Meet Javier Milei, Argentina’s new libertarian president

Argentine libertarian politician and ex-economist Javier Milei won the Argentine presidential election on Sunday.

Milei, a self-styled “anarcho-capitalist”, has vowed to end Argentina’s rampant inflation – which recently topped 140% – by replacing the local currency with the US dollar and eliminating half of the country’s government agencies, often symbolized by driving a chainsaw in the countryside, seconds in The Associated Press. Milei is a prominent believer in conservatism and has often denounced leftist policies as the reason for Argentina’s economic struggle and culture of poverty.

“The model of decline has come to an end [and] there is no turning back,” Milei said in her victory speech on Sunday. seconds to Reuters. “We have monumental problems ahead: inflation, lack of work and poverty. The situation is critical and there is no room for half-hearted measures.”

Milei is known for his passionate personality and is often called “The Crazy One” and “The Wig” by his supporters, according to the AP. In addition to his intended economic policies, Milei has taken conservative positions on cultural issues, including looser gun control regulations, immigration restrictions, and smaller government, while opposing liberal ideologies such as the abortion, feminist policies and political elitism.

“Leftist bastards, be afraid!” Miley said in 2019. “Freedom advances! Cheers to freedom, dammit!”

Before winning Argentina’s presidential election, Milei served as a senior economist at several major business conglomerates in Argentina, including Corporacion America, where he served as chief economist until he was elected as a lawmaker in 2021, according to the P. Milei rose to prominence as a television and media personality famous for his passionate rants against the Argentine political caste. seconds in the Wall Street Journal.

Although he doesn’t often talk about his early years or his family, Milei has a close relationship with his sister Karina Milei, who ran his presidential campaign and whom he credits with his rising political career, according to the AP. Milei has four dogs, all named after economists and all clones of her English Mastiff, who died.

Milei won 56% of the to vote on Sunday, compared to the 44% that his opponent Sergio Massa, Argentina’s left-wing Economy Minister, got. Milei will be sworn into office on December 10, according to the WSJ.

Several prominent conservatives, including former US President Donald Trump, congratulated Milei on her victory, seconds in Mediaite.

“Congratulations to Javier Milei on a great run for president of Argentina. The whole world was watching! I’m so proud of you,” Trump said Social Sunday of Truth. “You will turn your country around and make Argentina great again!”

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