Argentinian President-elect Javier Milei speaks after his victory over Sergio Massa, Economy Minister and candidate of the ruling Peronist party, in a run-off election in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sunday, November 19, 2023
THE victory of the far right to Argentina’s presidency is a “tremendous threat” to the rights won in 40 years of democracy, activists warned today.
Javier Milei easily won Argentina’s presidential election on Sunday, swinging the country to the far right following a campaign in which he promised a dramatic shake-up to the state to deal with soaring inflation and rising poverty.
According to Argentina’s electoral authority Mr Milei won the presidential run-off with 55.7 per cent of the vote over the centrist Economy Minister Sergio Massa who polled 44.3 per cent.
Far-right forces are rising across Latin America and the Caribbean, armed with a common agenda of anti-communism, the culture war, and neoliberal economics, writes VIJAY PRASHAD
As six out of 10 Argentines don’t vote for Milei LEONEL POBLETE CODUTTI looks at the country’s real crisis that runs far deeper than just the ballot box
