Milei’s Candidate Drops Out of Race Amid Ties to Drug Trafficker

Jose Luis Espert, left, and Javier Milei during a rally in Lomas de Zamora, Buenos Aires province on Aug. 27.Photographer: Juan Mabromata/AFP/Getty Images

Argentine President Javier Milei suffered another setback as an ally dropped off the top of his party’s ticket just three weeks before a midterm election amid corruption allegations that threatened to sap support for the market-friendly leader in the crucial vote.

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