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In reply to the discussion: Peter Thiel has moved to Argentina [View all]peppertree
(23,485 posts)You see: No matter how Milei and his money-laundering Economy Minister Caputo spin it, the economy down there is awful for most people - and that's despite three bumper crops in a row, and an oil export boom (which Milei largely inherited).
Add to that the mounting corruption scandals involving Milei, his witch-doctor sister, and his chief of staff on down - and the stage is set for his resounding defeat in the October 2027 elections.
The likely winner - center-left Buenos Aires Province Governor Axel Kicillof - is both charismatic and has a very good record as governor despite 7 of the most challenging years in Argentine memory (and that, as you know, is saying a lot).
And while he's unlikely to bother Thiel in any way (except through a U.S. court order), the Namibian Nazi is unlikely to stay in a country governed by a left-wing Jew.
Polls already have Kicillof well ahead in the head-to-heads - especially in RW former President Mauricio Macri ("Mr. Macrisis" ) throws his beach hat in the ring.
Of course...Milei is very much counting on Needy Amin to put his fat, hepatitis-ridden thumb on the scale for him again in '27 - like he did for the '25 Midterms with the U.S. taxpayer-funded bailout.
So quién sabe.
Who knows.