After a year in office, maverick Argentine President Javier Milei has proved surprisingly successful. He has stabilized the country, and many people have hope that conditions will improve. But others are outraged.

President Javier Milei’s first year saw a sharp decrease in inflation and a stronger peso as he implemented sweeping government cuts. Even as unemployment and poverty have surged, his approval rating still hovers around 50%.

When libertarian President Javier Milei assumed office one year ago, Argentine supermarkets were marking price increases on an almost daily basis. Middle-class families tried to spend their rapidly depreciating pesos as quickly as they got them,

The populist president enjoys widespread public support, but analysts say rising poverty and unemployment could spin into a political maelstrom.