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With Argentina again in the midst of an economic crisis, Argentine voters turned to Javier Milei, a far-right libertarian who has drawn comparisons to Donald J. Trump.
Jack Nicas, who covers South America for The New York Times, discusses Argentina’s incoming president, and his radical plan to remake the country’s economy.
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Jack Nicas, the Brazil bureau chief for The New York Times.
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Argentina’s incoming president is a libertarian economist whose brash style and embrace of conspiracy theories has parallels with those of Donald J. Trump.
Argentina braces itself for an “anarcho-capitalist” in charge.
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Source: Elections - nytimes.com
