Libertarian candidate and frontrunner Javier Milei has pledged to hold a referendum to repeal abortion access if elected.
By Natalie Alcoba
20 Oct 2023
Buenos Aires, Argentina – In Argentina, it can be hard to focus on anything but economics during an election year. With an annual inflation rate that has eclipsed 138 percent and a currency that has plunged in value, the dire financial outlook has once again dominated this year’s presidential campaign.
But as voters head to the polls on October 22, social issues are increasingly taking centre stage, in large part due to the popularity of far-right libertarian candidate Javier Milei.