Today, far-right populist Javier Milei won Argentina's presidential primary elections for the Liberty Party. His blend of right-wing libertarian and conservative strands, as well as right-wing populist and far-right politics, is resonating with some voters who see him as a solution to runaway inflation in the country.
Here are some facts about Milei, culled from the Wikipedia article about him,
- Milei is an admirer of ex-Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro and Trump. He has close ties to the Spanish far-right party Vox and the former conservative Chilean presidential candidate José Antonio Kast.
- He opposes abortion even in cases of rape, and would only support abortion when the mother's life is at risk.
- Milei has expressed support for the sale of organs and children.
- Milei denies the existence of global warming, claiming it is an invention of socialism.
- He uses the far-right Cultural Marxism conspiracy theory to oppose feminism, the LGBT movement, minority rights, and sexual education in schools.
- He supports the privatization of state-owned enterprises, the free ownership of guns, and proposes to abolish the Central Bank of Argentina.
- He is a proponent of free love and has claimed to be a "neotantra instructor" and boasted of being "capable of remaining three months without ejaculating." He has also mentioned participating in several threesomes.
- Milei identifies as a Catholic but also says he reads the Torah daily, and has considered converting to Judaism.
- He owns five English Mastiffs, the progenitor being Conan, whom he regards as his son, and four of Conan's clones named Milton, Murray, Robert, and Lucas.
