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Argentina: Status quo or radical change?
The first round of voting in the presidential election took place at the weekend with the populist candidate Javier Milei unexpectedly beaten.
The first round of voting in the presidential election took place at the weekend with the populist candidate Javier Milei, who brandished a chainsaw at one event, unexpectedly beaten.
His rival, the country's current economy minister Sergio Massa came out on top.
Rahul Tandon finds out what the result might mean for the future of the country's economy, where inflation is more than 130 percent.
(Picture: Newspapers are displayed at a kiosk a day after the first round of Argentina's presidential election, in Buenos Aires, Argentina October 23, 2023. Credit: REUTERS/Cristina Sille)
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