[1/2] 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 Acquire Licensing RightsNov 18 (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.
The insults provoked cheers in Milei's defense, with video of the incident sweeping across social media.
The theater's director, Jorge Telerman, wrote on X, formerly Twitter, that he condemned the "expressions of intolerance" directed at Milei.
The presidential hopeful winked at the opera house brouhaha on X.
Persons:
Javier Milei, Fatima Florez, Ramiro Souto, Madame Butterfly, Sergio Massa, Milei, Milei's, Jorge Telerman, brouhaha, Butterfly, Brendan O'Boyle, Franklin Paul
Organizations:
Argentine, Teatro Colon, REUTERS, Teatro, Sunday, Franklin Paul Our, Thomson
Locations:
Buenos Aires, Argentina, Milei