Milei, the president who predicts "the end of Argentine decadence"

Argentina has chosen the most radical change possible since it began its electoral process months ago and the far-right Javier Milei will be the next president starting December 10, after beating the Peronist Sergio Massa with more than eleven points of advantage.

Milei, the "outsider" that revolutionized the hornet's nest of Argentine politics, which for months grabs headlines with his disruptive speeches and who has been moderating some of his proposals to avoid rejection in society, won this Sunday with a 55.69% support compared to 44.30% for Massa.

The transition is not going to be easy, since, beyond the criticism of the management of Fernández and Massa (head of the economic portfolio) and the complicated socioeconomic situation of the country, the election night included an exchange of darts on the matter. .

Who is Milei?

Javier Gerardo Milei (Buenos Aires, October 22, 1970) is an Argentine economist, politician and teacher, leader of La Libertad Avanza. Several of his positions have caused controversy, such as his opposition to abortioneven in cases of sexual abuse, their rejection of comprehensive sexual education in schools, your support for free carrying of weaponspromote the far-right conspiracy theory called cultural Marxismthe denial of the existence of global warming, the rejection of vaccination and quarantine in the covid-19 pandemic, and the denial of state terrorism in Argentina.

He is the author of several books on politics and economics. He managed to have a certain notoriety and public exposure in debates held on television programs on various channels in Argentina, characterized by his strong insults to his rivals and his foul language and aggressive ways when expressing and debating his ideals and postulates.

Since 2021, he has served as a national deputy for the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, having been elected in the legislative elections of that same year, when he decided to start his career as a politician. With a view to the 2023 presidential elections, he ran as a candidate, obtaining support in the primaries of 29.86% of total valid votes. In this way, the result obtained gave him his first electoral victory; with the benefit of having been the candidate with the highest number of votes in the entire country and in sixteen of the twenty-four electoral districts. A few days later, in the first round of the presidential elections, Milei lost the advantage he had obtained and was defeated by the Peronist candidate of Unión por la Patria, Sergio Massa, who surpassed him by more than six percentage points, losing six of the sixteen districts. who had won in the primaries (out of a total of 24).

Yesterday, November 19, 2023, it turned out elected president of Argentina for the period 2023-2027; He will assume the position on December 10.