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submitted 1 year ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world

The eccentric far-right populist Javier Milei has failed to win the first round of Argentina’s presidential election, with the centrist finance minister Sergio Massa unexpectedly beating his radical challenger.

Supporters of Milei, a potty-mouthed political outsider described as an Argentinian mashup of Donald Trump, Jair Bolsonaro and Boris Johnson, had hoped he was heading for a sensational outright victory similar to Bolsonaro’s shock triumph in Brazil in 2018.

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[-] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 11 points 1 year ago

So, it’s again a case of“vote for the crook, not the fascist”?

[-] Siegfried@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

I would argue this is more like, vote for the fascist, not the fascist.

[-] massive_bereavement@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago

Citizens of Argentina! The cruelty of the old regime is a thing of the past!

[crowd cheers]

Let a whole new wave of cruelty wash over this lazy land!

[crowd cheers, then is confused]

[-] Bumblefumble@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

Tiberius is dead! Long live the new Emperor, Caligula!

[-] aliteral@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

That is how it feels to listen to Milei. I hope he loses badly. We didn't need more right wingers in Congress and now there are two of them!

[-] massive_bereavement@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Always two there are, a master and an apprentice.

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