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In Argentine Farm Town, Milei Mania Fizzles

The farming town of San Andres de Giles in Buenos Aires province, voted for Javier Milei in 2023 but that enthusiasm has faded (Credit: AFP)

For clues as to why Argentina's President Javier Milei faces a potential drubbing in next week's mid-terms, look no further than San Andres de Giles, a farming town set amid wheat fields two hours from Buenos Aires.

The town known simply as Giles backed Milei for president in October 2023, when the 54-year-old economist and punk rocker swept to power as an outsider with a radical plan to fix Argentina's broken economy.

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