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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Tiago Rogero in Buenos Aires

‘A colony of the US’: Argentinians contemplate future after Trump-backed Milei coasts to victory

President Javier Milei celebrates victory at the polls
President Javier Milei celebrates victory at the polls, which many attribute to Donald Trump’s alleged interference. Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP

Opposition posters scattered across Buenos Aires before Sunday’s midterms showed president Javier Milei’s name plastered over a US flag, in a bid to tap into anti-American sentiment over Donald Trump’s alleged interference in Argentina’s election.

Days before the vote, the US president announced a $40bn bailout for his Argentinian counterpart but warned that if Milei did not win he would withdraw his support.

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