Buenos Aires, September 2023. Hundreds of people crowded around to wave flags and film on their phones. The man with unruly hair and sideburns in the center of them, clad in a black leather jacket, hoisted a roaring chainsaw above his head.
This was an election rally taking place in the San Martín area...
Javier Milei had form for stunts. In 2019, he dressed up in a 'libertarian superhero' costume...
Yet nearly two years on, the headline figures are vastly different...
Measures have led to protests as Milei's reforms result in less money for pensioners and hospitals...
His supporters credit him with taming inflation, while critics argue ordinary Argentines bear the brunt of his cuts...
Milei's presidency encapsulates a paradox...
