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title: "Pro-Bitcoin Javier Milei wins most votes in Argentina primary election"
url: https://diffcoin.com/pro-bitcoin-javier-milei-wins-most-votes-in-argentina-primary-election/
description: "An Argentinian politician with a knack for supporting Bitcoin and calling for the abolishment of his country’s central bank has taken the lead in the…"
published: 2023-08-14
updated: 2023-08-14
author: "Mila"
site: "Diffcoin"
---

# Pro-Bitcoin Javier Milei wins most votes in Argentina primary election

An Argentinian politician with a knack for supporting Bitcoin and calling for the abolishment of his country’s central bank has taken the lead in the country’s presidential primary elections.

With over 90% of the votes counted, libertarian pro-Bitcoin (BTC) candidate Javier Milei is currently leading with nearly 32% and is trailed by the conservative Together for Change (Juntos por el Cambio) party which is just under 30% according to Bloomberg data.

Meanwhile, the left-wing Union for the Homeland (Unión por la Patria) coalition — the current ruling government’s group — is third with just over 28.5% of the vote.

> Libertarian and pro-[#bitcoin](https://twitter.com/hashtag/bitcoin?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) candidate, Javier Milei, has taken a commanding lead in the Argentinian primary elections. [pic.twitter.com/65XQeIVJth](https://t.co/65XQeIVJth)
> 
> — Peter McCormack‍☠️ (@PeterMcCormack) [August 14, 2023](https://twitter.com/PeterMcCormack/status/1690927515815100416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

Milei created and leads the Liberty Advances (La Libertad Avanza) coalition whose views have been described as anywhere between libertarian and far-right.

Milei calls himself an anarcho-capitalist and has rallied for Argentina’s central bank to be abolished — calling it a scam, has said human organ sales should be legal and denies the existence of global warming.

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He has said Bitcoin is a reaction against “central bank scammers” and claimed legal tender allows politicians to scam Argentines with inflation.

> Javier Milei is running for President of Argentina.
> 
> He appears to understand money, and that inflation is an unfair mechanism that advantages elites over the people and slowly robs people of their means of survival. [pic.twitter.com/tj0KEztUzI](https://t.co/tj0KEztUzI)
> 
> — Alex Stanczyk ∞/21m (@alexstanczyk) [January 5, 2023](https://twitter.com/alexstanczyk/status/1611010925401903104?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

Such rhetoric has clearly proven popular with Argentina’s voters who are facing an annual inflation rate of 116% — the worst in over three decades that’s adding to the country’s cost of living crisis.

Argentina’s general presidential election will be held on Oct. 22, a candidate must win at least 45% of the vote to win the presidency or a final runoff vote will be triggered to take place in November.

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