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In an August primary, Javier Milei of the fringe Liberty Advances party shattered forecasts by finishing first with 30% support, just ahead of Patricia Bullrich from the center-right opposition alliance Together for Change with 28%, and Economy Minister Sergio Massa of the ruling Peronist Union for the Homeland coalition close behind at 27%.
But a devastating economic crisis and disillusionment with those in power helped propel Milei and his harsh anti-establishment message ahead of two experienced heavyweights in the August primaries. She argues that cutting government spending is vital to taming inflation and pledged to eliminate taxes as soon as possible on agricultural exports, one of the state's top revenue sources.The 51-year-old lawyer and current economy minister is running to maintain the ruling Peronist coalition's hold on the Casa Rosada. His government's leader, outgoing President Alberto Fernandez, will leave office with the economy in crisis.
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