Argentina election: Inflation and anger at Leftists force poorest into arms of radical Javier Milei has taken presidential race by storm with his promise to decimate bloated welfare state
Javier Milei has won the support of civilians frustrated with traditional politicians Credit: Natacha Pisarenko/AP A gritty, crowded maze of narrow, winding streets and brick shanties jutting at irregular angles, Villa 31 feels like a different country to the Argentine capital’s grand avenues and leafy squares just a few blocks away. This slum might seem an unlikely source of support for Javier Milei, the libertarian economist, who has taken Argentina’s presidential race by storm with his promises to decimate the South American nation’s bloated welfare state. Yet many of Villa 31’s residents –…Read more …