Is Milei’s electoral blow the beginning of the end for his radical economic vision?
- Written by Matt Barlow, Lecturer International Political Economy, University of Glasgow
In his first real electoral test since sweeping to power in October 2023, the party of Argentina’s right-wing populist president, Javier Milei, has suffered a landslide defeat. The result can be read as an emphatic reminder of the remarkable endurance in Argentina of Peronism – the movement named after former president Juan...