‘I see chaos’: Argentina waits to see if stars align under Javier Milei

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As one of Argentina’s foremost astrologers, Gael Policano Rossi spends much of his life contemplating the future – and his prognosis for 2024 is bleak. “I see chaos,” he replied when asked what the new year had in store for his country after the temperamental far-right libertarian Javier Milei became president. As Policano smoked cigarettes down to their carrot-coloured ends, he predicted Argentina’s next leader, who takes office on Sunday, would oversee “a shock doctrine shitshow” and admitted his nicotine consumption had risen as a result. “It’s the fucking Donald Trump agenda,” the 35-year-old astrologer and author warned over an...