Approval Tracker: Argentina's President Javier Milei
Approval Tracker: Argentina's President Javier Milei
Heading toward the October midterms, how is the libertarian leader faring?
This article was originally published December 9, 2024 and has since been updated.
In December 2023, Javier Milei assumed the presidency of Argentina, becoming the first self-professed libertarian head of state in the world. The former congressman, radio host, and economist won 56 percent of the vote in the November 2023 presidential runoff with a campaign promising to radically reduce the Argentine state and reverse the country’s economic woes.
During his almost two years of governance, Milei has not taken action on several of his most extreme campaign proposals, like dollarizing the economy, shutting down the Central Bank, or cutting ties with China. Still, he’s kept consistent with promises to reduce the size of the bureaucracy, impose austerity, and lift currency controls. And he’s been an outspoken voice for conservatism internationally.
Once hampered by his party’s small congressional bench, Milei may now press for labor and tax reforms as well as a fresh budget.
"It was a very important moment in the president’s tenure,” says the AS/COA senior advisor, who covers the Argentine leader's first six months in office.
