An “explosive context” for Javier Milei before the legislative elections in Buenos Aires
Corruption, a shaky economic climate, and gloomy polls... As legislative elections take place this Sunday in the province of Buenos Aires, Javier Milei's party is being shaken by a series of factors that could work against it. For Javier Calvo, a journalist at "Perfil," the situation has reached "a level that few would have imagined."
“This week's operetta number is nothing more than the latest establishment ploy. And just like the previous ones, it's another lie.” On Thursday [August 28], Javier Milei reacted for the first time to the audio recordings of his former friend, ex-lawyer and until recently director of the National Agency for Disability (ANDIS), Diego Spagnuolo.
The Argentine president made this statement to a familiar audience of business leaders increasingly concerned by signs of an economic slowdown and the image of a government that appears disoriented. There was no applause.
Contrary to his expectations, Javier Milei is approaching this crucial electoral sequence in an explosive context, both politically and financially, at a level that few would have imagined a short time ago.
With one week to go before the legislative elections in the province of Buenos Aires [which take place on September 7] and less than two months before the partial federal legislative elections [the Argentine Chamber of Deputies is renewed by half every two years], the latest opinion polls have recorded a clear decline in Javier Milei's popularity rating. It remains to be seen whether this drop in the polls will translate into the ballot box and
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