Libertarian candidate Javier Milei elected as Argentina's president, legacy media immediately paints him as 'far-right radical'
Posted on AllSides November 19th, 2023
From The Right
Javier Milei – a libertarian candidate – was elected as the next president of Argentina on Sunday. The mainstream media reacted to Milei's historic victory by immediately painting him as a "far-right radical," despite being a libertarian politician. With 87% of the ballots counted after Sunday's election, Milei garnered 56% of the votes versus only 44% for Sergio Massa – the center-left economy minister. Massa – of the incumbent left-wing Peronist coalition – conceded defeat before all of the votes were counted. Argentina's annual inflation rate skyrocketed to 143%. The...