In Upcoming Election, Argentina Is on the Verge of Electing Its Own Trump

Hard right extremist candidate Javier Milei is the front-runner in Argentina’s October 22 presidential election.

By Thomas Kennedy , TRUTHOUT
Published October 21, 2023

Argentine hard right libertarian presidential candidate Javier Milei, like former President Donald Trump, is a creature created by the media.

Milei has disgraced and lowered political discourse on Argentine television for years as a frequent guest of political talk shows. Initially dismissed as a buffoonish character, he made a name for himself by insulting and screaming during broadcast debates and with idiotic stunts like taking a bat to a piñata representing the Argentine central bank.

Fast forward to today, and Milei is the front-runner in Argentina’s presidential election taking place on October 22. Despite polling indicating the contrary, Milei outperformed expectations in the mostly symbolic primary elections held in August by garnering the majority of the vote-share against economy minister and center-left candidate Sergio Massa and mainstream conservative candidate Patricia Bullrich.

If things don’t change, there’s a real possibility that Milei, referred to as “Argentina’s Trump” or “Argentina’s Jair Bolsonaro,” could be the next president. That would be a disastrous path for the country to take.

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