Thousands of rapturous supporters of Argentina‘s president-elect Javier Milei took to the streets of Buenos Aires on Sunday, waving yellow flags bearing the image of a lion — the totem of the wild-haired libertarian.
The flags were selling “for two dollars,” in support of Milei’s plan to ditch the country’s volatile peso in favor of the US currency to try to halt inflation.
One supporter dressed up as a lion, while another wore a makeshift chainsaw on his head — a nod to the power tool Milei carried around during his campaign, vowing to slash government spending.
“Freedom! Freedom!” chanted the massive crowd which congregated at Milei’s campaign headquarters before heading towards the historic Obelisk monument.
Milei, a 53-year-old economist and political newcomer, has upended Argentine politics by ousting the traditional parties that have governed in recent decades — and were punished by voters amid a crippling economic crisis.
“I’m happy, I have hope. A change was necessary,” says Nicolas Paez, a 34-year-old architect with a blue-and-white Argentine flag draped around his shoulders.
“I really didn’t think he was going to win, but the youth…
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