{"id":12859,"date":"2023-08-14T07:16:38","date_gmt":"2023-08-14T07:16:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cryptoheretostay.com\/?p=12859"},"modified":"2023-08-14T07:16:39","modified_gmt":"2023-08-14T07:16:39","slug":"pro-bitcoin-javier-milei-wins-most-votes-in-argentina-primary-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoheretostay.com\/?p=12859","title":{"rendered":"Pro-Bitcoin Javier Milei wins most votes in Argentina primary election"},"content":{"rendered":"<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\namzn_assoc_placement = \"adunit0\";\r\namzn_assoc_tracking_id = \"totafreearti-20\";\r\namzn_assoc_ad_mode = \"search\";\r\namzn_assoc_ad_type = \"smart\";\r\namzn_assoc_marketplace = \"amazon\";\r\namzn_assoc_region = \"US\";\r\namzn_assoc_default_search_phrase = \"crypto\";\r\namzn_assoc_default_category = \"All\";\r\namzn_assoc_search_bar = \"false\";\r\namzn_assoc_title = \"\";\r\namzn_assoc_rows =\"1\";\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"\/\/z-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/onejs?MarketPlace=US\"><\/script>\n<p>An Argentinian politician with a knack for supporting Bitcoin and calling for the abolishment of his country\u2019s central bank has taken the lead in the country\u2019s presidential primary elections. <\/p>\n<p>With over 90% of the votes counted, libertarian pro-Bitcoin (BTC) candidate Javier Milei is currently leading with nearly 32% and is trailed by the conservative Together for Change (Juntos por el Cambio) party which is just under 30% according to Bloomberg data.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the left-wing Union for the Homeland (Uni\u00f3n por la Patria) coalition \u2014 the current ruling government\u2019s group \u2014 is third with just over 28.5% of the vote. <\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Libertarian and pro-#bitcoin candidate, Javier Milei, has taken a commanding lead in the Argentinian primary elections. pic.twitter.com\/65XQeIVJth<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Peter McCormack\u200d\u2620\ufe0f (@PeterMcCormack) August 14, 2023<\/p>\n<p>Milei created and leads the Liberty Advances (La Libertad Avanza) coalition whose views have been described as anywhere between libertarian and far-right.<\/p>\n<p>Milei calls himself an anarcho-capitalist and has rallied for Argentina\u2019s central bank to be abolished \u2014 calling it a scam, has said human organ sales should be legal and denies the existence of global warming.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Related: <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Argentine agency opens investigation into Worldcoin over biometric data<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He has said Bitcoin is a reaction against \u201ccentral bank scammers\u201d and claimed legal tender allows politicians to scam Argentines with inflation.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Javier Milei is running for President of Argentina.<\/p>\n<p>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<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alex Stanczyk \u221e\/21m (@alexstanczyk) January 5, 2023<\/p>\n<p>Such rhetoric has clearly proven popular with Argentina\u2019s voters who are facing an annual inflation rate of 116% \u2014 the worst in over three decades that\u2019s adding to the country\u2019s cost of living crisis.<\/p>\n<p>Argentina\u2019s general presidential election will be held on Oct. 22, a candidate must win at least 45% of the vote to win the presidency or a final runoff vote will be triggered to take place in November.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Magazine: <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Should you \u2018orange pill\u2019 children? The case for Bitcoin kids books<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\namzn_assoc_placement = \"adunit0\";\r\namzn_assoc_tracking_id = \"totafreearti-20\";\r\namzn_assoc_ad_mode = \"search\";\r\namzn_assoc_ad_type = \"smart\";\r\namzn_assoc_marketplace = \"amazon\";\r\namzn_assoc_region = \"US\";\r\namzn_assoc_default_search_phrase = \"bitcoin\";\r\namzn_assoc_default_category = \"All\";\r\namzn_assoc_search_bar = \"false\";\r\namzn_assoc_title = \"\";\r\namzn_assoc_rows =\"1\";\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"\/\/z-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/onejs?MarketPlace=US\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/bitcoiner-javier-milei-wins-argentina-presidential-primary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An Argentinian politician with a knack for supporting Bitcoin and calling for the abolishment of his country\u2019s central bank has taken the lead in the country\u2019s presidential primary elections. 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