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Uki Goñi in Buenos Aires

BTS and Taylor Swift fans give Javier Milei and his running mate an earful

Javier Milei and Victoria Villaruel in Buenos Aires on 18 October.
Javier Milei and Victoria Villaruel in Buenos Aires on 18 October. Photograph: Matias Baglietto/Reuters

Weeks before Argentina’s run-off election, far-right populist Javier Milei and his running mate, Victoria Villaruel, have found themselves under pressure from an unexpected quarter: an alliance of Taylor Swift supporters and K-pop fans.

Milei, a radical libertarian who has proposed dollarizing Argentina’s economy and even legalizing the organ trade, topped the polls ahead of Sunday’s first round, but was beaten into second place by the centrist finance minister, Sergio Massa.

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