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Who is the exuberant Javier Milei, Argentina's new president?

2023-11-29T18:08:34.057Z

Highlights: Javier Milei won the presidential election in Argentina on 19 November. An economist by training, he became known to Argentines in 2015 when he took part in television programmes in which he said that public spending should be cut. In 2020, he entered politics and created his own movement, before being elected MP for the first time in November 2021. For Code source, Flora Genoux, correspondent in Argentina for several media including Le Parisien, looks back at Javier Milei's career.


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Summary. On 19 November, Javier Milei was elected President of Argentina at the age of 53. In his victory speech, he promised to implement drastic economic measures to get the country out of chronic inflation that keeps part of the Argentine population in poverty.

An economist by training, he became known to Argentines in 2015 when he took part in television programmes in which he said that public spending should be cut. On set, he is virulent and regularly insults the political class. In 2020, he entered politics and created his own movement, before being elected MP for the first time in November 2021.

For Code source, Flora Genoux, correspondent in Argentina for several media including Le Parisien, looks back at Javier Milei's career.

Listen to Source Code on all audio platforms: Apple Podcast (iPhone, iPad), Google Podcast (Android), Amazon Music, Podcast Addict or Castbox, Deezer, Spotify.

Credits. Editorial direction: Pierre Chausse - Editor-in-chief: Jules Lavie - Reporter: Ambre Rosala - Production: Barbara Gouy, Clara Garnier-Amouroux and Thibault Lambert - Production and mixing: Pierre Chaffanjon - Music: François Clos, Audio Network - Archives: TMC, CNN, America TV, Canal 26.

About Source Code. Code source is Le Parisien's daily news podcast. Stories told by the journalists in the newsroom or by those who have experienced them first-hand. An appointment led by the presenter Jules Lavie and the reporter Ambre Rosala, to be found from Monday to Friday from 18 p.m. on LeParisien.fr or on the main listening platforms.

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