The Latest Breaking News from Javier Milei

Argentina election: Economy minister Sergio Massa faces run-off vote with far-right candidate Javier Milei

Far-right candidate places second in Argentinian elections despite polling predictions

Evening Standard · Oct 23, 2023

Afternoon Update: Israel intensifies attack on Gaza; Anthony Albanese lands in US for crucial talks; and millions of Australians experiencing food insecurity

Second convoy of 14 aid trucks enters strip, while Palestinian media reports airstrikes in southern cities

The Guardian - AU · Oct 23, 2023

Far-right populist Javier Milei fails to win first round of Argentina’s presidential election

Potty-mouthed political outsider will head to November runoff with centrist finance minister Sergio Massa

The Guardian - UK · Oct 23, 2023

A man, a plan, a chainsaw: How a power tool took center stage in Argentina's presidential race

Politicians usually talk about belt tightening, or trimming spending with scissors

The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2023

Argentina’s far-right frontrunner reopens wounds of dictatorship

Javier Milei has provoked alarm and outrage by downplaying the number of victims of the country’s 1976-83 military rule

The Guardian - US · Oct 19, 2023

‘He acts like Wolverine’: who is Javier Milei, Argentina’s presidential frontrunner?

The hard-right libertarian has brandished a chainsaw on the campaign trail, found fame on TV scrutinizing the economy and evangelizing about tantric sex, and appears poised to win

The Guardian - US · Oct 14, 2023

Health on the ballot as Argentina poised to elect 'anarcho-capitalist' bent on slashing social protections

The front-runner heading into Argentina’s presidential vote on Oct. 22 is prone to wielding a chain saw – both physically and metaphorically.

The Conversation · Oct 6, 2023

A murdered Argentinian writer’s comic finds a new audience – and far-right haters

Héctor Oesterheld and his family were murdered under the military dictatorship. As Netflix adapts his beloved El Eternauta, his literary legacy is dragged into the culture wars

The Guardian - US · Oct 3, 2023

Argentina's economic crisis: whoever wins presidential election is on a collision course with the IMF

Argentina is heading to the polls on October 22 for a presidential election dominated by another profound economic crisis. In September, annual inflation in Latin America’s third-largest economy hit 124%, its highest since 1991.

The Conversation · Oct 2, 2023

Photo: Argentina's Libertarian Moment?

Self-described anarcho-capitalist Javier Milei shocked the world in August by getting the most votes in Argentina's presidential primary.

Reason · Oct 2, 2023