The Kirchner family, which includes two of the last four presidents in Argentina, have ruled with dominance for decades here in the icy southern province of Santa Cruz, a region they call home, where they own land, investments and hotels. That dynasty - the leftist core of the powerful Peronist movement - is now waning, a tectonic shift in the country's political power dynamics, with a new force that has burst onto the scene in the form of far-right outsider Javier Milei. Milei, who wants to "chainsaw" the political status quo, is the favorite to win a first round general election on Sunday after he scored a shock victory in an open primary vote in August, including taking the biggest vote share in Santa Cruz.
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