert in Argentina.
Drivers in Argentina wait in long lines to fill up the tanks as presidential election looms
Read full article: Drivers in Argentina wait in long lines to fill up the tanks as presidential election loomsLong lines have formed at gas stations throughout Argentina as surging demand outstrips supply, becoming a campaign issue just weeks ahead of the second round of the country’s presidential race.
Argentina's third-place presidential candidate Bullrich endorses right-wing populist Milei in runoff
Read full article: Argentina's third-place presidential candidate Bullrich endorses right-wing populist Milei in runoffFormer Argentine presidential candidate Patricia Bullrich has endorsed right-wing populist Javier Milei for next month’s runoff.
After presidential race surprise, Argentine economy minister and right-wing populist look to runoff
Read full article: After presidential race surprise, Argentine economy minister and right-wing populist look to runoffArgentina’s economy minister and the anti-establishment upstart he faces in a presidential runoff next month have begun competing to shore up the moderate voters they need.
Economy minister surprises by beating populist in first round of Argentina's presidential election
Read full article: Economy minister surprises by beating populist in first round of Argentina's presidential electionArgentine Economy Minister Sergio Massa is leading right-wing populist Javier Milei in early returns from Sunday’s presidential election.
Desperate and disaffected, Argentines to vote whether upstart Milei leads them into the unknown
Read full article: Desperate and disaffected, Argentines to vote whether upstart Milei leads them into the unknownMillions of disaffected voters in Argentina are planning to cast their ballots Sunday for right-wing populist and self-described anarcho-capitalist, Javier Milei.
Down, but not out: Two Argentine political veterans seek to thwart upstart populist
Read full article: Down, but not out: Two Argentine political veterans seek to thwart upstart populistEconomy Minister Sergio Massa and former Security Minister Patricia Bullrich adapted shrewdly over their combined seven decades in Argentine politics.
Argentina's populist presidential candidate Javier Milei faces criticism as the peso takes a dive
Read full article: Argentina's populist presidential candidate Javier Milei faces criticism as the peso takes a diveArgentina’s firebrand populist presidential candidate Javier Milei is coming under fire from his rivals who are blaming him for a sharp depreciation of the local currency in the parallel market.
Rising poverty grips Argentina as runaway inflation takes its toll
Read full article: Rising poverty grips Argentina as runaway inflation takes its tollHomeless shelters in Argentina's capital are seeing demand soar as more people are struggling to make ends meet amid an annual inflation rate above 100% that is pushing more people into poverty.
Argentine inflation keeps soaring, putting the government on the defensive as elections near
Read full article: Argentine inflation keeps soaring, putting the government on the defensive as elections nearConsumer prices in Argentina have soared 12.4% in August, compared to the previous month, a number that puts the government on the defensive a little more than a month before presidential elections in which a right-wing populist who admires Donald Trump appears the favorite to win.
Argentine peso plunges after shaggy-haired rightist who admires Trump comes first in primary vote
Read full article: Argentine peso plunges after shaggy-haired rightist who admires Trump comes first in primary voteThe Argentine peso plunged Monday after a shaggy-haired 52-year—old anti-establishment candidate who admires former President Donald Trump came first in primary elections that will help determine the country’s next president.
Apparent assassination attempt against VP roils Argentina
Read full article: Apparent assassination attempt against VP roils ArgentinaAn apparent assassination attempt against Argentina’s powerful Vice President Cristina Fernández has shaken the country and threatened to further roil its tumultuous political scene.