Javier Milei was as surprised as anyone by what happened last Sunday when, contrary to expectations, his party – which depends almost entirely on his personal image – left the rest of them trailing in the dust in the midterm elections. He said its victory was “a miracle” and, for a while, it looked as though he was well aware that La Libertad Avanza’s strong performance was due less to its own merits than to dislike of the principal alternative. But as the days passed, Milei showed himself to be increasingly inclined to attribute its success to his own charisma and to his sister Karina’s tactical shrewdness.
That suggests that Milei is flirting with the notion that he is so popular he can brush off persuasive rumours of corruption in the libertarian inner circle and he can carry on treating like dirt anyone who dares to disagree with him. As for the administrative incompetence of his government, that will be something voters are prepared to put up w
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