“Inflation at 200%… I will tell you the inconvenient truth.”
“Argentina has become a sea of blood”… Trump-like harsh remarks
A large number of far-right politicians attended… Left-wing leaders absent
Argentine President Javier Millay, who has pledged to rebuild the Argentine economy, took office on the 10th (local time).
According to CNN and the Guardian, President Millay held his inauguration ceremony at the National Assembly in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
In his oath, President Millais pledged to introduce comprehensive change in Argentina and said, “The Argentine people have overwhelmingly expressed their desire for irreversible change.”
Comparing his election to the beginning of the collapse of the Soviet Union, he said, “Just as the fall of the Berlin Wall signaled the end of a tragic era, this election was a turning point in our history,” and added, “I will fight tooth and nail to lead us to a new era of peace and prosperity.” “He promised.
“The challenge ahead of us is enormous,” he said, assessing the fact that annual inflation has reached 200% this year and 40% of the population is poor as an “emergency situation.” “I would rather tell an uncomfortable truth than a comfortable lie,” he pointed out.
The speech was compared to then-President Donald Trump’s inauguration speech in 2017. President Millais harshly stated, “Argentina has become a sea of blood,” and “We will fight the drug traffickers who dominate the streets of big cities.”
After greeting supporters at Casa Rosada, the office of the President of Argentina and the government building, he sang a short song and declared, “We will begin to rebuild Argentina, which has suffered more than 100 years of decline, and redraw the ideology of freedom.”
He then declared, “Although we must endure difficult times, please know that we will move forward,” adding, “We will become a powerful nation again.”
Supporters came from all over to watch the inauguration ceremony. “We need absolute and complete change,” said Carmen Quines, 50, who drove 12 hours from the northern province of Salta.
Francisco Labriola (35), a criminal lawyer, said, “Today is Freedom Day. “We are celebrating freedom.” There was also a supporter wearing a red hat with former President Trump’s campaign slogan ‘MAGA’ (Make America Great Again) written on it.
The inauguration ceremony was attended by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Chilean President Gabriel Borić, and King Felipe VI of Spain.
President Zelenskiy congratulated X on President Millay called Russian President Vladimir Putin the most dangerous leader.
A large number of far-right figures attended, including Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Chilean Republican Party leader José Antonio Caste, and Spanish Vox Party leader Santiago Abascal, while leftists, including Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Colombian President Gustavo Petro, attended the event. Leaders were absent.
President Millay was elected in the presidential runoff held on the 19th of last month, defeating then-Finance Minister Sergio Massa with a vote rate of 55.9% to 44%.
President Millay, a ‘political outsider’ who was an economist and broadcaster, gained support by promising radical economic reforms such as the dollarization and abolition of the central bank to solve Argentina’s economic problems.
President Millay, considered a social conservative, opposes abortion rights and considers climate change a “socialist lie.” He also pledged to cut government spending by closing Argentina’s culture, education and diversity ministries and abolishing public subsidies.
He also announced plans to relax gun regulations and transfer authority over the correctional system from civilians to the military.
Prior to taking office, President Millay visited Washington, D.C., and met with high-ranking U.S. officials. President Millay’s economic team worked with International Monetary Fund (IMF) executives to reorganize Argentina’s foreign policy and develop a plan to overcome the current economic crisis. .
Source: Donga
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