Big win leaves many wondering if result reflects genuine support for president or corrosive US influence
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pposition posters scattered across Buenos Aires before Sunday’s midterms showed president Javier Milei’s name plastered over a US flag, in a bid to tap into anti-American sentiment over Donald Trump’s alleged interference in Argentina’s election.
Days before the vote, the US president announced a $40bn bailout for his Argentinian counterpart but warned that if Milei did not win he would withdraw his support.
Despite what has been described as the lowest point of his nearly two years in power – with an economic downturn and allegations of corruption – Milei won by a wide margin: about 41% to 32%, something opinion polls had failed to predict.
