Analysis-Could Argentine radical libertarian Javier Milei win the presidency?

FILE PHOTO: Argentine presidential candidate Javier Milei of La Libertad Avanza alliance arrives to vote during Argentina's primary elections, in Buenos Aires, Argentina August 13, 2023. REUTERS/Mariana Nedelcu/File Photo

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -Argentine far-right libertarian Javier Milei shocked the country on Sunday when he won the largest share of the vote in open primary elections. Now the big question is can he repeat the trick in October general elections when it matters?

The primary, which sees all candidates compete against one another, is a good gauge of how the general election will go. Milei won 30% of the vote, just ahead of the main conservative bloc on 28% and the center-left ruling Peronists on 27%.