Argentina's Milei gets mixed reception during night at the opera

Argentine presidential candidate Javier Milei arrives at the Teatro Colon opera house with his girlfriend, Fatima Florez, ahead of the November 19 runoff elections, in Buenos Aires, Argentina November 17, 2023. REUTERS/Ramiro Souto

(Reuters) - Argentine presidential candidate Javier Milei stole the spotlight on Friday evening when his presence at Argentina's most prestigious opera house sparked a rowdy shouting match just before a polarizing election concludes on Sunday.

Milei, a radical libertarian whose social conservatism and promises to slash government spending have inspired both disdain and admiration, attended a production of Madame Butterfly with his girlfriend at Buenos Aires' ornate Teatro Colon.