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Inflation Woes in Argentina Force Shopkeepers to Make Difficult Decisions

The imminent end of the agreement on price controls is fanning inflation even more, says economist Hernan Letcher

Latin Times

Look to the mainstream to explain the rise of the far right

Javier Milei in Argentina. Geert Wilders in the Netherlands. These are the two latest “populist shocks” – the tip of the “populist wave” that comes crashing against the weakened defences of liberal democracies.

The Conversation

Argentinian firebrand Javier Milei is right about one thing: British sovereignty of the Falklands must end

The Conservatives’ stubborn stance on the islands’ future is merely a refusal to let go of our last spark of military glory, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK

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Argentine Shopkeepers Struggle To Keep Pace With Soaring Prices

Paola Basso sighs as she hastily sticks price tags one on top of the other in a suburb of Buenos Aires, as the cost of goods soars after the election of libertarian outsider Javier Milei.

International Business Times

Fed-up Voters Put Latin American Leaders On Thin Ice

Latin American governments are learning not to get too comfortable in office, as disgruntled voters repeatedly topple incumbents, often in favor of outsiders or inexperienced politicians.

International Business Times

Argentina's Milei no 'Trump of the Pampas', analysts say

A showman, like Trump, Milei first grabbed public attention via appearances as a television panelist, where he would rant about the government's failures, with little concern for political correctness.

Latin Times

Argentina's Milei No 'Trump Of The Pampas', Analysts Say

They are both abrasive, have a penchant for insults and vulgarity, and boast an untamed mop of hair.

International Business Times

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Is Javier Milei a 'Doctrinaire Hayekian' and a Secret Reason Science Project?

Sohrab Ahmari denounces Argentina's new president as a faux populist. Good for Milei.

Reason

UK responds to Argentina president’s pledge to ‘get back’ Falkland Islands

Argentinian president Javier Milei has promised to take control of Falkland Islands through ‘diplomatic channels’

The Independent UK

After the dollar-loving Milei wins the presidency, Argentines anxiously watch the exchange rate

The exchange rate is top of mind for millions of Argentines coping with triple-digit inflation

The Independent UK

Argentina’s new leader is a snake-oil salesman with extreme views on abortion, gay rights and more. I fear for my country

After his landslide victory in the presidential election, Javier Milei is threatening to undo 40 years of democracy in Argentina, says writer Uki Goñi

The Guardian - UK

Javier Milei Elected Argentina’s New President

Milei's Win Comes As The Country Is Facing The Highest Inflation Rate In History.

Zenger

Falklands sovereignty not up for discussion, says Rishi Sunak

Assertion comes after Javier Milei, Argentina’s president-elect, said he wanted to recover islands ‘through diplomatic channels’

The Guardian - UK

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The Conversation

New Argentinian president Javier Milei promises to 'take a chainsaw' to country's crippled economy

When Javier Milei’s opponent in the 2023 Argentinian elections conceded victory on Sunday night it was obvious that the maverick libertarian economist was going to win big. And he did: once counting finished on Monday, Milei had taken 56% compared to 44% for his opponent, former finance minister Sergio Massa…

Evening Standard

Defence Secretary Grant Shapps slaps down new Argentina president over 'get Falklands back' pledge

Javier Milei said during his presidential campaign that Argentina had ‘non-negotiable’ sovereignty over the Falklands

The Independent UK

Shapps rejects new Argentinian president’s calls for Falkland handover talks

Javier Milei reportedly said during his presidential campaign that Argentina had ‘non-negotiable’ sovereignty over the Falklands.

The Conversation

The election of Javier Milei and the challenges of an impoverished Argentina

In December 2001, Argentina experienced one of the most dramatic moments in its history. The collapse of convertibility – the monetary stabilisation plan that established parity between the dollar and the peso – brought tens of thousands of people onto the streets to protest against the government’s confiscation of their…

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The World's First Libertarian President

Plus: A listener asks the editors about libertarians and "reflexive contrarianism."

The Guardian - US

‘Ghosts from the past’: fears of abortion setback after Milei wins in Argentina

Newly elected president and far-right libertarian has vowed to repeal country’s 2020 landmark legalisation of abortion

Salon

"Trump of Argentina" wins presidency

"No one so extremist on economic issues has been elected president of a South American country," economist warns

France 24

Radical turn: What's populist Javier Milei's plan for Argentina?

There's an old adage about politics: you campaign in poetry and you govern in prose. Even though Javier Milei, the winner of Sunday’s presidential runoff in Argentina, did not wield a chainsaw like he did on the campaign trail, the free market absolutist did again promise in his acceptance speech…

France 24

‘El Loco’ at the helm: What next for Argentina under outsider president Javier Milei?

A former TV personality-turned political maverick, Argentina’s president-elect Javier Milei has promised no half-measures as he bids to make his stricken country “great again”. Riding a wave of anti-establishment rage, the far-right outsider known for his foul-mouthed outbursts will have no time to bask in his stunning victory as he…

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Argentina’s new president: a dark day for democracy

Editorial: The election of the far-right candidate Javier Milei reflects the seriousness of the country’s problems – and threatens to deepen them

Reason

What American Conservatives Can Learn From Argentina's Javier Milei

Once you get past the aesthetics, the similarities between Milei and MAGA mostly vanish.

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