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Pro-Bitcoin candidate Javier Milei secures the highest number of votes in Argentina’s primary election.
An Argentinian politician known for advocating Bitcoin and calling for the dissolution of his nation’s central bank is currently leading in the presidential primary elections.
With more than 90% of the votes tallied, libertarian pro-Bitcoin (BTC) candidate Javier Milei is in the forefront with nearly 32%, followed closely by the conservative Together for Change (Juntos por el Cambio) party, which is just below 30%, as reported by Bloomberg.
In third place is the left-wing Union for the Homeland (Unión por la Patria) coalition — the party currently in power — with slightly over 28.5% of the votes.
Libertarian and pro-#bitcoin candidate, Javier Milei, has taken a commanding lead in the Argentinian primary elections. pic.twitter.com/65XQeIVJth
— Peter McCormack☠️ (@PeterMcCormack) August 14, 2023
Milei is the founder and leader of the Liberty Advances (La Libertad Avanza) coalition, which has been characterized as ranging from libertarian to far-right.
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Identifying as an anarcho-capitalist, Milei has advocated for the elimination of Argentina’s central bank, labeling it a scam, and has suggested that the sale of human organs should be legalized while rejecting the notion of global warming.
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He has stated that Bitcoin serves as a response to “central bank scammers” and asserted that legal tender enables politicians to deceive Argentines through inflation.
Javier Milei is running for President of Argentina.
He appears to understand money, and that inflation is an unfair mechanism that advantages elites over the people and slowly robs people of their means of survival. pic.twitter.com/tj0KEztUzI— Alex Stanczyk ∞/21m (@alexstanczyk) January 5, 2023
This rhetoric has evidently resonated with voters in Argentina, who are contending with an annual inflation rate of 116% — the highest in over thirty years, exacerbating the country’s cost of living crisis.
The general presidential election in Argentina is scheduled for Oct. 22, where a candidate must secure at least 45% of the vote to win outright, or a runoff election will be held in November.
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