Newly elected President of Argentina Javier Milei of La Libertad Avanza celebrates with his sister Karina Milei after the polls closed in the presidential runoff on November 19, 2023 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. According to official results, Javier Milei of La Libertad Avanza reached 55,69% of the votes and Sergio Massa of Union Por La Patria 44,30%, with 99,25 of the votes counted. The presidential election runoff to succeed Alberto Fernandez comes as Argentinians have been hard hit by an annual 142,7% inflation. (Photo by Tomas Cuesta/Getty Images)
OAN’s James Meyers 8:35 AM – Monday, November 20, 2023
Argentina elected libertarian outsider Javier Milei, dubbed the “Trump of Argentina” as the country’s new president.
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The announcement came on Sunday, as Argentina takes a chance on Milei to fix an economy dealing with 140% inflation, a recession on the rise and poverty continually increasing.
Meet Argentina’s new president Javier Milei.
When he was growing up, kids called him “The Madman” because of his energetic outbursts.
At the age of 18, Milei, who was a soccer player, gave up the sport to pursue a career in economics.