Javier Milei: Nicknamed ‘the madman’ and a fan of Al Capone – meet Argentina’s new president
SKY News says Former TV pundit Javier Milei – nicknamed “the crazy” or “the madman” by his followers – has stunned political experts by becoming the new president of Argentina.
The 53-year-old right-wing populist – also known as a fan of Al Capone – won 56% of the vote to complete a journey which started in 2020 when he entered politics and promised to “blow up” the system.
At the time, he was a TV talking head who was arguing against government spending and who seemed a long way from staging a serious bid to become leader of South America’s second-largest economy.
