Far-right populist Javier Milei, an admirer of former U.S. President Donald Trump, rocked Argentina’s political establishment by emerging as the biggest vote-getter in primary elections to choose presidential candidates for the October general election.
1 of 20Javier Milei, presidential candidate of the Liberty Advances coalition, embraces his sister Karina at his campaign headquarters after polling stations closed during primary elections in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023. Javier Milei, presidential candidate of the Liberty Advances coalition, speaks at his campaign headquarters after polling stations closed during primary elections in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023.
Demonstrators march to protest against government policies, demanding higher salaries amid annual inflation of more than 100%, rising poverty and a rapidly depreciating currency, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, April 19, 2023. Argentines will vote in a national primary election Sunday, Aug. 13, to determine which candidates will be running in the country’s October presidential vote.
Demonstrators throw rocks at police utside a police station on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Aug. 9, 2023, during a protest against the killing of an 11-year-old girl, who died during a snatch-and-grab robbery. The country’s national primary election campaign to determine who will run in the October presidential election had largely been dominated by the economy, but crime has taken center stage in the final days of campaigning.
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