How a chainsaw wielding TV star became Argentina’s president

How a chainsaw wielding TV star became Argent...

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Will Argentina's new president nicknamed 'The Madman' deliver his radical promises?
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Javier Milei is far from your average politician. His critics call him ‘El Loco’, meaning The Madman and he certainly plays up to that reputation having claimed that he ‘hears voices’ and frequently ‘talks to his dead dog.’

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How is Argentina faring under Javier Milei?
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Does Argentina have the patience for Milei’s shock therapy?
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Javier Milei was sworn in as Argentina’s president in December. He's referred to as El Loco (the madman) by his critics and many supporters. His promise to take a chainsaw to government in an attempt to solve rampant inflation, won over voters who'd had enough of the status qu ...

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