It’s too soon to say whether Javier Milei’s astonishing electoral victory will introduce the beneficent course correction that Argentina so desperately needs.
Argentine president-elect Javier Milei addresses supporters after winning Argentina's runoff presidential election, on Nov. 19, 2023, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Reuters/Agustin Marcarian
So, Javier Milei was elected president of that troubled South American country on Nov. 19.
Roger Kimball
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Roger Kimball is the editor and publisher of The New Criterion and publisher of Encounter Books. His most recent book is “Where Next? Western Civilization at the Crossroads.”