2024-12-07
23 分钟Argentina's president Javier Milei famously campaigned with a chainsaw, promising he would cut public spending. Has he delivered? Verónica Smink of BBC Mundo will bring us the latest from Buenos Aires. Plus, how thousands of old portrait pictures were found and restored in Uganda, with BBC Africa's Christine Otieno. Produced by Alice Gioia and Hannah Dean. (Photo: Faranak Amidi. Credit: Tricia Yourkevich.)
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On December 10, 2023, Javier Milei, a right wing economist turned politician, took office as Argentina's president.
Mr.
Milei, known as El Loco or.
The Madman, pulled off a major upset.
Provisional results went viral during his campaign around the world for campaigning with a chainsaw, which was his symbol for his desire to slash the state and slash public spending.
For Argentina, this was a political earthquake and his victory sent a clear message.
Argentinians wanted change.
The situation in Argentina is critical.
The changes our country needs are drastic.