Far-right outsider takes shock lead in Argentinian primary elections

Javier Milei, a former tantric sex coach and an admirer of Donald Trump, thinks climate crisis is a socialist lie'

A former tantric sex coach who plans to do away with Argentina's public health and education systems, disband the central bank, dollarise the economy and allow people to sell their organs has moved a step closer to becoming the next president of Argentina after a landslide win in open primaries.

In a surprise result that has upended Argentina's political universe, libertarian candidate Javier Milei took 30% of Sunday's vote with his Liberty Advances party, outpacing the hard-right candidate Patricia Bullrich of United for Change who came second with 28%.