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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Daniel Politi and Gisela Salomon

Argentina's anti-establishment candidate Milei engages IMF in economic talks after shock primary win

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Argentina’s right-wing populist presidential candidate Javier Milei met Friday with International Monetary Fund officials to explain his economic proposals for the country, days after he became the surprise front-runner for the October election.

Milei, an anti-establishment conservative who wants to get rid of the Central Bank and replace the local currency with the dollar, shocked the South American country’s political establishment by receiving the most votes in national primaries Sunday.

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