By Nicolás Misculin

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -Argentina’s libertarian president Javier Milei faces crucial legislative elections on Sunday to determine whether he will be able to continue an economic overhaul of the country that has been backed by the U.S. and encouraged investors.

The poll comes at a vulnerable moment for Milei, who is up against the leftist Peronist opposition that has long dominated Argentine politics. Several corruption scandals, a decline in popularity driven by voters frustrated with sweeping austerity measures and an important loss in a local Buenos Aires election have caused Argentina’s markets to plunge and the peso currency to hit a historic low.

It’s yet to be seen how a recent show of support from U.S. President Donald Trump may affect the vote. Argentina’s ce

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