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| Is Argentina's new president too divisive to fix a broken economy? |
| 2023-11-21 |
| [Economist] Javier Milei, Argentina’s newly elected president, rose to fame by bashing the country’s political class on television. Now the world’s first avowedly libertarian leader will probably demonstrate the truth of the notion that it is easier to criticise than to do. On November 19th, Mr Milei surpassed expectations and won 56% of the vote in the presidential run-off, compared with 44% for Sergio Massa, a stalwart of the Peronist movement, which has governed Argentina for 28 of the past 40 years. His coalition, Liberty Advances, won in 20 of Argentina’s 23 provinces, plus the city of Buenos Aires. In his victory speech, Mr Milei promised to make "drastic changes" to end Argentina’s century-long decline and return the country to being a "world power" within 35 years. Related: Javier Milei: 2023-11-20 Good Morning Javier Milei: 2023-11-20 Make ARGENTINA Great Again! South American nation's firebrand new president Javier Milei vows to begin draining his county's 'swamp' - as Trump gives his seal of approval Javier Milei: 2023-09-20 Carlson Interview - Argentina's Milei Warns U.S.: Socialism Is ‘Violent, Murderous, Impoverishing' |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #15 after all, Milei is an actual...Economist |
| Posted by: Frank G 2023-11-21 18:53 |
| #14 If the globalists at The Economist are butt hurt, I count it as a point in Milei's favor. |
| Posted by: Nero 2023-11-21 15:03 |
| #13 After all those insiders |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2023-11-21 14:48 |
| #12 People offering solutions to things which are not a problem is kind of what got us here. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2023-11-21 14:35 |
| #11 Trump was too divisive to fix the economy, until he did anyway. After all those insiders couldn't. |
| Posted by: Regular joe 2023-11-21 13:37 |
| #10 ^ Yes, we would... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-11-21 09:59 |
| #9 If Milei was a card-carrying socialist we'd be hearing that a 56% - 44% victory margin is a mandate to govern. |
| Posted by: Raj 2023-11-21 09:55 |
| #8 Not if the people breaking things feel that breaking things is the solution, not the problem. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2023-11-21 08:53 |
| #7 The man knows how to get to the root of the problem. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2023-11-21 08:08 |
| #6 rose to fame by bashing the country’s political class on television The Jon Stewart model of political advancement. Jon Lovitz tears into Colbert, Kimmel for pushing 'political agenda' in late night: They 'hammer it to death' |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2023-11-21 08:03 |
| #5 |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2023-11-21 07:07 |
| #4 Well, the recipients of money the gummint does not have are totally against him. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-11-21 06:52 |
| #3 /\ An even greater fear: People offering highly complex solutions to simple problems. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2023-11-21 06:35 |
| #2 I wish Señor Presidente Milei well. Decades of prior policies have worked oh so well there, haven't they? |
| Posted by: DooDahMan 2023-11-21 03:38 |
| #1 Beware people having simple solutions to complex problems. |
| Posted by: Grom the Reflective 2023-11-21 00:48 |