Daniel Politi | Associated Press

Argentina's economy minister has produced a big surprise by finishing first in the opening round of the presidential election over a front-running right-wing populist who wants to drastically diminish the government.

He believes selling human organs should be legal, climate change is a “socialist lie,” sex education is a ploy to destroy the family and that the Central Bank should be abolished.

Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of Peru’s capital and were met with volleys of tear gas and pellets just hours after President Dina Boluarte called for a “truce” in almost two months of protests.