Tag: midterm
Javier Milei hails ‘tipping point’ as his far-right party wins Argentina’s midterm elections
The result falls short of giving Milei a congressional majority but has been widely described as surprising by Argentinian analysts The party of Argentina’s far-right president, Javier Milei, has won Sunday’s midterm elections after a campaign in which US president Donald Trump announced a $40bn bailout for the country and made continued aid conditional on…
Argentina’s President Milei faces a political reckoning in midterm elections
By Natalie Alcoba BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — The stakes were always high for Argentina’s libertarian president, Javier Milei, in this weekend’s midterm elections. But now, with a currency crisis deepening and a controversial U.S. bailout on the way, the eccentric economist-turned-politician has more than political posturing riding on Sunday’s vote. The elections — which will…