Argentines have begun voting in a presidential runoff pitting the candidate of the ruling Peronist party against a populist, anti-establishment candidate whose election could swing the country to the right amid discontent over soaring inflation. Pre-election polls, which have been notoriously wrong in the past, show a statistical tie between Javier Milei, a self-described anarcho-capitalist who has drawn frequent comparisons to former U.S. President Donald Trump, and Economy Minister Sergio Massa. On Massa’s watch, inflation has soared to more than 140% and poverty has increased. Milei, a self-described anarcho-capitalist, proposes to slash the size of the state and rein in inflation, while Massa has warned people about the negative impacts of such policies.
