Argentina's Election: Massa's Gradual Approach Versus Milei's Radical Plans
Top presidential candidates face off in November with completely opposite proposals to pull Latin America's second-largest economy from the brink of abyss.
Argentina’s top two presidential candidates, set to face off in a runoff election on Nov. 19, have diametrically opposing views on everything from economic to foreign policies, and most notably on what the ideal size and role of the state should be.
Economy Minister Sergio Massa’s surprising Sunday comeback was in no small measure influenced by the social programs he expanded on the eve of the election. But it was also the result of a marketing campaign showing how much higher prices of fuel, utilities and public transportation would be if his adversary Javier Milei becomes president and he delivers on a pledge to scrap all subsidies.