The lion, the wig and the warrior. Who is Javier Milei, Argentina's president-elect?
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A few years ago, Milei was a television talking head whom bookers
loved because his screeds against government spending and the ruling
political class boosted ratings. At the time, and up until mere months
ago, hardly any political expert believed he had a real shot at
becoming president of South America's second-largest economy.
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At the heart of his economic plan for Argentina is a proposal to
replace the local currency, the peso, with the U.S. dollar. He has
repeatedly said the only way to end the scourge of inflation, which
has topped 140%, is to prevent politicians from continuing to print
money. As such, he plans to extinguish the Central Bank.
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Milei doesn't just see himself as a right-leaning politician, but also
as a culture warrior with the mission of shaking up Argentine society.
Some of Milei's positions appear to echo more conservative Republicans
in the U.S. while his fiery, profanity-laden rhetoric has already
lifted him to prominence in the global culture war that at times
overwhelms political discourse in the U.S., neighboring Brazil and
elsewhere.
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In the same vein as Trump's slogan, "Make America Great Again," Milei
has said he will return the country to an unspecified period of
greatness.
https://apnews.com/article/javier-milei-profile-argentina-election-82488d49cca5aee10d4b911bde530922
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