Far-right Libertarian Javier Milei promises ‘reconstruction of Argentina’ after election victory

With victory to Mr Milei, the country will take an abrupt shift to the right

Presidential candidate Javier Milei, right, celebrates with his sister Karina Milei (Natacha Pisarenko/AP)

Javier Milei has declared that the “reconstruction of Argentina begins today” after a resounding victory in the country’s presidential election on Sunday.

With 99.4% of the votes tallied, the populist candidate had 55.7% compared to economy minister Sergio Massa’s 44.3%, according to Argentina’s electoral authority – the widest margin since the country’s return to democracy in 1983.