From ditching the struggling peso to eventually eliminating Argentina¡¯s central bank, outsider presidential candidate Javier Milei has vowed to implement a series of bold ¡ª and perhaps unfeasible ¡ª measures to pull South America¡¯s second-largest economy from the brink of a meltdown.
While some of his proposals have scared off investors, forcing the government to devalue the currency by 18%, his fiery rhetoric has resonated with many Argentines who gave him an unexpected win in Sunday¡¯s primary vote. They say Argentina¡¯s situation is so messy that it will take a leader as energetic as Milei to change it.
Below are Milei¡¯s main proposals, according to a document his party submitted to electoral authorities in May.
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