Wednesday was a good day for Javier Milei, Argentina and economic freedom.

The Argentine Senate ignored Antifa-type violent mobs who burned cars on the streets outside their chamber and passed Milei’s basic reform package on tax cuts and budget reforms. This includes incentives for investment, the privatization of some state assets, and greater presidential power to deregulate the economy. The vote was 36 to 36, with Milei’s vice president Victoria Vaillarruel casting the tie-breaking vote in favor.

Milei’s libertarian party controls only 10% of the Senate, so skeptics said he would never get his package through it. But Milei skillfully compromised on enough elements in his plan to eventually win over 36 of the 39 Senators who don’t belong to the statist Peronist party.

It’s one man and the people against the machine. So far he’s winning.