And if those vetoes spurned last Wednesday were already an anachronism, what takes their place to give the government’s midterm electoral strategy any realistic target? A genuinely floating currency would restore a shrinking balance of trade by favouring exports and discouraging imports but is not on the cards. Populist governments have been just as guilty in the past but higher standards are expected from a professional economist. With Buenos Aires Province now lost, Milei must look to the other 60 percent of the electorate with no assurance that such erstwhile conservative strongholds as Córdoba are still in his pocket. With such a grim outlook fear might replace hope in the government message but scaremongering has already failed in Buenos Aires Province – the best bet is to continue renouncing extremism to regain the middle ground.