Argentine President Javier Milei delivers his first speech at the opening of the congress amid a tense political situation. The economist will address the congressmen, whom he described as a “rat's nest” and “traitors”. In a recent interview with the Financial Times, he even said: “I don't need Congress to save the economy.” This speech began at 9:00 p.m. (7:00 p.m. in Peru) and lasted between 30 and 40 minutes. Vice President Victoria Villarruel accompanies the President.
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What topics would Javier Milei address in his first speech to Congress?
Argentine President Javier Milei will give his first speech in Congress this Friday, March 1st. According to local media, this is the economist's messageIt would take between 30 and 40 minutes.and will be broadcast in all national media. “People talk about a half-hour speech, but Milei is a president who doesn’t give long speeches,” he said.Carolina RamosCongressional Accredited Journalist, told CNN.
Regarding the topics of the speech, Ramos replied: “He is expected to talk about the inheritance he has received, in which country he lives and what announcement we will make.” Likewise, he added that “the President yesterday received the deputies of La Libertad Avanza, but they said that Milei had made no progress.”
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Milei: “I don’t need Congress to save the economy.”
After the failure of the omnibus law and the controversy surrounding itDNUArgentine President Javier Milei said in an interview with the British media Financial Times: “I don't need Congress to save the economy“. Likewise, he made it clear that people who vote against it will be “enemies of change” and advanced “reforms by decree.”
In this interview published on Thursday, February 29, a day before the speech in Congress, the far-right economist explained: “There are other reforms that we can carry out by decree to change the application of the laws, and we will do everything.” That.”