Populist candidate Javier Milei has emerged as the front-runner in Argentina’s primary elections in an unexpected turn of events, signaling a possible change in the country’s political landscape.
The libertarian economist, rock star, and national lawmaker secured 32.31 percent of the of votes—far more than predicted by national polls—leaving the main opposition bloc, United for Change, trailing at 28 percent and the ruling Peronist coalition at 27 percent.
