Argentina elects right-winger Javier Milei as prez

POPULIST Javier Milei resoundingly won Argentina's presidential election Sunday, swinging the country to the right following a fiercely polarised campaign in which he promised a dramatic shake-up to the state to deal with soaring inflation and rising poverty.

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With 99.4% of votes tallied in the presidential runoff, Milei had 55.7% and Economy Minister Sergio Massa 44.3%, according to Argentina's electoral authority. It is the highest percentage that a presidential candidate has received since the South American country's return to democracy in 1983.