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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      1 year ago

      Since I’m rather uninformed on the topic, what would you consider him instead?

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      I’m not familiar with Argentinian politics. What would you call him?

      Most things I read the last few days called him left wing. But things get fuzzy calling people/parties left/right, especially across different continents.