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"In December 2001, Argentina experienced one of the most dramatic moments in
its history. The collapse of convertibility – the monetary stabilisation plan
that established parity between the dollar and the peso – brought tens of
thousands of people onto the streets to protest against the government’s
confiscation of their money, the “corralito”.
In an already historic moment, then-President Fernando de la Rúa fled the Casa
Rosada in a helicopter after resigning, to the disbelief of the demonstrators
occupying Plaza de Mayo.
Almost 22 years later, the Argentinian population seems to have finally found a
figure who could effectively express the “let them all go” slogan that marked
that December.
Javier Milei, a far-right economist and founder of the La Libertad Avanza (LLA)
party, was elected president of Argentina by defeating Peronist Sergio Massa in
the second round held last Sunday.
The more than ten-point lead between Milei and Massa once again called into
question the credibility of the polling institutes, which had been predicting a
tight race defined by narrow margins. However, there were signs this picture
was wrong since the first round. In the first round of voting in October, the
sum of the votes given to Milei and Patrícia Bullrich already exceeded Massa’s
vote by around 15%."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
