Kicillof, the Argentine governor on a mission to stop Milei | News

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, Sept 13, 2025 (AFP) - An economist who champions the welfare state and nationalizations has emerged as libertarian, budget-slashing President Javier Milei's political nemesis in Argentina. Buenos Aires governor Axel Kicillof's centre-left Fuerza Patria coalition trounced Milei's party in provincial elections last weekend that were seen as a test of Milei's support in the run-up to October mid-terms. Fuerza Patria's nearly 14-point lead over Milei's La Libertad Avanza -- bigger than polls predicted -- made an instant star of Kicillof, who has become the embodiment of the left's comeback hopes. "Se siente, se siente, Axel presidente! (Axel, president, you can feel it)," party activists chanted at Fuerza Patria's election night party. The youthful-looking governor held up the...