Javier Milei: who is Argentina’s new president?

Argentina’s next president has been compared with his fellow rightwing populists Donald Trump and Jair Bolsonaro. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► Milei secured % of the vote against 44.3% for his rival, the centre-left finance minister Sergio Massa. Milei has vowed to ’exterminate’ inflation and take a chainsaw to the state. Before a career in politics, Milei was a media personality known for controversial outbursts. In one instance on live TV he destroyed a piñata representing the country’s central bank - an institution he vowed to abolish on the campaign trail The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► Sign up to the Guardian’s free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► Website ► Facebook ►