
What does this mean? Milei’s proposals to dollarize, close the central bank, and drastically cut spending may have initially been too much change for voters. But with the notable addition of former President Mauricio Macri as a supporter (alongside former Minister of Security Patricia Bullrich) following the first round and a tempering down of Milei’s rhetoric, the change represented by Milei became more reassuring for the Argentine public. In Argentina, as with the August election of Bernardo Arévalo in Guatemala (although with a different ideological position), frustrated voters who want democracy to better deliver for the people were reassured into opting for a clear break from the current government.