Natalie Alcoba

a good deal with China and they want to make a deal and we want to make a deal.

We've agreed to meet.

Javier Millet had reason to celebrate Sunday.

The libertarian leader clinched a strong victory in a test of his political power and a quasi-referendum on his tough economic prescriptions.

Millet's La Libertad Avanza party secured more than 40% of the popular vote, almost nine points ahead of the main opposition Fuerza Patria, the left-leaning Peronist coalition.

This election drew more eyes than usual due to the unexpected intervention of the United States in Argentina's economy.

The U.S.

has recently approved a $20 billion currency swap with Argentina to steady a floundering peso.

For NPR News, I'm Natalie Alcoba in Buenos Aires.