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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
John Bowden

South America’s Trump wins election: Meet Argentina’s new MAGA-like leader

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Javier Milei, Argentina’s new president, wants to “Make Argentina Great Again”.

The direct appropriation of Donald Trump’s slogan by the supporters of the 53-year-old right wing firebrand is far from the only similarity they share. Mr Milei, a former TV personality, will head his country’s executive office with the Trump-esque unfamiliar touch of a political newcomer as he pursues a conservative agenda that sounds more like it was thought up by Vivek Ramaswamy than the 45th president of the United States.

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