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Prelude to the Best Sommelier of Canada Contest | SaltWireBUENOS AIRES - Argentine Economy Minister Sergio Massa's political escape act - winning a first round general election despite overseeing the country's worst economic crisis in decades - was built on tax cuts, and voter concerns of higher bus fares and medical bills.
In the week running up to the vote commuters were shown two ticket prices on trains and buses with a low"Massa price" or far higher prices under his rivals without subsidies. Local media reported similar though more informal campaigns in some hospitals, and the energy secretary warned the price of subsidized gas could double.
"For me it was a matter of time before people realized that Milei's proposals made no sense," said Amparo Anzaldi, 20, a student in Buenos Aires."It is not going to be easy to take away our education or public health."Milei had talked about being in favor of privatization of state entities and Chile's public-private model, a sharp shift from the Peronist's social welfare that creates a safety net for the least well-off but has drained state coffers.
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