Media caption, “Today we retake the course that made our nation excellent,” states Argentina’s Javier Milei By Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News Argentines haveactually chosen reactionary outsider Javier Milei, 53, as their brand-new president. With nearly all votes counted, Mr Milei had won close to 56% in the definitive run-off, ahead of his left-wing competing, Sergio Massa, with 44%. The extreme beginner’s triumph hasactually been explained as “a political earthquake”. It hasactually been invited by similar politicalleaders such as UnitedStates ex-President Donald Trump, who stated Mr Milei would “Make Argentina Great Again”. Brazil’s previous leader Jair Bolsonaro stated that “hope would shine onceagain in South America”. Sometimes called “El Loco” (the madman) by his critics, Mr Milei hasactually guaranteed extreme modifications, which consistof dumping the regional currency, the peso, for the UnitedStates dollar and “blowing up” the main bank in order to avoid it from printing more cash, which he argues is driving inflation. He has likewise proposed cutting well-being payments and slashing administration by closing the ministries of culture, ladies, health and education, amongst others. In a round of media interviews following his election win, he stated he would privatise Argentina’s state energy business, YPF, and the nation’s public broadcasters. “Everything than can be [put] into the hands of the personal sector, will be in the hands of the personal sector,” he stated. However, Mr Milei included that before YPF might be privatised, it would have to be “rebuilt”. He did not state how long that procedure might take. The president-elect likewise revealed that public works would be “cut down to absolutelyno” and those currently in development would be put out to tender so that “there would be no more state costs”. On social concerns,
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