"Far-right outsider Javier Milei shocks Argentina with primary election win"

Far-right politician Javier Milei, who admires Donald Trump, has emerged as the frontrunner in Argentina's primary election, winning 30% of the votes and surpassing more established politicians. Milei's surge is being described as a "political earthquake" and reflects the anger of Argentine voters towards the current and previous governments' handling of the economic crisis. If elected, Milei plans to abolish the central bank, replace the peso with the US dollar, privatize state-run firms, and loosen gun controls. His success in the primary could further destabilize the peso. The second and third-place candidates, Patricia Bullrich and Sergio Massa, will now try to gain ground ahead of the first round of the presidential election on October 22.