BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Argentina’s economy minister and the anti-establishment upstart he faces in a presidential runoff next month began competing Monday to shore up the moderate voters they need. Massa focused his messaging in the latter part of the campaign on how Milei’s budget-slashing chainsaw would negatively affect citizens already struggling to make ends meet, with a particular focus …
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Once an activist in a left-leaning youth movement, Rubén Dávalos is now among the millions of disaffected voters in Argentina planning to cast their ballots for right-wing populist and self-described anarcho-capitalist, Javier Milei. “In this country, you can’t plan for the future,” said the 30-year-old Dávalos, who began selling cellphone accessories at flea markets after surging …
Presidential candidate Javier Milei of the Liberty Advances coalition waves to supporters during a campaign rally in Buenos Aires on Wednesday ahead of Sunday’s election. “In this country, you can’t plan for the future,” said the 30-year-old Dávalos, who began selling cellphone accessories at flea markets after surging inflation ate away at his manufacturing job wages. “I know I’m going …
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Economy Minister Sergio Massa and former Security Minister Patricia Bullrich adapted shrewdly over their combined seven decades in Argentine politics. Sergio Massa, Argentine Economy Minister and ruling party presidential candidate speaks during a campaign event in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023. “Juntos por el Cambio” presidential candidate Patricia Bullrich has a selfie taken with …