As Argentina votes, Javier Milei face political headwinds

Argentine lawmaker Marcela Pagano quit President Javier Milei’s La Libertad Avanza and blasted his government for punishing dissent, tolerating suspected graft and neglecting the middle class, pensioners and people with disabilities. Her broadside lands on the eve of midterms, as austerity slashed inflation and produced a budget surplus but shuttered thousands of small and medium-sized businesses, eroded wages amid a recession. Milei courts US President Donald Trump for a $20 billion currency swap while polls show a tight race with Peronists. Fresh scandals, including “Karinagate” and an admission by party colleague Jose Luis Espert, further cloud his campaign.

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