Argentina after Six Chaotic Months under President Javier Milei

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Issue Jun 05-11 2024: Halfway through his first year in office, President Javier Milei of Argentina presides over a self-generated recession (driven by his supposedly inflation killing “adjustment”) which he insists is medicine that Argentinians must swallow. For the moment, he retains significant popular support from an electorate hoping to arrive at his Libertarian Promised Land. But political professionals wonder how long it can go on. His government has yet to pass a single piece of legislation, while the naturally conflictive and bombastic president seems allergic to political compromise and consensus building. Pundits and editorialists had much to say.

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