Argentines were going to the polls Sunday, as frustrated voters weigh handing the presidency to an anti-establishment, right-wing populist who pledges to drastically overhaul the state.
A billboard sign for presidential candidate Javier Milei and Carolina Piparo who is running for the governorship of Buenos Aires province, is juxtaposed with photos of current Economy Minister Sergio Massa, also running for president, and current governor of Buenos Aires province Axel Kicillof, and reads in Spanish:"Kichnersimo or Freedom" in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023.
"Argentina is in for a wild ride," Benjamin Gedan, director of the Latin America program at the Washington-based Wilson Center, said."The most likely scenario is rather worrisome, a polarized society, divided congress, combative and inexperienced leader and an economy hurtling toward an abyss." Whatever the results, Milei has already inserted himself and his libertarian party into a political structure dominated by a center-left and a center-right coalition for almost two decades.
Argentines were also buying dollars and removing hard currency deposits from banks as the peso accelerated its already steady depreciation. Massa and Bullrich focused much of their firepower in the campaign's final days on warning voters against electing Milei, painting him as a dangerous upstart. Massa in particular said that Milei's plans could have devastating effects on social welfare programs, education and health care.Milei characterized his two main opponents as part of the entrenched and corrupt establishment that brought South America's second-largest economy to its knees.
As a rising star in the global culture wars, Milei received support from several like-minded leaders, including Brazil's former far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro. Bolsonaro's lawmaker son, Eduardo, planned to follow the election from Milei's campaign headquarters as were several leaders of Spain's far-right Vox party.
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