Far-right outsider Milei wins Argentina presidential run-off election
Far-right libertarian outsider Javier Milei has won Argentina’s presidential run-off poll, according to provisional results. Milei’s rival, economy minister Sergio Massa, called him to concede. In his victory speech to supporters in Buenos Aires, Milei said: “Today begins the reconstruction of Argentina. Today begins the end of Argentina’s decline. “The model of decadence has come to an end. There is no way back. “Argentina will return to its place in the world that it should never have lost. We are going to work shoulder-to-shoulder with all nations of the free world, to help build a better world.” After his defeat, Massa said: “Obviously the results are not what we expected. I have contacted Javier Milei to congratulate him. “From tomorrow the responsibility of providing certainty belongs to Milei.” It was a close race to the very end but the former pundit who at one point wielded a chainsaw on the campaign trail, won out. The election comes at a difficult time for Argentina with r