Natalie Alcoba

A currency crisis has raised serious questions about his economic strategy, with the U.S.

intervening with a controversial multi-billion dollar bailout.

Many Argentines continue to struggle to make ends meet.

But while Millet's popularity has taken a hit amid corruption scandals and the threat of a recession, polls suggest the outcome of this election is too difficult to predict.

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

A lot is at stake for President Javier Milley, a libertarian who imposed a tough program of spending cuts and reforms to curb inflation in a country prone to economic volatility.

Half the seats in the lower house of Congress and one-third of the Senate are up for grabs in these elections.

A currency crisis has raised serious questions about his economic strategy, with the U.S.

intervening with a controversial multi-billion dollar bailout.

Many Argentines continue to struggle to make ends meet.

But while Millet's popularity has taken a hit amid corruption scandals and the threat of a recession, polls suggest the outcome of this election is too difficult to predict.

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